Research Manager -RfPB

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We work in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients, and the public. The NIHR funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.

The NIHR RfPB programme provides funding for high quality health and social care research in the NHS in England, and allocates funding on a regional basis, for project grants of up to £500,000 and 36 months in duration. The team currently manages a portfolio of over 1,400 projects and delivers at least three funding competition cycles per year.

Job Description

Reporting to a Senior Research Manager, this role will involve managing a portfolio of funded projects, supporting team members and the improvement of operational processes and working practices, and supporting the funding processes.

The Research Manager will also be involved in the capture of key outputs and their impact on delivering patient benefit.

Key accountabilities

• Undertaking due diligence of proposals based on critical assessment of healthcare-related projects, including reviewing the scientific, technical and clinical rationale, and, supported by senior members of the te...