Business Development Support Manager

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An exciting opportunity to join UCLHs Research Business Development team

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the UKs most research-active NHS organisations, with a strong reputation for high-quality clinical research.

The Joint Research Office (JRO) is seeking an experienced and motivated Business Development Support Manager, with excellent interpersonal skills, relevant experience in research management, feasibility and performance monitoring.

This is a key operational role supporting the delivery of UCLHs commercial research strategy. You will work across the Trust and with external sponsors, CROs and industry partners to support the development and growth of clinical research activity across the organisation.

About the role

You will provide operational leadership and business intelligence to support the development and performance of UCLHs commercial research portfolio.

A major focus of the role will be the coordination, facilitation and operational management of the research feasibility processes across the Trust. You will work with external stakeholders to identify study opportunities, match them with appropriate investigators and research teams, coordinate high-quality feasibility responses and ensure submissions are delivered within required timescales.

You will also play a key role in monitoring research performance, using data and intelligence to identify risks, barriers and underperformance and working collaboratively with clinical and research teams to address these.

The role offers an opportunity to make a tangible contribution to how UCLH identifies, secures and delivers commercial research, while helping to improve processes and the experience of both internal research teams and external industry partners.

About youWe are looking for an individual with experience of working in clinical research, research management, NHS, academia, industry or a related environment, who can combine strong operational and analytical skills with excellent stakeholder management.

You will have: Experience of working within a health research or clinical research environment. A good understanding of clinical research delivery and the research governance environment. Experience of managing projects and delivering against deadlines and objectives. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data from multiple sources and use it to inform decision-making. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences. Proven experience of building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Experience of developing and implementing systems, processes or service improvements. The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently using your initiative. Strong organisational and problem-solving skills. Experience of working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries.

Experience of commercially sponsored clinical research, research business development, industry engagement or working with pharmaceutical companies and CROs would be highly desirable.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing research environment and play a central role in strengthening UCLHs commercial research portfolio.

You will work with clinicians, researchers, research support teams, senior leaders and leading life sciences organisations, gaining broad exposure to the full commercial research pathway.

You will also have the opportunity to: Influence and improve how commercial research opportunities are identified and delivered. Use data and business intelligence to drive research performance and improvement. Develop relationships with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and CRO organisations. Work within one of the UKs leading research-active NHS Trusts. Develop your expertise in research business development, operational delivery and industry engagement.

Support the development and implementation of the UCLH commercial research strategy. Contribute to projects that improve research processes, performance and operational delivery. Develop reports, presentations and business intelligence for senior research leadership. Support the development of external-facing information and materials promoting UCLHs research capabilities. Provide line management and operational support to staff within the Business Development service. Deputise for the Business Development Manager as required.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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