Science Technology Platform External Training Lead

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

The Crick Institute is seeking an ambitious and collaborative expert to design, develop, implement, and oversee training between the Crick’s Science Technology Platforms (STPs) and the wider scientific community. The Crick plans to develop a training model to establish the Crick as a centre for excellence in capability training both in the UK and internationally. As the Lead for this prestigious programme of work, you will take strategic decisions to direct training aimed at learners inside and outside of the Crick, liaising with domain experts within the Crick’s STPs to fulfil these aspirations. Training will be developed and delivered across a range of learning environments, both building on existing infrastructure within the Crick and utilising innovative approaches to produce a world-leading training and competency platform to drive science forward at the Crick and beyond. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and identify training needs through liaison with STPs, funding partners and external stakeholders
• Design a programme of training delivery, leveraging existing technology and domain experts from the Crick’s STPs. This will include a blend of different approaches such as classroom training, workshops and eLearning
• Be prepared to build training programmes from first principles (from the initial idea through planning, implementation, review and outcomes analysis), delegating work to others as needed
• Oversee the development and implementation of a learning management and delivery system as a hub for the provision of training at the Crick
• Advise on best practices and effective learning tool usage for the effective delivery of training
• Identify goals and key performance indicators to evaluate success. Capture performance metric and interpret these to assess the return of investment and added value of courses

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 23.02.2023
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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