Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities
Manage the DUK project portfolio
* Become a subject matter expert in applied and translational research in DMD, allowing informed decision making and effective communication with key stakeholders
* Support identification of new project and collaborative opportunities, including the ongoing management and delivery of our applicant-led funding call
* Support the Director of Research and Development in project scientific review, working with the Scientific Advisory Board, Patient Advisory Board, Senior Leadership Team and DUK Board of Trustees
* Manage project development and initiation, including contracting, the development of detailed project plans, including go/no-go milestones, and budgets
* Manage and oversee project delivery, including monitoring of progress, according to agreed timelines and deliverables (including written updates and formal reports), and managing project finances, including reviewing and approval of invoices and monitoring project expenditure
* Support research budget forecasting in liaison with the finance team and the Director of Research and Development, and ensure compliance across the project portfolio
* Build and manage relationships with external partners and maintain regular communication through the project life cycle
* Support the Director of Research and Development to identify areas of strategic focus to inform the development of new research programmes
* Contribute to and support the development of DUK led research proposals for external funding and work with the income generation team to identify opportunities for research funding
Research governance and processes
* Maintain and improve, as relevant, internal processes for research management and governance
* Act as system owner for the research functions within DUK s CRM (Salesforce), maintaining records and driving process improvements for grant workflows and monitoring
* Support the Director of Research and Development in research governance activities
* Support the Director of Research and Development to ensure compliance with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) requirements, such as - contributing to annual data collection and surveys; implementation of AMRC processes and reviews recommendations, as relevant; keep up to date with relevant news and opportunities for training, collaboration and networking
Support the Director of Research and Development on the following external engagement activities
* Development and implementation of outreach and engagement activities in the DMD patient and research community to inform areas for research focus and prioritisation
* Scoping and development of formal and informal strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholder organisations (e.g. membership societies, other charities, consortia etc)
Support delivery of DUK flagship strategic programmes
DUK has strategic programmes in clinical research access and capacity, care standards and care access, assistive technologies and patient data. Under the oversight of the Director of Research and Development and working closely with the relevant programme team:
* Coordinate key programme updates and discussions between the DUK team and the programme teams
* Working with DUK comms team, support the development of external comms and marketing
* Working with the Director of Research and Development and the programme teams, support development of new initiatives and external funding opportunities
Other key responsibilities
* Provide general research admin support (e.g. arrange research meetings, both internal and external, prepare agendas and take minutes)
* Work with DUK comms team to identify case studies and success stories and support the development of the research comms strategy
* Coordinate research comms and work with the Director of Research and Development and comms team to ensure all research content is accurate and appropriate
* Work with the income generation and comms teams to provide updates to our key co-funding partners
* Support the collection of portfolio data across all programmes for DUK KPIs and to support DUK impact report development
* Coordinate and deliver research led events and support the Director of Research and Development in the agenda and content development for the annual Duchenne UK New Horizons conference
* Travel across the UK to attend meetings with partners