Research and Innovation Manager

The Talent Set are delighted to be partnering with Addenbrooke's Charity to recruit a new Research and Innovation Manager, an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the charity's ambitious new Research & Innovation Strategy.

Research and Innovation Manager

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 per annum (pro rata for part-time hours)
Location: Cambridge Biomedical Campus, with hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (30 hours per week would also be considered)
Contract: Permanent
Deadline: 30th November

Addenbrooke’s Charity are entering an exciting new chapter, supporting the development of two once-in-a-generation hospitals: Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and Cambridge Children's Hospital. Alongside our existing hospital partnerships, these developments will place Cambridge at the heart of medical innovation, creating significant opportunities to advance research and transform patient outcomes.

As a significant funder of early-stage medical research within the Cambridge healthcare landscape, Addenbrooke's Charity plays an important role in enabling promising research to develop, attract further investment and ultimately deliver far-reaching impact. We are now looking for an experienced research professional to help us build on this work and deliver our new Research & Innovation Strategy.

Reporting to the Head of Charitable Expenditure, the Research and Innovation Manager will be the charity's specialist lead for research and innovation, bringing the expertise, insight and relationships needed to develop a strong and strategically aligned funding portfolio.

This is a particularly exciting opportunity to take ownership of a new strategy, working closely with leading researchers, clinicians, Cambridge University Hospitals and the University of Cambridge to identify promising opportunities, strengthen funding proposals and support research that has the potential to make a real difference to patients.

As Research and Innovation Manager, you will:

• Lead the delivery and ongoing development of the charity's Research & Innovation Strategy, identifying opportunities and shaping a balanced portfolio of research and innovation funding.
• Build strong relationships with researchers, clinicians, academics and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner and providing expert guidance throughout the funding lifecycle.
• Support the development of high-quality research proposals, helping applicants strengthen their ideas, demonstrate patient benefit and develop competitive funding applications.
• Oversee the charity's research grant portfolio, coordinating assessment processes, supporting funding decisions and monitoring the progress, governance and impact of funded projects.
• Develop effective approaches to monitoring, evaluating and communicating research outcomes, ensuring the charity can demonstrate the difference its investment makes to patient care and clinical practice.
• Work collaboratively with fundraising and communications colleagues to translate complex scientific and clinical information into compelling stories that engage supporters and donors.
• Identify opportunities to develop partnerships and new funding initiatives, helping to grow the charity's research and innovation programme.

You will bring:

• Experience working within medical or health research, research funding, research management, translational research or a related research development environment.
• A strong understanding of medical research and the ability to critically assess research proposals, scientific methodology and potential patient impact.
• Experience supporting the development, assessment or management of research funding applications and programmes.
• The ability to understand and interpret scientific concepts across a broad range of health and medical research areas, rather than being limited to one particular specialism.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the confidence and credibility to work effectively with senior researchers, clinicians and institutional leaders.
• Strong analytical, project management and organisational skills, alongside excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• The ability to translate complex research into accessible language and communicate its potential impact to non-specialist audiences.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of research and innovation at Addenbrooke's Charity. You will be the first person to lead the delivery of our new strategy, helping to identify and enable research that could go on to attract millions of pounds of further investment and transform patient care. With two pioneering new hospitals on the horizon and an increasingly significant role for the charity within Cambridge's world-leading biomedical research community, there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

How to Apply:
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Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.