Consortium Programme Manager (Cancer Research)

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

Short summary

We are seeking a Consortium Programme Manager to support this ambitious global programme. Based in London, you will work closely with collaborators worldwide.

You will coordinate a diverse network of leading researchers across cancer biology, neuroscience, neuroimmunology and emerging technologies.

You will play a key role in ensuring clear communication across the consortium and with funders, while driving delivery of programme milestones. This role would suit someone with experience managing complex, large-scale projects or grants, ideally within a scientific or academic setting.

Key Responsibilities 

These include but are not limited to: 

• Leading the day-to-day management of the InteroCANCEption consortium, ensuring effective coordination across a global network of partners.
• Acting as the central point of contact for researchers, clinicians, funders and internal teams to support smooth programme delivery.
• Overseeing project plans, timelines and milestones, ensuring progress is tracked and risks are proactively managed.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and supporting strategic planning across the programme.
• Leading reporting and communications, including funder updates, programme outputs and key deliverables.
• Collaborating with internal teams (e.g. Finance, Grants, HR, Legal and Communications) to ensure effective programme and grant management.

About you

You will have:  

• Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience, with a strong background in managing scientific or research projects.*
• Proven experience overseeing complex programmes across the full grant lifecycle, ideally within academic, non-profit or pharmaceutical environments.*
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across scientific, clinical and industry partners.*
• Confidence working with complex data, including financial tracking and reporting. 

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, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, 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.

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