Job summary
The Senior Discovery Manager is an exciting new opportunity at UCLPartners and will play a pivotal role in supporting our early innovation and discovery work. The role will work closely with the Director of Discovery on the development of impact-driven and design-thinking best practices, while building a horizon scanning ability to identify problems for appropriate innovative solutions, which culminates in establishing an early innovation pipeline. This role is suited to programme managers who are driven by improving health and social care through adoption and development of innovation, and have the focus on detail to deliver, as well as the ability to develop networks and build relationships to achieve organisational objectives.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting new Enterprise function at UCLPartners that sits at a pivotal juncture of Discovery & Early Innovation, and our industry facing work. The vision for this function is to align the commercial understanding of translating early ideas in the Biomedical Research Centres and University research work, to the market and the NHS. We will also focus on engaging with industry to begin creating partnerships with our health and care system, supporting the adoption of early ideas.
The Senior Discovery Manager will play a critical role in Discovery and early innovation, and will be responsible for working on problem statement co-creation, needing co-design and solution preparation. To achieve this, this role will work across our innovation pipeline and with expert teams across the company to understand the needs of our system.
To apply for this role, please visit our website at:
https://uclpartners.com/vacancy/senior-discovery-manager/
About us
We are a health innovation partnership. Our mission is to help five million people from North London to the Essex coast live longer, healthier lives. We solve the biggest health challenges through research and innovation, speeding up the delivery of solutions that improve health and care.
Pleasevisit our websiteto find out more about us, our values and how we work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Discovery Manager will play a critical role in Discovery and early innovation, and will be responsible for working on problem statement co-creation, needing co-design and solution preparation. To achieve this, this role will work across our innovation pipeline and with expert teams across the company to understand the needs of our system.
Key responsibilities
- Develop operational pathways to support the development of our academic research, Biomedical Research Centres and Academic Health Science Centre innovation pipeline
- Work with health technology companies to assist them in understanding local and national health and care needs, how to access innovation resources, organisational structures, funding mechanisms, decision-making processes, and requirements for evidence and evaluation
- Provide expert input and advice on innovation review meetings
- Create a close link to the Solutions function to ensure priority themes are supported
- Deliver innovation focussed events to support collaborations between early research innovators and industry, within specific health and care settings
- Research early market intelligence and facilitate relationships between health technology companies and local subject matter experts to support early innovation development
- Support the development of locally developed innovation and advise on appropriate adoption and scale up routes
- Inform the development of research proposals and funding applications with Real World Validation considerations
- Inform market insights to support options appraisals
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role, both internally and externally
- Capture and share key learning points to support innovation development from research to implementation
- Work with the UCLPartners patient and public involvement and engagement team to ensure that the views, perspectives and insights of patients, carers and the public inform problem definition and innovation adoption
- Ensure pipeline innovations are accessible and equitable, and do not exacerbate health inequalities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Discovery Manager will play a critical role in Discovery and early innovation, and will be responsible for working on problem statement co-creation, needing co-design and solution preparation. To achieve this, this role will work across our innovation pipeline and with expert teams across the company to understand the needs of our system.
Key responsibilities
- Develop operational pathways to support the development of our academic research, Biomedical Research Centres and Academic Health Science Centre innovation pipeline
- Work with health technology companies to assist them in understanding local and national health and care needs, how to access innovation resources, organisational structures, funding mechanisms, decision-making processes, and requirements for evidence and evaluation
- Provide expert input and advice on innovation review meetings
- Create a close link to the Solutions function to ensure priority themes are supported
- Deliver innovation focussed events to support collaborations between early research innovators and industry, within specific health and care settings
- Research early market intelligence and facilitate relationships between health technology companies and local subject matter experts to support early innovation development
- Support the development of locally developed innovation and advise on appropriate adoption and scale up routes
- Inform the development of research proposals and funding applications with Real World Validation considerations
- Inform market insights to support options appraisals
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role, both internally and externally
- Capture and share key learning points to support innovation development from research to implementation
- Work with the UCLPartners patient and public involvement and engagement team to ensure that the views, perspectives and insights of patients, carers and the public inform problem definition and innovation adoption
- Ensure pipeline innovations are accessible and equitable, and do not exacerbate health inequalities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership internally and across multiple organisations
- Experience in working with industry and across academic networks (desirable)
- Experience in developing networks and building alliances to achieve organisational objectives
- Experience in making judgements involving complex facts or situations
- Understanding of national health and social care strategy and policy
- Experience presenting/providing complex or sensitive information where persuasive negotiating, empathetic or reassurance skills are required to a group of staff, partners or members of the public
- Experience building credibility to strengthen relationships and influence within an organisation and with external stakeholders
- An understanding of the importance of staff, patient, carer and community involvement in problem definition, innovation development and adoption
- Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrable experience and skills in project management, methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling, including resource planning and risk management
- Experience in planning and organising a broad range of complex activities or programmes with different timelines, requiring the formulation and/or adjustment of plans or strategies
- Experience in managing diverse project teams effectively, utilising appropriate performance and monitoring tools
- Experience in designing and developing reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- A strong commitment to equity, and diverse and inclusive teams and principles
- An enthusiasm for and knowledge of health innovation
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
- Experience working within the NHS, either in a clinical or innovation transformation role, experience in a life science (health technology) or health research setting is desirable
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership internally and across multiple organisations
- Experience in working with industry and across academic networks (desirable)
- Experience in developing networks and building alliances to achieve organisational objectives
- Experience in making judgements involving complex facts or situations
- Understanding of national health and social care strategy and policy
- Experience presenting/providing complex or sensitive information where persuasive negotiating, empathetic or reassurance skills are required to a group of staff, partners or members of the public
- Experience building credibility to strengthen relationships and influence within an organisation and with external stakeholders
- An understanding of the importance of staff, patient, carer and community involvement in problem definition, innovation development and adoption
- Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrable experience and skills in project management, methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling, including resource planning and risk management
- Experience in planning and organising a broad range of complex activities or programmes with different timelines, requiring the formulation and/or adjustment of plans or strategies
- Experience in managing diverse project teams effectively, utilising appropriate performance and monitoring tools
- Experience in designing and developing reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- A strong commitment to equity, and diverse and inclusive teams and principles
- An enthusiasm for and knowledge of health innovation
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
- Experience working within the NHS, either in a clinical or innovation transformation role, experience in a life science (health technology) or health research setting is desirable
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office.
