Research Manager

University of Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Research and Innovation professional to enhance their funding strategies across complex organizations. The ideal candidate will have a healthcare degree and extensive project management experience, working with academic teams to secure and manage research funding. This role offers competitive benefits, including generous holiday days and access to on-site childcare, among other perks.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus 16 bank holidays

Discounted gym membership

Access to childcare and shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and delivering funding applications.
• Experience in monitoring and tracking delivery of objectives.
• Ability to work across disciplinary borders in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate BRC’s activities, including reporting and planning.
• Attract significant new research funding.
• Develop and implement research and innovation strategies.

Skills

Research and Innovation strategies

Project Management

Building partnerships

Education

Degree in a medical or healthcare subject

Job description

Are you an experienced Research and Innovation professional looking to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Are you able to build excellent, effective working relationships with academics, clinicians and our NHS partner(s)? Do you have a background in developing and delivering high value and high-quality innovation and research translation funding applications along with experience in monitoring/tracking delivery of objectives, intellectual property (IP) and partnerships?

The NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre is an international centre of excellence which exists to provide infrastructure to support translational research across our 6 themes: musculoskeletal disease, cardiometabolic disease, surgical technologies, haematology, pathology and antimicrobial resistance.

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual to work with our research themes and across existing research support and innovation structures within the partnership to help us attract significant new research funding built on the early translational and experimental medicine research outcomes. Importantly this includes the next BRC funding application.

You will have experience of working across disciplinary borders and of developing and implementing research and innovation strategies in complex organisations. You will have excellent project management skills, experience of working with academic teams in the development of successful external funding applications and the ability to build performance-based partnerships with public, private and third-sector organisations.

In addition, as a member of the Leeds BRC Senior Operations Team, you will play a major role in the high-level co-ordination of the BRC’s activities, including reporting, planning and performance monitoring, medium and long-term strategic development, and signpost best practice to produce, protect and track our IP and knowledge.

Possessing a degree or relevant experience in a medical or healthcare subject and with experience gained in industry, academia or NHS, you will have experience of developing research and innovation in complex organisations, excellent project management skills, and the ability to build effective partnerships.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the‑art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development:
  • Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
  • All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
• Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first‑time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Steve Rose, Leeds BRC Director of Operations