Lead, Research Portfolio Management

Responsibilities

• Support long-term research portfolio planning across themes, maturity levels, risk profiles, funding sources, and paths to impact.
• Develop investment cases and decision papers to support leadership discussions on major research bets and capability-building.
• Evaluate programmes based on scientific excellence, strategic relevance, and potential for real-world impact.
• Lead long-term planning for budget, headcount, infrastructure, compute, data, and platforms to support the institute's goals.
• Partner with finance, HR, operations, IT, and research teams to align resource planning with strategic priorities.

Requirements

• Degree in science, engineering, business, finance, operations, or a related field; experience in R&D portfolio planning or resource management is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of research portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting, headcount planning, and programme evaluation.
• Ability to develop investment cases, decision papers, portfolio analyses, and resource plans for senior leadership.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills, with experience working across research, finance, HR, operations, and IT teams.
• Career Growth & Impact
• Manage a portfolio at national scale. You will oversee research investments spanning multiple domains, risk profiles, and funding sources - the kind of breadth usually found only at global R&D organisations.
• Influence major investment decisions. Your analysis and recommendations will directly shape which research bets the institute makes - and where it builds new capabilities.
• Build a versatile, cross-functional skill set. You will work at the intersection of science, finance, operations, HR, and IT - experience that is highly transferable across sectors.
• Accelerate your career. A strong foundation for progression into senior research management, chief-of-staff roles, or leadership positions in national research planning.
• on management.

Additional Information

Job Summary Role Overview You will help leadership build and manage a balanced research portfolio - spanning themes, maturity levels, risk profiles, funding sources, and paths to real-world impact. You will develop investment cases, lead resource planning, and ensure that the institute's research bets are strategically sound.

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