Project Manager (Medicines Manufacturing Skills)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to March 2026 

Background

The Research Delivery team, part of the College of Medicine & Health, Research Office, is a vibrant hub for Professional Service staff (over 80 staff) supporting high-value, strategically important projects and programmes. We work closely with both Professional Services colleagues and Academics across the University and partner organisations, particularly NHS colleagues, to maximise the impact of funded research, much of which has direct patient relevance. The portfolio of research supported is wide ranging (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/medical-dental/index.aspx), including a large portfolio of large-scale research programmes and infrastructure awards funded by charities, government, industry and other major health research funders. 

Role Summary

A number of high-value projects and programmes have been awarded and Birmingham is taking a national leadership role in driving transformative health research and clinical innovation, including in the field of medicines manufacturing skills. We are seeking ambitious individuals to support the management and development of educational and research provision, working in a UK consortium (RESILIENCE UK Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence - https://www.resilience-skills.com/), in collaboration with senior academics and Professional Services colleagues, both internally and externally, the role will enable the delivery of high-quality training and outreach, spanning the entire career pipeline for industry, academic and clinical. You will be working as part of an inclusive, supportive team, both with our academic and clinical leaders and our external partners, regionally, nationally and globally. There are wide-ranging opportunities for personal development, and we welcome those with relevant experience not in a traditional academic setting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Qualified to Degree level or equivalent plus practical managerial experience or significant relevant experience demonstrated through increasingly more demanding roles evidencing the experience necessary for this role
• Knowledge of factors impacting the Higher Education Institution sector, plus an understanding of the interplay between industry, academia, government, and administration
• Proven track record of successful project management, potentially using one or more project management tools such as Prince2
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to produce and analyse information and data.
• Excellent people-management skills desirable
• Excellent budgetary management skills and experience
• Highly proficient IT skills, including the MS Office and website editing software. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, relationship building and influencing skills with the ability to deal confidently with a range of internal and external stakeholders/contacts
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking skills with a methodical approach to work and the ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly

We welcome informal enquires, which can be made to Claire Fenlon (c.m.fenlon@bham.ac.uk)

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 27/03/2025

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