Research Operations Manager

About Us

Join the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPS) at King’s College London, one of six Schools in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (FoLSM), based across Guy’s, Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses in the heart of London.

Bringing together the Comprehensive Cancer Centre and the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, we share one mission: to improve patient response through fundamental science discovery. Our professional services teams are central to that mission. They give our researchers the support they need to turn ambitious ideas into real benefits for patients, and you could be part of that work.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a highly research-active School. As Research Operations Manager, you will be essential to the smooth running of the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, supporting all research grants held by the School and helping academic staff to manage their awards effectively through the full research life cycle.

You will coordinate and oversee research administration for academic and research staff, from application through grant set-up to final reconciliation and reporting, working collaboratively with the Faculty Head of Research Operations, the School Leads (Research & Impact) and colleagues in King’s Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID).  You will also help shape the School’s research performance and financial sustainability. This includes maximising cost recovery and overhead contributions, providing and analysing management information on the research portfolio and application rates to identify areas for improvement, and assisting the School Leads (Research & Impact), Head of School Operations and Faculty Head of Research Operations in coordinating the School’s contribution to the Research Excellence Framework and other formal assessments and reports. Working with colleagues across the Faculty and King’s, you will develop and implement policies and processes that improve our research administration.

Reporting directly to the Head of School Operations, you will directly line manage and develop two professional services staff, and have wider responsibility for the research management responsibilities of another three staff, all of who form part of the School’s core services support, and contribute to core activities, projects and cross-Faculty and university initiatives. You will train academic, research and professional services colleagues on the systems used throughout the grant life cycle, including Business World, Worktribe, and ResearchFish. You will also help foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive culture in which students and staff can thrive, actively supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives that promote equality in research and address key points of attrition, particularly for staff and students with protected characteristics.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite  contract.

Advert information