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Job summary
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) experimental medicine centres of excellence via competitive applications every five years. The Manchester BRC has been awarded £64.1 million over five years (2022-2028) to provide experimental medicine infrastructure funding across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are committed to a diverse workforce and to supporting education and training as key to delivering our aims.We are looking for a proactive and motivated Partnerships Manager for the NIHR Manchester BRC. With commercial or academic experience, you will help drive the delivery of our Innovation and Partnerships strategy. Working as part of the BRC Innovation and Partnerships Team, you will bring together partners from across Greater Manchester’s RandI academic and clinical ecosystem, facilitate the development of collaborative projects with external partners and ensure our research is fit for commercial uptake. If you have the skills, experience and values that align with ours, this could be your next rewarding career move.Main duties
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary core team, providing comprehensive, high-quality business development and relationship management support for the BRC.You will manage day-to-day BRC commercial interests, support commercial enquiries, develop strategic partnerships with industry, and help researchers and partners navigate the Greater Manchester Research and Innovation ecosystem. You will actively promote and market the aims, strategic vision and research outputs of the BRC to drive new collaborations across the commercial sector.You will drive and deliver key aspects of our strategic programmes, including the BRC Innovation Working Group, Industry Board and the Innovator Training Scheme. You will be tenacious and proactive, working with a wide range of stakeholders to understand and align priorities for mutual benefit.About us
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, with a turnover of over £3bn. We comprise 10 hospitals and community services across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, supporting a workforce of around 30,000. We are committed to collaborative working, transformation and a scale of opportunity across a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and research and innovation through initiatives such as Hive (our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022).We are a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, and we are actively pursuing our Green Plan to promote sustainability in healthcare. At MFT we foster an inclusive culture that values equal opportunities for career development, protects health and wellbeing, and shapes the future of our organisation together.Diversity matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination. All individuals are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please email resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.Person specification
Essential qualifications and experience include:Educated to degree level or equivalent in a Life, health or medical sciences disciplineProject management or business management qualification, or evidence of equivalent relevant professional project management experienceProven experience of working in multi-disciplinary teamsExperience of business development in an academic, clinical or commercial settingStrong organisational and time management skills, with a systematic approachKnowledge of the structure of NHS organisations and the Health and Life sciences commercial sector prioritiesExperience of managing relationships with partners across health or life science industry sectorsExperience of facilitating events and meetings and experience of report writingExcellent verbal and written communication skillsDesirable qualifications and experience include:Postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD) or equivalentExperience of NIHR infrastructure fundingExperience working in the NHSExperience of clinical-academic research and innovation deliveryExperience of commercial contracting processesKnowledge of NHS research and innovation agenda and national research and innovation infrastructureOther information
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