Job Description
Programme Manager
The Medical Research Council (MRC)
Salary: £45,272 (plus £5385.00 London allowances if applicable)
Band: UKRI E
Hours: Full time (job share is available with the expectation that candidates apply with a pre-arranged job share colleague)
Contract Type: Open Ended.
Location: Swindon/ London Hybrid working Available.
Positions: 2
Closing Date: Friday 25th July 2025
We are recruiting two Programme Managers to join the Medical Research Councils Investigator-Led Directorate. The roles play a core part in MRCs mission to improve human health by managing a portfolio of research funding, embedded within MRCs translation group. Reporting to the Head of Theme, the Programme Managers work with administrative teams on peer review delivery and with others across MRC Head Office. The roles will support science and related policy areas. The posts will play a role in supporting our research and are part of a wider scientific Programme Manager cadre across MRC Head Office where staff move periodically between roles and directorates to expand experience and take on new challenges within MRCs core business.
You will be the knowledge-holder of the science issues relating to your area, spanning new research and policy-related issues. You will:
1. Provide support and advice for grant appli...