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London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£39,500 - £43,500 per year
Full-time
Contract (18 months)
Job description

Research Engagement Officer
Permanent 
Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Home-based / Split between home and our London Office 

Salary: £39,500 - £43,500

About us
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Research Engagement Officer to support and coordinate our Cancer Clinical Research Groups—formerly the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Research Groups. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping practice-changing cancer research across the UK in living with and beyond cancer, palliative and end of life care and radiotherapy.

�� What you’ll be doing

  • Coordinate and support the Cancer Clinical Research Groups, facilitating meetings (virtual and in-person), communications, and collaborative activities.
  • Act as the secretariat, managing logistics, agendas, minutes, and follow-ups for key research groups including Living with and Beyond Cancer, CTRad, and SPED.
  • Work closely with the Research and Health Data team to align group activities with Macmillan’s strategic priorities.
  • Lead on research priority setting, lived experience involvement, and grant funding processes.
  • Support the dissemination of research outputs at conferences and events, and contribute to academic literature reviews and publications.

�� What you’ll bring

  • Experience in medical or health research, ideally within a charity or research organisation.
  • Strong project coordination and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex meetings and events.
  • Confidence in taking accurate minutes of scientific discussions and managing communications with diverse stakeholders.
  • A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain professional networks across multi-disciplinary teams.

�� Who you’ll work with

You’ll collaborate with:

  • The Centre of Clinical Expertise
  • Insight and Performance teams
  • Core Strategic Groups
  • The UK Collaborative for Cancer Clinical Research (UKCCCR)
  • The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
  • And other emerging stakeholders in the cancer research landscape

Recruitment Process
Application deadline: 15th Sept 2025
First interview dates: Early October 20205 (TBC)

Application resources
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Macmillan Cancer Support View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size More than 1000

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.

Posted on: 03 September 2025
Closing date: 14 September 2025 at 09:34
Tags: Administration, Project Management, Cancer, Health / Medical, Public Health, Research

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