At a glance
- Imperial College Healthcare
- Employer
- £58,133 - £65,261
- 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
Please note that we are recruiting for two full-time equivalent Life Sciences Hub Engagement and Delivery Leads.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and play a key part of a dynamic programme at a pan-London footprint.
The Life Sciences Hub Engagement and delivery Lead will support the Life Sciences Hub Manager to work 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 play a key role in 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 post holder will be support the Life Sciences Hub Manager to successfully deliver the Greater London Authority (GLA) Life Science Sector Talent Board and Hub as part of the Inclusive Talent Strategy.
The key accountability areas for this post are:
- To support the overseeing of the secretariat function for the Life Sciences Talent Board, Hub and Working Groups, including setting priorities and overseeing delivery of pilots through workstreams.
- To maintain and co-ordinate employer, skills/education provider and community engagement through Hub activities at pan-London and sub-regional levels.
- To ensure the Life Sciences Talent Hub acts as a single entry point for employers into the skills system, with clear communication and opportunities for liaison such.
- To deliver pan-London awareness-raising events and campaigns, both through schools and with employment-age residents.
- To link with and maintain existing networks to develop a clear picture of employer skills gaps in life sciences.
- To oversee a comms & engagement workstream that raises awareness of the sector.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Education/ qualifications
- Educated to degree level (essential).
- Evidence of highly specialist knowledge (e.g. master’s level) (essential).
- Clear evidence of either HR or training responsibility (essential).
- Evidence of continuing professional development (essential).
- Relevant postgraduate course or equivalent experience (desirable).
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).
- Ability to analyse data to identify areas for improvement (essential).
- Ability to plan, manage, adjust and deliver complex projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlines (essential).
- A good understanding of the changing Life Sciences and Inclusive Talent environment (essential).
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations and reports to a high standard (essential).
- Has an understanding of research and evaluation methods including mixed methods evaluation and wider impact evaluation tools such as return on investment (desirable).
Experience
- Experience of the design, development and delivery of projects and pilots (essential).
- Experience of working with directors and senior clinicians (essential).
- Experience of working across complex organisational structures (essential).
- Experience of working with local communities and third sector (desirable).
- Experience of working with Life Sciences partners (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)