Senior Policy Fellow - Unit Director

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As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit, skill and experience relative to the role.

Salary is no less than £63,370 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website 

Funding is available to support this position until 1st December 2028

This post is based within LSE Health and establishes the Health System Sustainability and Resilience Unit. As founding Director, the post-holder will provide strategic and academic leadership to the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR), a global research programme examining how health systems can deliver high-quality care sustainably in the face of demographic, epidemiological, technological, and economic challenges.

We seek to recruit an Unit Director, at a Senior Policy Fellow level, to coordinate the global programme of research, develop research frameworks, liaise with research partners and funding partners, represent LSE externally as a member of PHSSR, develop independent research outputs consistent with PHSSR's mission, and write grant proposals to expand the unit's capacity and impact. The post-holder will serve as a member of PHSSR's Management Committee and operational committees and will work closely with academic institutions in target countries to oversee research delivered through sub-contracted partnerships.

The role requires a PhD or master’s degree with extensive experience in a health policy, health systems, health economics, or related field; substantial experience of health systems research, policy analysis, or health system strengthening in multiple country contexts; experience working with senior decision-makers in government, international organizations, or health system leadership roles and knowledge of health system sustainability challenges, including financing, workforce, technology adoption, and demographic change. A strong track record of conducting and publishing high-quality health systems research in peer-reviewed journals is also essential.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email lse_health@lse.ac.uk.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 25^th March 2026 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.

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