At a glance
- Imperial College Healthcare
- Employer
- £75,328 - £86,114
- Salary
- 20/08/2026
- Closing date
- Fixed term (12 months)
- Contract
- Full Time (37.5 hrs p/w)
- Hours
ABOUT IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE
Join Imperial College Healthcare and become part of a community of 16,000 staff working with a wide range of partners to offer ‘better health, for life’.
Formed in 2007, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country – providing acute and specialist care to over a million patients each year in central and north London and beyond.
With a global reputation for ground-breaking research and innovation as well as excellence in education, we offer huge expertise across a wide range of clinical specialities.
Alongside our five hospitals – Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s and the Western Eye – we have a growing number of community and digital services, reflecting our commitment to developing more integrated care with our partners.
We also provide private healthcare at all of our hospitals (in dedicated facilities). Together with Imperial College London and two other NHS trusts, we form one of six academic health science centres in the UK – focussed on translating research into better patient care.
We also host one of 20 National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centres in partnership with Imperial College London.
Our mission is to be a key partner in our local health system and to drive health and healthcare innovation, delivering outstanding care, education and research with local, national and worldwide impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and lead a dynamic programme at a pan-London footprint.
The Life Sciences Hub manager will play a central role in working with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and connecting life science employers, educators, healthcare organisations and innovation partners.
Together, we are helping to turn the sector’s workforce priorities into practical action and creating clearer pathways into high-quality careers for Londoners.
They will step in as a leader that will oversee a dynamic team of three to work collaboratively with life science clusters across London, such as Paddington Life Sciences, to deliver a programme that strengthens talent pipelines at scale and supports the continued success of this vital sector.
The Inclusive Talent Strategy is a vital early step in delivering the London Growth Plan. It aims to ensure that all Londoners can benefit from growth by building a skilled workforce and helping more people access high-quality jobs, while making it easier for employers to find the talent they need.
This will involve working in partnership with employers, skills and employment providers, and government to make the system more responsive to London’s economic needs, and make it easier for businesses to find talent.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Life Sciences Hub Manager provides senior strategic leadership and oversight for the design, development and delivery of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Life Sciences Talent Board and Hub, a key component of the Inclusive Talent Strategy.
The post holder operates at a pan-London system level, working across NHS, academic, local authority, employer and community partners to shape and influence workforce strategy, policy development, and delivery models for the life sciences sector.
While specific targets and objectives will change, the key accountability areas for this post are:
- Leading the development of a system-wide, multi-partner workforce talent model.
- Translating national and regional policy into deliverable and sustainable programmes.
- Exercising a high degree of autonomy to make complex, strategic decisions within broad organisational and system objectives.
The post holder will operate in a highly complex, politically sensitive environment, requiring:
- Advanced judgement in the context of competing priorities and ambiguity.
- Senior-level influencing across organisational boundaries.
- Accountability for programme outcomes, governance, and resource utilisation across multiple stakeholders.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area – in particular inclusive talent or public health (essential).
- Project and Programme Management qualification e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2 or equivalent (desirable).
- Experience of working in partnership with life sciences organisations to design and deliver projects (essential).
- Extensive experience in leading complex programmes and projects (essential).
- Experience of working with inclusive talent initiatives (essential).
- Knowledge of different programme and project management methodologies and training programmes (desirable).
- Experience of facilitation and running events (desirable).
- Experience of training design & delivery (desirable).
Closing date: This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. Once suitable candidates are appointed, this vacancy will close without further notice.
Contract: Fixed term 30 months (Until 31st March 2029)