Head of Product Centre - Blood Technology

Job summary

If you are looking for a role in which you will be encouraged to explore your most ambitious ideas, then this is it! At NHSBT, we give our people the freedom to pursue their biggest concepts and in the process, our incredible workforce produces truly incredible results. Become a member of our world-class team and challenge yourself to go further than you ever have before in your career. The work of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is vital to every member of our population, our work impacts on almost everyone at some point in their lives. It is therefore critical that we are equipped to handle whatever challenges we are faced with in the future, and our Blood Supply and Blood Technology colleagues are at the heart of this work. Working collaboratively to create the most ambitious solutions that will benefit the thousands of people who need our support every year, we celebrate a forward-thinking approach to all that we do and it is against this backdrop that you could find the most interesting challenge of your career.

Main duties of the job

1. The Head of Product Solution Blood oversees all technology products within the blood technology product centre, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory demands. Combining expert product management skills with deep technical knowledge, they drive the strategic direction, championing Agile & DevOps methodologies to enhance integration and data access, and manage product vision, demand, backlog, and change roadmap effectively.

2. The role will be accountable for the product board which sits monthly with the purpose of controlling changes to blood technology, and which has the authority to prioritise and improve demand items to progress to analysis, as well as approving the scope of each software release. The post holder will have excellent planning & communication skills leading conversations with architects, business analysts, developers, and senior managers to ensure alignment.

3. The post holder will line manage our lead product managers, each responsible for a product area (Donation, Collections and Manufacturing & Testing), indirectly oversee the product team of up to 30 people and have the responsibility of a budget in excess of £1M to manage the team and make future investment decisions surrounding the management of blood technology. 4. This role will oversee the formation and evolution of the new product team, managing the change and responsibilities of its members, ensuring alignment with DDAT.

About us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, were incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers. Its an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever