Strategic Research Development Manager

16 Mar 2024
Job Data

Organisation/Firm

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Analysis Area

Engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Main Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Nation

United Kingdom

Software Deadline

14 Apr 2024 – 00:00 (UTC)

Kind of Contract

Different

Job Standing

Full-time

Is the job funded by the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Supply Description

Job description

The Complete Most cancers Centre at King’s Faculty London is the tutorial arm of one of many main most cancers centres in Europe bringing collectively world-class medical providers delivered by our NHS companions, with analysis and training for the advantage of most cancers sufferers in South East London and past.  

Analysis on the CCC has a robust and broad base of funding, together with strategic investments such because the King’s  partnership within the Most cancers Analysis UK Metropolis of London Centre (CRUK CoL), CRUK RadNet, the KHP Experimental Most cancers Medication Centre (ECMC) and Breast Most cancers Now Analysis Unit, alongside main analysis programmes delivered in partnership with colleagues within the College of Life Sciences and Medication (e.g. Faculty of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences) and past. 

On this senior position reporting to the Head of the Complete Most cancers Centre (CCC), you can be chargeable for offering strategic and operational management to make sure the efficient supply of our present strategic funding awards, together with main the King’s analysis and coaching operations of the CRUK CoL Centre and dealing with key CoL companions at UCL, Barts and The Francis Crick Institute as a part of the CoL Centre government. Working with colleagues within the Well being Analysis Growth workforce, additionally, you will determine collaborative multidisciplinary analysis alternatives with a specific emphasis on driving the translational pathway, together with by supporting the event of grant proposals from idea to drafting and submission.  

This can be a position with important scope, appropriate for somebody with substantial expertise in analysis growth, or analysis programme administration and the need to make a distinction. To thrive on this position you’ll carry a robust grounding in a subject of analysis related to most cancers, with deep understanding and expertise of how well being analysis funding works, complemented by expertise in a translational analysis surroundings. You’ll be resolution focussed, with an organised and adaptable strategy and have the ability to shortly perceive advanced ideas. You’ll have the gravitas to characterize King’s in interactions with the CoL Centre companions and key funders. And you’ll carry the motivation and private qualities to have interaction successfully with senior tutorial employees {and professional} service colleagues to know their targets and challenges and assist handle them. In return we provide an unbeatable collaborative working surroundings to develop your profession, embedded in certainly one of King’s main analysis centres, with sturdy hyperlinks to our College-wide analysis growth functionality.  

This publish might be supplied on a fixed-term contract till 30 June 2027.

This can be a full-time publish – 100% full time equal.

  Key tasks

Management and Planning

• Lead the method for the planning, delivering and reporting on strategic and operational targets and budgets for King’s Complete Most cancers Centre (CCC) and CRUK CoL Centre, aligning these with King’s Imaginative and prescient 2029 and the College of Life Sciences and Medication’s Analysis technique.
• Work with PIs to encourage functions to acceptable funding streams. Keep consciousness of, and distribute, forthcoming funder calls in areas related to CCC PIs.
• Work in partnership with King’s Well being Analysis Growth workforce to supply steering, recommendation and help to CCC’s PIs on main functions to grant funders, akin to Most cancers Analysis UK, the MRC, EPSRC and many others, guaranteeing the event of grant functions that are sturdy and maximise the probability of success.
• Develop and handle a portfolio of funded analysis awards, outputs and influence by establishing efficient methods for monitoring progress towards the King’s CoL Centre and different CCC and EMC strategic targets and plans.
• Present overarching administration and strategic recommendation, guarantee the combination and coordination of most cancers analysis actions throughout CCC, and thru the King’s CRUK CoL Centre and its associate organisations. Oversee implementation of the most cancers preclinical technique by the CRUK CoL Centre interfacing with medical supply by way of the ECMC.
• Liaise with inside and exterior stakeholders, creating ongoing relationships, that are an integral and essential a part of the position. Collaborate with related tutorial, medical {and professional} providers colleagues to make sure the analysis priorities of the CCC are met.
• Construct contacts and networks with senior colleagues in funding organisations to concentrate on and affect the form of translational most cancers funding schemes and their operation.
• Develop methods and actions to advertise the CCC’s key strengths and capabilities, making them extra seen and engaging to trade. Determine potential industrial analysis companions and alternatives for the event of recent relationships and lead negotiations the place acceptable. Handle relationships between CCC and the Analysis Administration and Innovation Directorate to facilitate Innovation and Commercialisation alternatives together with spinout firms. Handle present and future relationships with trade, notably round translational analysis related to massive pharma trials, together with functions for joined funding to 3rd events (e.g. Innovate UK).

Skilled Companies Management

• Be accountable for delivering prime quality Skilled Companies help for King’s CRUK CoL and CCC, by effectively managing operations throughout the Centres/Models, and liaising intently with colleagues from CCC, the Faculty and College and central Skilled Companies groups to make sure efficient processes and procedures.
• Handle King’s CRUK CoL assets and oversee the environment friendly conduct of all monetary operations throughout the Centre and alert the Head of CCC and the Faculty Supervisor of traits and points which can have an effect on the King’s CRUK CoL’s place, searching for the place attainable to leverage useful resource by working throughout CCC and the College.
• Sponsor and help profession and organisational growth initiatives that strengthen the abilities and functionality of employees, such because the College Skilled Companies Mentoring scheme, and dealing with colleagues (the Faculty Supervisor) to develop actions that reply to native challenges.
• Make sure the King’s CRUK CoL Centres throughout the Faculty are compliant with college and exterior laws, steering and insurance policies.
• Create an ethos of collaboration and collegiality, establishing efficient communications and relationships, and inspiring employees to work in partnership with tutorial and Skilled Companies colleagues throughout the Faculty and college, to affix skilled networks and dealing teams, and to make a wider contribution to the Faculty, College and college.

The above record of tasks is probably not exhaustive, and the publish holder might be required to undertake such duties and tasks as might fairly be anticipated throughout the scope and grading of the publish.

  Abilities, data, and expertise

Important standards

Graduate diploma or equal expertise in a topic related to most cancers

Vital related expertise of working in an educational analysis or analysis funding surroundings, together with intensive expertise in translational science and ideally in oncology

Demonstrable expertise of creating, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, enterprise plans and budgets, with confirmed influence

Confirmed monetary administration and analytical expertise to underpin strategic monetary selections and process

Deep understanding of the most cancers analysis funding panorama and expertise of supporting the analysis growth pipeline from idea growth to software, by funder evaluation processes, together with excellent grant software drafting and modifying expertise

Confirmed wonderful communication, negotiation and influencing expertise

Skill to handle and ship to deadlines and inside assets

Skill to collaborate constructively with inside and exterior companions to create circumstances for profitable partnership working

Expertise of managing advanced tasks, together with setting budgets, timescales and deadlines and monitoring and report on progress.

Excessive stage of labor organisation, self-motivation, drive for efficiency and enchancment, and suppleness in strategy and angle, with the flexibility to work independently, underneath stress and meet deadlines.

Fascinating standards

PhD or equal analysis expertise in a topic related to well being sciences

Expertise in initiating and main exterior partnership growth and maximising relations with related events and providers

  Additional Data

Interview might be held in early Might, with expectation for the profitable candidate to start out in early July.

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Extra Data
Work Location(s)

Variety of gives out there

1

Firm/Institute

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Nation

United Kingdom

Metropolis

London (Central)

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The place to use

Web site

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/itemizing/367496/strategic-research-…

Contact

Metropolis

London (Central)

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