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The Academy of Medical Sciences – Translational Partnerships Specialist
The Academy of Medical Sciences – an independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK – is looking for a Translational Partnerships Specialist to help turn the Academy’s convening power into practical partnership activity that supports research translation.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a defined portfolio of translational activity with research and health system partners, ensuring workstreams are delivered to agreed quality, timescales, and allocated resources.
- Manage day-to-day delivery, risks, and issues across your area of work, escalating decisions and dependencies to your line manager where appropriate.
- Set and manage work priorities for yourself and, where relevant, others, contributing to effective team delivery within agreed objectives and governance frameworks.
- Coordinate deep-dives, workshops, and round tables into defined areas where the UK can build advantage, supporting evidence gathering and structured analysis of translational barriers.
- Work with partners and Academy colleagues to develop practical solutions and commitments, turning analysis into deliverable actions that can be monitored and reported.
- Use evidence and insight to contribute to discussions with government, funders, Fellows, regulators, industry, charities, and the wider research community.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with partners across the health and research system, identifying opportunities where Academy convening and expertise can add value.
- Contribute to partnerships that bring in external capability and insight, including from industry, public funders, research charities, regulators, and healthcare provider organizations.
- Support partner engagement with judgement, pace, professionalism, and care, helping to secure realistic commitments and shared ownership within agreed objectives and governance.
- Provide regular reporting on progress, risks, issues, and resources to the Director of Translation and Enterprise, escalating where appropriate.
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Skills and Experience
- Strong professional experience in a relevant area such as biomedical science, policy, programme delivery, grants management, stakeholder engagement, translational research, or life sciences innovation.
- The ability to synthesise evidence, interpret varied and sometimes novel issues, applying judgement, experience, and evidence to develop practical solutions.
- Credibility with stakeholders in the UK research, science, health, policy, or life sciences environment.
- Experience of supporting or managing partnerships and turning shared ambition into deliverable plans.
- Experience of managing a defined area of work, project, or specialist function to agreed quality, timescales, and resources.
- The ability to operate with a good level of autonomy within clearly defined objectives, priorities, and governance frameworks.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary and pension.
- 26 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays.
- Option to buy or sell annual leave.
- Additional paid closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Hybrid and flexible working.
- Health, wellbeing, and employee support programmes.
- Cycle-to-work scheme and everyday benefits.
- Structured learning and development.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.
- Enhanced occupational sick pay.
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.
Salary:
£55,340 per annum.
Contract and Hours:
Permanent, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.
Location:
Hybrid/London W1B 1QH (50% office attendance).
Closing date:
Midday on 2 August 2026.
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