Project Manager

Closing date: 15/12/2022 at 5pm

Part time contract (17.5 hours per week)

Fixed term (3 years)

We are looking for a motivated Project Manager (part-time) at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, in the laboratory of Prof. A. Medvinsky.

The Opportunity:

This Project is a part of an International Consortium, comprising experts in haematopoietic stem cell biology, cord blood banking, clinical haematology and machine learning. The project aims to identify clinically important umbilical cord blood molecular biomarkers. The successful candidate will: handle overall project management; proactively support implementation of the Consortium’s Work Programme; monitor deliverables and milestones; facilitate interactions and logistics between consortium partners and stakeholders; liaise with technical and administrative staff across consortium; oversee budget, track IP and exploitation plans with support teams; prepare documentation, including progress reports for funding body.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Proactive person with excellent communication skills
• Experience in consortium or large collaborative grant management and reporting.
• Demonstrable ability to meet strict deadlines and deliver high quality records for internal use and reporting.

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If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.  Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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