"Faculty Strategic Research Manager"

Opportunity ID  

2883

Faculty  

Medicine & Dentistry

Location  

QM London

Contract Type  

Permanent

Working Patterns  

Full Time

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

1.00

Salary Range  

£61,896 - £69,114 per annum

Job Pack  

Opp 2883_FMD Faculty Strategic Research Manager_Job Pack.pdf – 841KB 

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Contact Details  

Dr Natalie McCloskey

Deputy Director of Operations

n.mccloskey@qmul.ac.uk

About the Role  

About the Role

The purpose of this job is to drive, oversee and lead development and delivery of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD)’s research portfolio, working closely with QMUL Director of Research and Innovation and FMD’s Dean’s for Research and Research Impact. The postholder will be part of the VP (Health) team playing a strategic, leading role in development and delivery of the Faculty’s research strategy. 

About You

We are looking for a proactive, initiative-driven, creative individual who will apply their management experience to advance the research strategy. We are seeking an individual who is committed to developing and delivering the highest quality and most relevant health-related research programmes.

Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent, with experience of research management, strategy, proposal and bid development within academia, coordinating and contributing to multi-partner, multi-organisational funding bids, expert working knowledge of the UK research funding and regulatory landscape, supporting the development of commercial research partnerships and/or research portfolio within a health context and line management experience in a research environment. 

About the Faculty

FMD offers international excellence in research and teaching and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway. At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health. As a Faculty, we are ranked 5th in the world for quality of research and 9th in the world for international outlook in clinical and health (THE World University Rankings 2024). In the 2024 QS World Rankings we are 57th in Medicine and 16th in Dentistry. 

As a result of our commitment to inclusivity, we are one of only seven faculties in the UK to hold an Athena Swan Gold Award, recognising our achievements in gender equality in medicine. 

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. 

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form. 

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements. 

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Closing Date  

18/08/2024, 23:55 

Provisional Interview Date  

6 September 2024