Translation & Impact Manager

The Office of Translation and Impact is a new office being established at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. The Institute is core-funded by Cancer Research UK and has state-of-the-art research facilities for 18 research groups to undertake world-class research into all aspects of cancer biology.

A key strategic objective of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute is to build a community of translational and entrepreneurial minded academics, to maximise translation of discoveries into patient benefits. The Translation & Impact Manager is responsible for building an enabling environment and infrastructure that supports translation and entrepreneurship through training, connecting, guiding and empowering its body of 350+ academics, researchers and PhD students to achieve this goal.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Translation and Impact Manager to establish this new office and be responsible for its continued growth and success. The successful candidate will work closely with the Associate Director for Enterprise and Partnerships, academic colleagues and members of the wider operational teams and scientific core facilities.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Recruitment and leadership of the Translation and Impact operational team to include a Translation and Impact Coordinator and a Translational Research Facilitator.
• Growing partnerships with clinicians, industry and advocate groups to enable the development of ideas into translation opportunities.
• Developing and implementing a new Translation and Impact strategy for the Institute.
• Generating development plans in conjunction with researchers and students through regular meetings to refine the project's purpose, novelty and patient benefit.
• Providing project support throughout the translation process, monitoring and reporting on milestones and annual impacts.
• Collecting and measuring research impact evidence such as industry collaborations, papers published, press material and conference contributions.
• Sourcing external funds for pre-seed commercial/clinical viability testing and translational funding.

This role would suit a professional that has a PhD in a cancer related discipline and the entrepreneurial drive and ambition to grow the translational impact of the Institute. With proven translation project management skills and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the successful candidate will be able to lead their new team in managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.

The role holder would also need to build close working relationships with the University's tech transfer office, Cambridge Enterprise and Cancer Research UK's office, Cancer Research Horizons to fully understand and interpret the technology transfer agreement that governs intellectual property rights between the University and Cancer Research UK.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and a CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is: 23rd March 2025

The interview date for the role is: Week Commencing 7th April 2025

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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