Operations Manager: Leeds Centre for HealthTech and Yorkshire MedTech Place-Based Impact Accelerator

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Operations Manager: Leeds Centre for HealthTech and Yorkshire MedTech Place-Based Impact Accelerator

Company

University of Leeds

Job description

Are you passionate about Medical Technologies and their benefits for patients? Are you an experienced and influential professional with the ability to drive the University’s future Health Technology research and innovation activities?The University of Leeds is one of the leading centres for healthcare technologies ‘HealthTech’ research in the country, with strengths spanning from fundamental science and engineering through to clinical application. The University hosts the Yorkshire MedTech Place Based Impact Accelerator, a £5M EPSRC Place Based Impact Acceleration Account (PBIAA) that supports innovation and translation of MedTech research towards clinical applications and regional economic benefit.In this role, you will work with senior academic partners across the University to shape and deliver the vision of a university-wide centre for HealthTech that will act as a hub to bring together research and innovation activities across the campus. You will work closely with the academic Directors of the Centre as well as with support staff in Research and Innovation Services and across faculties.You will have responsibility for the operational management of the Yorkshire MedTech PBIAA, working with the co-investigators at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield, as well as with regional civic partners including the combined authorities in West and South Yorkshire. You will build and maintain networks and working relationships, influencing and negotiating to bring stakeholders together to ensure alignment of activities to meet strategic priorities. You will be expected to put in place processes to ensure the effective delivery of the PBIAA.We are open to discussing flexible working arrangementsTo explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:, Professor of Biomedical EngineeringTel: +44(0)113 343 7980Email:What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – the University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

Expected salary

Location

Yorkshire & the Humber

Job date

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 01:21:11 GMT

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