[ref. g425504] Senior Project Manager

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Job overview

This role combines high-level operational management with specific focus on developing and maintaining crucial industry partnerships.

The Senior Project Manager serves as deputy to the Chief Operating Officer, providing strategic leadership and operational oversight across all Network functions while ensuring continuity of day-to-day activities. They will work with the industry workstream leads to deliver on the Network's industry engagement initiatives by cultivating relationships with key industry bodies and coordinating engagement programs, including events, mentoring sessions, and a placement scheme.

Success in this role requires maintaining knowledge of the HealthTech landscape while supporting professional development across the Network. The position demands excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to represent the Network at high-level industry meetings and events.

Main duties of the job

You will play a dual role in providing operational leadership while driving forward our industry engagement strategy. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, you'll deputise across Network operations while taking specific responsibility for developing and maintaining crucial industry partnerships that accelerate healthcare technology innovation.

The position will also provide direct line management to the Network Core Team (grades 4-7), handling staff development, appraisals, and recruitment in collaboration with Trust HR.

In their operational capacity, they maintain effective working relationships with all 14 HRCs, facilitating cross-network collaboration and supporting regulatory and early device development activities. The role encompasses monitoring performance metrics, managing quality assurance processes, and contributing to annual reporting and strategic planning.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Your role involves managing both high-level strategic initiatives and ensuring effective day-to-day operations, requiring excellent diplomatic skills and the ability to navigate the complexities of healthcare innovation.

Strong communication skills and strategic thinking are essential, as is the ability to work effectively in a complex, matrix environment. Knowledge of medical device regulations and NHS procurement processes would be advantageous.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 4 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to master’s level

• Experience of managing successful programmes in a research-related setting

Experience

• Experience of managing successful programmes in a research-related setting
• Project Management experience in a healthcare setting, coordinating complex multidisciplinary projects
• Experience of NHS research environment
• Experience of working with health technologies and industry.
• Experience of effective working in research environments
• Proven ability to learn new information effectively
• Proficiency with computer systems including Excel.
• Demonstrated skills in multidisciplinary project management

• Extensive project management experience with a history of delivering significant activities
• Demonstrated good team leadership
• In-depth knowledge of the research and development process
• People management Experience
• Experience of working alongside industry for patient and NHS benefit

Further Training

• Project Management Training

Special Skills/Aptitudes

• Delivery focus with an ability to oversee and control multiple project deliverables.
• Team/meeting skills with an ability to set an appropriate climate and keep meetings focused and productive.
• Interpersonal skills with an ability to deploy a range of influencing styles
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Effective communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work as both as a team
• member and independently as needed
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to contribute to dissemination of results of research programme by coordinating and preparing presentations and papers.
• Proactive problem solver
• Ability to work to strict deadlines despite unpredictable work pattern

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