Business Manager - Genomic Surveillance Unit

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Are you an experienced, pragmatic and forward-thinking Business Manager looking to contribute towards solving real global health challenges? If so, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - and we are looking for someone like you! Come and join us at the world-famous Wellcome Sanger Institute in the newly formed Genomic Surveillance Unit.

The Institute conducts cutting-edge genomic research on an unprecedented scale and our strategy and support staff play a vital role in enabling and supporting our mission and vision.

About the Role

In this complex and multifaceted role, the Business Manager will:

• Be responsible for providing detailed financial tracking, reporting and forecasting across all GSU funding streams.
• Ensure compliance with all internal policies, processes and procedures.
• Manage the third-party funding portfolio pre and post-award.
• Implement key decisions and follow up to ensure completion.

This will involve understanding the connectivity between the programmes of activity, how they are collectively being driven forwards, and how they complement each other and yet remain distinct. With an awareness of the bigger picture across Sanger and in the context of genomics and global health, the role will provide support to develop and implement proportional and pragmatic systems that facilitate the international-scale projects and partnerships necessary to become the world leader in delivering longitudinal genomic data on important pathogen and vector species.

About You

To excel in this role, you should have extensive experience in delivering a high-quality business management function.

You should be a highly organised, efficient, self-motivated, strategic thinker who is able to work independently in a dynamic environment with flexibility, adjusting to varying priorities and finding solutions to challenges that arise.

You will have experience in developing and maintaining strategic relationships and be comfortable working in a confidential environment, building effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

Your personal qualities will include professionalism, personal drive, trustworthiness and the ability to work collaboratively.

Essential Skills

• Experience working in a large-scale research or operational commercial setting providing operational governance support to delivery teams
• Fluency in developing, handling and reporting complex budgets
• Experience managing pre and post-award third-party funding applications and reporting
• Experience in building relationships and networks to influence and manage internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in conveying complex ideas/project landscapes to a varied internal and external audience
• Finding solutions to complicated or multifaceted problems with a flexible approach applying business management principles to manage expectations
• Ability to quickly understand technical and process challenges and break down complex problems into actionable steps
• High level of organisational skills with attention to detail to be able to manage multiple competing priorities effectively
• Highly developed communication skills with experience in dealing with people at all levels successfully
• Ability to make decisions while working in a frequently changing environment with the capability to interpret management information
• Demonstrates initiative, creativity, flexibility and a personal ethos of integrity
• Ability to work independently

Salary: £52,000 to £62,800 dependent on experience.

Closing date: 16-APR-23

Please include a cover letter and CV with your application.  

Working at Wellcome Sanger:

Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance. This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.