Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Research Project Manager for our new NIHR i4i (Invention for Innovation) Product Development Award grant 'HOLO-AIM: Holographic surgical guidance using Artificial Intelligence and Mixed reality for safer and more efficient Surgery'. This research has been funded to develop an AI-powered, fully integrated mixed reality surgical guidance system for clinical validation. The project is a partnership between The Royal Marsden Hospital, Imperial College London and an industry partner, Holocare.Candidates should have significant project management experience within a clinical research setting. They will be proactive and highly organised, with a strong administrative background and an excellent attention to detail.
This position is fixed-term, full-time, starting salary: AfC Band 7 - £56,276 - £63,176 pa inc depending on experience. This is a hybrid role with a combination of on-site and home working.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide operational leadership that will ensure the timely progression, coordination and control of the project with pre-defined objectives, work plans, milestones, deliverables and resources. They will lead project organisation across multiple organisations,ensuring projects remain aligned to the aims and objectives; enable and monitor meaningful stakeholder engagement that contributes to the realisation of project outputs/products; ensure resources are deployed for timely delivery of activities; oversee processes, systems andmanagement structure that promotes work of the highest quality, and managing and mitigating risks to project.
The secondary function of this role is to contribute to the development of research funding applications led by RM/ICR to external funding bodies (e.g., NIHR and MRC).
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- Take responsibility for the administrative aspects of project management and governance to enable appropriate oversight, including scheduling, organising meetings.
- Lead maintenance of accurate project records, including drafting meeting agendas/notes, tracking project progress against work plans and attribution of responsibilities.
- Support the negotiation and monitoring of contracts and budgets with collaborating partners.
- Collate and maintain a risk register and report to appropriate committees on their status.
- Maintain financial records that enables monitoring of project expenditure against budget (c.£2M).
- Work closely with work package leads to ensure they have the resources to deliver against study plans
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- Take responsibility for the administrative aspects of project management and governance to enable appropriate oversight, including scheduling, organising meetings.
- Lead maintenance of accurate project records, including drafting meeting agendas/notes, tracking project progress against work plans and attribution of responsibilities.
- Support the negotiation and monitoring of contracts and budgets with collaborating partners.
- Collate and maintain a risk register and report to appropriate committees on their status.
- Maintain financial records that enables monitoring of project expenditure against budget (c.£2M).
- Work closely with work package leads to ensure they have the resources to deliver against study plans
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree qualification in a relevant subject, preferably in the medical or biological sciences or equivalent experience of working in clinical/health research.
- Project management qualification (eg PRINCE 2) or equivalent experience such as managing clinical/health research projects/trials within the NHS.
Desirable
- Higher degree qualification (e.g. MSc or PhD) in a relevant subject, preferably in the medical or biological sciences
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working across multi-organisational (Higher Education Institutions, NHS, commercial organisations and others) teams within a matrix structure.
- Experience in operational leadership, including monitoring of multi-party research and/or innovation projects.
- Experience in reporting to project funders and tracking complex budgets.
- Experience of protocol writing.
- Experience of data management
Desirable
- Experience of inputting to research funding applications with the aim of developing/translating technologies into patient benefit
- Experience of designing and delivering training
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree qualification in a relevant subject, preferably in the medical or biological sciences or equivalent experience of working in clinical/health research.
- Project management qualification (eg PRINCE 2) or equivalent experience such as managing clinical/health research projects/trials within the NHS.
Desirable
- Higher degree qualification (e.g. MSc or PhD) in a relevant subject, preferably in the medical or biological sciences
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working across multi-organisational (Higher Education Institutions, NHS, commercial organisations and others) teams within a matrix structure.
- Experience in operational leadership, including monitoring of multi-party research and/or innovation projects.
- Experience in reporting to project funders and tracking complex budgets.
- Experience of protocol writing.
- Experience of data management
Desirable
- Experience of inputting to research funding applications with the aim of developing/translating technologies into patient benefit
- Experience of designing and delivering training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
