Overview
Main area: Research and Innovation (NIHR) Grade Band 7. Contract 36 months (This role is fixed term in the first instance). Hours: Full time, Flexible working. 37.5 hours per week (A minimum of three working days on site per week). Job ref 349-RES-7317262-RL4.
Role
BRC Partnerships Manager
Band
7
Job overview
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) experimental medicine centres of excellence via competitive application every five years. We\'re proud that the Manchester BRC has been awarded £64.1million over five years (2022-2028) to provide experimental medicine infrastructure funding across Greater Manchester Lancashire and South Cumbria. And with a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve, we\'re dedicated to providing support with education and training, key to the delivery of our aims.
We\'re looking for a proactive and motivated individual to join us as a Partnerships Manager for the NIHR Manchester BRC, with commercial or academic experience, you\'ll help drive the delivery of our Innovation and partnerships strategy. Working as part of the BRC Innovation and Partnerships Team, you\'ll be responsible for bringing together partners from across Greater Manchester\u2019s R&I academic and clinical ecosystem, facilitating the development of collaborative projects with our external partners ensuring our research is fit for commercial uptake. What\'s more, you\'ll be passionate about innovation in research, with experience of developing and managing external partnerships across the industry and academic sectors.
So, if you have the skills, experience and knowledge with values that match ours, let\'s tell you more about why this could be your next and best career move.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
* You\'ll work as part of a multi-disciplinary core team, providing comprehensive, high quality business development and relationship management support for the BRC.
* With strong organisational and time management skills and a flexible approach to work, you\'ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of BRC commercial interests, supporting commercial enquires, developing strategic partnerships with industry, and helping our researchers and partners navigate the GM Research and Innovation ecosystem.
* What\'s more, as both an excellent communicator and confident networker, you\'ll actively promote and market the aims, strategic vision, and research outputs of the BRC to drive new collaborations across the commercial sector.
* You\'ll use your experience to drive and deliver key aspects of our strategic programmes, including but not limited to the BRC innovation working group, Industry board and the Innovator training scheme.
* It goes without saying, you\'ll be tenacious with a proactive approach, working with a wide range of stakeholders and sectors to understand and align their priorities for mutual benefit.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We\u2019re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We\u2019ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We\u2019re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What\u2019s more, we\u2019re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you\u2019ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you\u2019re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you\u2019ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you\u2019ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We\u2019re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in a Life, health or medical sciences discipline
* Project management or business management qualification, or evidence of equivalent relevant professional project management experience
* Educated to post-graduate level (MSc or PhD) or equivalent.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
* Proven experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience of business development in an academic, clinical or commercial setting
* Experience of NIHR Infrastructure Funding
* Experience working in the NHS
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
* Strong organisational and time management skills, and evidence of working in a systematic manner.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of the structure of NHS organisations.
* Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Life sciences commercial sector priorities
* Knowledge of NHS research and innovation agenda.
* Knowledge and Understanding of national research and innovation infrastructure
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
* Experience of managing relationships with partners across the health/life science industry sectors
* Experience of facilitating events and meetings
* Experience of report writing
* Experience of clinical-academic research & innovation delivery
* Experience of commercial contracting processes
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Name Colette Inkson Job title Innovation and Partnerships Lead (BRC & CRF) Email address colette.inkson@mft.nhs.uk Additional information
For further details of Manchester NIHR BRC please visit our website:
https://www.manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/
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