ACED Programme Manager

UCL - International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED)

About us

The International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED) is an international partnership established in 2019 with members including Cancer Research UK, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The University of Manchester, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), University College London, Knight Cancer Institute at OHSU and The University of Cambridge.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced scientific project manager to provide support for the operational management of ACED research, training and capacity building initiatives, working as part of a team of operational managers from across the different ACED centres and Cancer Research UK. You will be responsible for liaising between multidisciplinary research teams and professional services colleagues, communicating across the different centres as well as financial management and reporting on ACED activities to the ACED Executive Board, responsible for managing the Alliance, and CRUK.

Role specific details:

• This role is available from 1st June 2026 until 30th November 2027 in the first instance. • Funding for ACED is committed until 31st March 2030 with additional annual extension dependent on satisfactory review of ACED progress and activity by Cancer Research UK. • The post is offered at Grade 8, maximum spine point 43 (salary range £54,931 - £61,213 inclusive of London Allowance)

Other

• The advert will close on 21 April 2026 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.
• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Prof. Mark Emberton at
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Team on .

About you

The successful candidate must have a broad scientific knowledge and be educated to degree level (ideally PhD) or have equivalent professional experience in a scientific discipline relevant to early detection research.

You must be proactive and well-organised with excellent project management skills and demonstrated experience managing multiple or complex scientific projects with several stakeholders.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

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