Consortium Programme Manager (B-Zero)

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

Short summary

We are seeking a Consortium Programme Manager to support this major international research programme. Based at the Crick in London, you will work closely with collaborators across multiple countries, coordinating a multidisciplinary network of scientific, clinical and operational partners.

Working alongside the programme lead and study site teams, you will play a central role in ensuring effective communication, programme delivery and stakeholder coordination across the consortium. You will oversee project timelines, reporting, governance and risk management, while working closely with internal teams including Finance, Grants, HR and Legal.

This role would suit someone with experience managing complex scientific grants or programmes with international reach, ideally within academia, healthcare, research or non-profit environments.

Key Responsibilities 

These include but are not limited to: 

• Leading the day-to-day management and coordination of the B-Zero consortium.
• Acting as a central point of contact for scientific, clinical and operational stakeholders across the programme.
• Overseeing project plans, milestones, reporting and risk management to support successful programme delivery.
• Building strong relationships with collaborators, funders and internal teams.
• Supporting governance, finance and grant management activities across the consortium.
• Coordinating meetings, workshops, reporting and communications for funders and partners.
• Working closely with teams across the Crick, including Finance, Grants, HR and Legal, to ensure effective programme management.

About you

You will have:  

• Degree in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing complex scientific or research programmes across the grant lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, ideally across academic, clinical or international partnerships.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and solve problems proactively.
• Experience monitoring budgets, timelines and programme deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.
• A collaborative, adaptable and relationship-focused approach. 

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 to 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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