Programme Manager – Brain Health Delivery

Purpose of the post and main responsibilities

The Programme Manager will have a key responsibility for supporting project delivery of the GSK Dementia and Shingles study, working with colleagues from across HDR UK and partners across the 4 nations. Key tasks will include:

Project Management and Delivery

• Lead on preparation of HDR UK-provided project delivery updates to the joint HDR UK and GSK project delivery group to track and ensure delivery of programme deliverables and milestones.
• Coordinate with the HDR UK Patient, Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) team, PPIE activities promoting effective and inclusive approaches to demonstrate trustworthiness and promote confidence in the ethical use and re-use of health data for research and innovation.
• Contribute to equality, diversity and inclusion through fostering an inclusive culture and effective team dynamic across multiple partners contributing to the study, including building a close working relationship with the study sponsorship team at GSK.
• Support monitoring, measurement and communication of delivery and impact and support alignment across wider relevant HDR UK Programmes.
• Work with the HDR UK finance and contracting teams to maintain robust contractual and financial management across a diverse range of partners contributing to the study.

Data Partnerships and Access

• Work closely with the scientific and data teams across HDR UK and GSK to deliver and adapt where necessary the data strategy and roadmap for access to national datasets in partnership with national data providers.
• Lead on project management and co-ordination of data access and linkage applications, developing project plans and timelines, tracking deliverables, interdependencies, risk and mitigation, and supporting alignment to activities across the Programme
• Support study leadership team in implementation of systematic, transparent and consistent processes for data access approvals, and onboarding of new data partners, ensuring join up and alignment across other relevant programmes within HDR UK, including the Institute Data Office and in line with best practice guided by the HDR UK Trust &​ Transparency team.

General responsibilities

• Enable use of appropriate team communications and project management tools.
• Support development of reference communication materials such as standard presentation and communications decks.
• Support the set-up and delivery of stakeholder meetings and events where required.
• Be prepared and able to work flexibly to support colleagues as needed, adapting to an evolving environment and emerging priorities.

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