Job vacancy: Senior Translational Research Grants Manager, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Job summary

Main area: Admin
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-CR393

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Marsden Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/04/2025 23:59

Senior Translational Research Grants Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

Research funding policies and procedures

· Maintain the RM policy that governs processes for obtaining approvals for RM resources to be committed within a research funding application.

· Develop and manage systems to process and capture external research funding application submissions and monitor award rates for RM (including commercial funding) that integrate with the overall process and pathway. Present regular reports to senior management.

Translational project plan development

Working with Chief Investigators (CIs) from both RM and ICR to develop progression plans which will move their research along the translational pathway. Provide tailored advice on suitable funding schemes such as NIHR/DHSC, UKRI, cancer charities and Welcome Trust to enable progress from one stage to another to achieve patient benefit.

The postholder will work with Chief Investigators to develop translational project plans, craft and submit grant applications to major funders with a focus on NIHR and lead a small team that project manages successfully funded projects.
Candidates should have extensive experience of translational science, co-ordinating and progressing product development from preclinical to clinical testing (phase I/II) and proven ability to liaise with multiple groups and individuals. The successful applicant should be educated to post graduate degree level in a relevant discipline or have equivalent knowledge and experience. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential to this post. Previous relevant project management experience in a research funder or industry setting would be an advantage.
This is a hybrid role with a combination of on-site and home working.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

PhD in medical or life sciences or equivalent experience
Commitment to continued professional development.

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience of a broad range of research methodologies and successful progression of projects along a translational pathway (gained in industry or academia).
Able to demonstrate strong practical understanding of and experience in project management principles.
Experience of critically analysing and evaluating translational research, research proposals and commercial opportunities.
Experience of monitoring and completing complex projects and setting budgets, timescales and deadlines
Experience of establishing and maintaining relationships with a complex network of stakeholders and partners.

Desirable criteria

Experience of developing teams and managing staff within various structures, including direct reports, project and matrix formats
Experience and knowledge of experimental approaches required to develop therapeutics, diagnostics and/or medical devices in the cancer field.
Experience and knowledge of the regulatory pathway for therapeutics and/or in-vitro diagnostics.
Some experience and knowledge of intellectual property exploitation
Experience of developing and delivering training programmes related to health and clinical research

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of grant application processes for major funding bodies operating in the translational space, including NIHR, UKRI, The Wellcome Trust, other charities and commercial funding.
Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven track record of influencing colleagues through credible debate and the provision of effective support.
Ability to engage at a peer-to-peer level with experienced scientists and clinicians plus research funders/industrial partners
Ability to analyse information, evaluate the results, and suggest evidence-based solutions.
Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development
Outstanding grant application and business case writing skills.
Ability to use information technology solutions to produce reports, create and maintain databases, prepare presentations, and efficiently provide information.
Ability to work independently, managing and prioritising own workload

Desirable criteria

Ability to effectively navigate hospital and academic organisational infrastructure.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.