Project Manager

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Do you have the skills and experience to support the evaluation, development, and implementation of innovative ideas and inventions in healthcare? Do you understand how innovation can benefit healthcare delivery for orthopaedic surgery and recovery and rehabilitation outside hospitals? As project manager you will provide innovation support to hospitals, universities, research organisations, community-based services (including care homes and domiciliary care) and private technology-based companies for the NIHR Leeds Healthtech Research Centre. With evidence of strong project planning and project management skills, you will be responsible for managing complex healthcare innovation projects and coordinating activities with academics and stakeholders in the UK. You will be a member of the Management Team and Steering Committee and will work across the local partner institutes in the School of Medicine and the School of Mechanical Engineering. Knowledge and experience of health and social care and/or academic research and research funder environment is essential. You will also have experience in assisting with large scale funding bids or a detailed knowledge of how to put together successful bids. What we offer in return 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That's 42 days a year! Generous pension scheme plus life assurance- the University contributes 14.5% of salary Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls. Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more. Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. And much more! Visa Eligibility Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent Contact information To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: Professor Hemant Pandit, Director Leeds institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) and co-theme lead Leeds HRC Tel: +44 (0)113 3924883 Email: h.pandit@leeds.ac.uk Professor Carl Thompson Chair (Applied Health Research and Dame Kathleen Raven Chair, Clinical Research, School of Healthcare) and Co-theme lead of the NIHR Leeds HRC Tel: +44 (0)113 3437550 Email: c.a.thompson@leeds.ac.uk £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

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