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London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£44,340 + Benefits
Full-time
Permanent or contract
Job description

Hybrid / London (50% office attendance)

£44,340 + Benefits

We are recruiting for two Senior Policy Officers. One is a permanent role, and one is a 12-month, fixed-term contract. The Senior Policy Officers will be line managed by a Policy Manager or Senior Policy Manager.

As a key member of the Academy’s Policy Team, the Senior Policy Officer will play an important role at a critical moment for the organisation. This role will help the Policy team to plan and deliver a new set of priorities for 2026/27.

Relevant priorities for this role include, but are not limited to:

  • Improving health outcomes in the UK and internationally.
  • Mobilising the UK health research system to turn discovery into practice.
  • Making the UK the best place in the world to have a career in medical sciences.

Within these overarching priorities, there are some distinct policy programmes the incoming Senior Policy Officer is likely to work on, which could include:

  • Maximising the impact of medical sciences in prevention and early detection.
  • Transforming the generation and application of clinical evidence to speed up translation from discovery to patient impact, ensuring equitable inclusion of underserved groups.
  • Making the UK a global leader in responsible, effective and equitable AI and data use across the biomedical sciences.

Requirements

Essential:

  • Good understanding of the UK health research and medical sciences policy landscape, and/or other related areas.
  • Experience in scoping, planning and delivering multiple policy projects in parallel, to achieve organisational objectives.
  • Ability to develop knowledge of complex policy topics at pace and identify opportunities for impact within these topics.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience of collating evidence from multiple sources. 
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts, including senior, high-profile individuals.
  • Ability to harness the benefits of working in a diverse organisation that is rapidly growing and changing, including across different departments and sub-teams. 
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to run impactful policy events, meetings, and engagement activities.
  • Commitment to inclusive, accessible and evidence‑based policy work.
  • Strong attention to detail. 
  • Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills. 

Desirable:

  • Line management experience.
  • Ability to travel around the UK.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

  • Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
  • Life assurance at three times your salary.
  • Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
  • 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
  • Buying and selling leave.
  • Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
  • Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Support through tailored learning and development.
  • A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page via the apply button.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 22nd July 2026.

Interview date: w/c 27th July 2026.

Organisation
The Academy of Medical Sciences View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Posted on: 09 July 2026
Closing date: 22 July 2026 at 17:00
Tags: Advice / Information, Communications, IT, Policy, Project Management, Commercial, Data Analysis, Delivery, Engagement / Outreach, Health / Medical, Partnerships, Research