An exciting opportunity to join UCLH’s Research Business Development team
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the UK’s 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 UCLH’s 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.
- Lead the operational management and coordination of commercial research feasibility and EOI processes across UCLH.
- Act as a key point of contact for sponsors, CROs and other external stakeholders regarding research opportunities and feasibility.
- Identify appropriate investigators and research teams and coordinate high-quality responses to study opportunities.
- Monitor commercial research activity, recruitment and delivery against agreed performance measures.
- Analyse research data and business intelligence to identify trends, risks, barriers and opportunities for improvement.
- Work proactively with clinical, research and support teams to resolve operational and delivery challenges.
- Develop and maintain systems and processes for tracking feasibility, performance and research opportunities.
- Horizon scan for new commercial research opportunities and support their development across the Trust.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with sponsors, CROs and other industry partners.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
An exciting opportunity to join UCLH’s Research Business Development team
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the UK’s 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 UCLH’s 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 UCLH’s 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 you
We 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 UCLH’s 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 UK’s 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 UCLH’s 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.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working .
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
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