Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform Executive Manager

Salary: £37,382 – £47,314

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 November 2017 in the first instance.

As part of the UK Regenerative Medicine Platform (UKRMP), three UK Research Councils; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council have invested £25m in research and equipment to support the development of regenerative medicine therapies for a range of applications.

The Pluripotent Stem Cell Hub has been awarded £4.5m to establish a collaboration which brings together researchers from industry and academia to develop the processes needed to take these cells from laboratory-based research to the commercial manufacture of safe, effective and reproducible products for use in regenerative medicine.  The Hub will work with the other strands of the UKRMP to tackle some of the critical challenges in developing new regenerative treatments from discoveries made in the lab (www.ukrmp.org.uk).

For exceptional candidates it may be possible to appoint up to the top of Grade 9 (£48,729-£53,233).  In addition, it may be possible to offer a supplement to the salary range stated for this role any such supplement would be awarded on the basis of a demonstrable history of exceptional achievement and is entirely at the discretion of the University

An exciting opportunity for a Project Manager who has held a senior management role in a complex environment and a proven track record in business/ bioindustry whilst empathising with academic ethos.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to manage projects effectively according to industry best practice, determining and delivering to agreed scope, quality, budget and deadlines. The Project Manager will manage a number of projects concurrently and will maintain accurate project plans, work schedules, issue and risk logs to enable projects to be delivered successfully.

The successful applicant will be commercially astute, intellectually agile with excellent communication skills.

The successful applicant will be educated to at least degree level and have a further qualification (MSC, PhD or MBA).  You will be able to demonstrate your ability to build effective relationships with funders, Engage with experts worldwide, develop summary documents and reports, organisation meetings and associated administration, and work related communication.  Hands on experience of budgeting, grant applications and other administrative tasks in a research- led environment would be highly advantageous as would experience of working as part of a senior management team with budgetary responsibility and accountability for group and individual performance.

The role-holder will be a confident and articulate communicator and will possess a highly collaborative and inspirational leadership style with a track record of managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams as well as building relationships with external partners.

Based in central Cambridge, you must be willing to travel between the partner sites.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

To apply, please visit our vacancies webpage: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/careers-study/vacancies/

Informal enquiries are also welcome via email to: cscrjobs@cscr.cam.ac.uk

Applications must be submitted by 17:00 on the closing date of Friday 6th December 2013.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 16th December 2013. If you have not been invited for interview by 12th December 2013, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Please quote reference PS02099 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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