C-FURTHER PROGRAMME LEAD
Salary : £80,000 - £95,000 pa depending on experience
Reports to : Chief Business Officer
Department : Research & Innovation
Contract : Permanent
Hours : Full time 35 hours per week (flexible-working requests for compressed hours will also be considered if it meets business needs)
Location: Stratford, London with high flexibility (we would expect you to be in the office on average 1-2 days per week) There will be quarterly international travel with this role.
Closing date : Sunday 31st August at 23.59 This vacancy may close earlier if a high number of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found, so please do not delay submitting your application to avoid any disappointment.
We’re looking for a Programme Lead to drive the C-Further initiative—an ambitious programme focused on accelerating breakthrough therapies for children with cancer.
This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape strategy, oversee delivery across core workstreams, and represent C-Further globally. You’ll lead high-performing teams, manage multimillion-pound budgets, and build strategic partnerships across academia, industry, government, and the patient community. As a visible ambassador for the programme, you’ll champion patient involvement and inspire collaboration to bring hope to children and families affected by cancer.
WHAT SKILLS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- PhD (or equivalent) in a scientific or healthcare discipline, ideally oncology/technology-related
- A visible, vocal leader who proactively promotes C-Further activity, building relationships with the external research community and potential partnerships, becoming a thought-leader in the childhood cancer community. Comfortable representing the organisation at high-profile conferences and events.
- Experience of fundraising against initiatives in either commercial or philanthropic settings.
- Experience in leading complex strategic priorities or initiatives for research organisations, ensuring successful design and delivery against the objectives.
- Ability to inspire and lead a matrix project team, building effective collaborative relationships. Able to provide clear direction and guidance to workstream leads, while delegating delivery and holding them to account.
- Understanding and experience of the therapeutic discovery and development process, including the commercialisation and route to market.
- Able to monitor strategic trends in the field and key developments that may influence strategy, approach or risk associated with the initiative.
- Track record in identifying, building and maintaining strategic partnerships to deliver against a complex research, partnership and fundraising strategy.
- Experience in delivering and navigating governance structures to ensure informed decision-making and appropriate escalation. Able to build effective relationships with senior and executive stakeholders internally and externally.
- Understanding of the necessary legal, contractual and governance framework required to enable and operationalise complex research initiatives.
- Able to work effectively with leadership across internal teams and departments to deliver on shared objectives or deliverables, and to negotiate access to support, expertise or resource for the initiative.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human : Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
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