Research Manager

Hours:  30 hours per week (part-time).  Flexible working requests will be considered.

Salary:  £32,076 (£26,008 per annum pro rata)

Contract:  Permanent

Location:  Dick Coles House, 2 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF (hybrid and flexible working offered).  There will be expectations for this role to attend the office at least twice per week.  We encourage team members to meet face-to-face with all colleagues at least once a week to ensure good team relationships.  Thursday is currently a protected office day when all staff are expected to be present in the office. 

About: 

This rewarding post oversees the exciting research portfolio of the Psoriasis Association.  You will join at an exciting time with involvement in the updating of the Research Strategy.  The Psoriasis Association is a busy charity who alongside promoting and funding research, offers authoritative, reliable, quality information, advice and support for people whose lives are affected by psoriasis, in addition to raising awareness of psoriasis.  

We are a small but high performing team that is trusted and respected in our research community and the wider dermatology community we work within.  

You will oversee all aspects of the research grant award and monitoring process, including managing our panels of lay and peer reviewers, and work alongside the communications department to promote and highlight the research supported and funded by the Psoriasis Association. 

Principal Roles: 

• Manage the processing of new grant applications, ensuring that the charity continues to attract high quality proposals and achieve high standards in their assessment. The work required as part of this process includes guidance for applicants, collating all reviewer feedback, undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis of scores and feedback to inform discussion at the meetings of the Medical and Research Committee.
• Manage the monitoring of ongoing grants.
• Oversee annual Researchfish impact data gathering for all relevant grants and report on findings.
• Work alongside the Communications Department to promote the research funded by the Psoriasis Association. 

Key Duties 

• To provide support to the Chief Executive and Finance Officer on administering the ongoing awarding and monitoring of Psoriasis Association Grants.
• Work as part of a small team to further the important work of the Psoriasis Association.
• Analyse the impact of Psoriasis Association funded research.
• Update and implement the Psoriasis Association’s Research Strategy.
• Ensuring compliance with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) membership criteria. 

Person Specification 

• Experience of analysing data and producing quality reports based on findings.
• Ability to assimilate, summarise and effectively communicate complex information to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• An understanding and commitment to lay involvement in research.
• Have ability to work alone and as part of a small team. 

Deadline to submit your application:  28th July 2024 – this role may close earlier if we receive a high number of suitable applications, please apply early. 

Interviews to take place:  w/c 12th August 2024 at Dick Coles House, 2 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF 

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