Senior Scientific Programme Manager

Our Future Health is looking for an experienced Senior Scientific Programme Manager to support the Strategic Partnerships Team. You will work closely with central government and UKRI to deliver the government funding that co-funds this world-leading and high-profile research programme. The role provides the opportunity to manage a range of activities across the programme management lifecycle from negotiating new funding agreements, leading the monitoring, evaluation, and end of grant reporting. 

The Senior Scientific Programme Manager will also play an active role working across the organisation to lead the group scoping and developing funding proposals to win the new investment, both government and non-government, required to grow the functionality and research capability of Our Future Health.   

Our Future Health’s mission is to transform the prevention, detection and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. We are a charity, supported by the UK Government, in partnership with charities and industry. We work closely with the NHS and with public authorities across all nations and regions of the UK.    

Our goal is to create a world-leading resource for health research, to improve our understanding and spot the patterns of how and why common diseases start, so treatments can begin sooner and be more effective.  If you’re looking for a new challenge where you can use your skills to contribute to helping future generations live in good health for longer, then we’re keen to speak with you.  

What you’ll be doing  

In this role, your key responsibilities will entail providing scientific programme management support including:  

Delivering a robust process for developing and submitting bids for additional funding:

• Managing the establishment and administration of the ‘Funding Development Group.
• Leading the work programme of a sub-group of the ‘Funding Development Group’ responsible for the development of funding business cases.
• Ensuing the development of the scientific elements of the case for support/ rationale/ scientific objectives .
• Working across the group to ensure the deliverables, resources and costings are realistic and consider OFH priorities and resources.  
• Seeking advice and sign-off from the Executive team as needed.  

 Funder Reporting and Monitoring:

• Supporting, and leading on elements of the funder reporting and monitoring.
• Lead the regular collation of updates against upcoming deliverables and milestones (e.g. monthly) in preparation for quarterly monitoring report. At the end of each quarter, complete of the all the required reporting elements with input from the delivery team and Work Package Leads.  
• Lead a regular collation of metrics and requested papers as requested for Funder Advisory Groups. Liaise across teams and complete sign-off from appropriate Executive Members or their delegates.  

 Developing Scientific Delivery Plans and Milestones:

• Support the development of the detailed delivery plans and funding milestones required by the funder to cover the scope of the funded project.  The delivery plan forms the basis of the monitoring report required by funders.   

Requirements

You will be an experienced scientific programme manager ideally from a public sector or charity background with a solid understanding of developing and/or managing government or philanthropic programmes.  You will also have some of the following skills and experience:

• Highly organised with experience of developing funding bids for multi-layered, complex programmes of work. 
• Comfortable with uncertainty even when working to tight deadlines. 
• Educated to PhD level or with proven expertise in a similar role. 
• Experience with all aspects of the administrative processes around the scientific grant life cycle (application development, contracting, delivery plan development, reporting and closure).
• Demonstrable experience of developing scientific business cases for national-level funding bids. 
• Previous exposure to UK Government spending processes and/or grant application processes is desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary.
• Generous company pension package with employer contributions of up to 12%.
• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Continuous career development with regular appraisals and learning and development opportunities.
• A lovely new office in Holborn, Central London – we offer flexible and remote working arrangements.

Closing Date: Applications must be received by 5pm on Thursday 17 October. 

Interview Date: Interviews will be scheduled for the w/c 11 November. 

Join us - let’s prevent disease together.