Senior Project Manager

at  Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join the NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRC) Network, playing a pivotal role in both strategic operations and industry engagement across the UK’s leading health technology research initiative. This role combines high-level operational management with specific focus on developing and maintaining crucial industry partnerships.
The Senior Project Manager serves as deputy to the Chief Operating Officer, providing strategic leadership and operational oversight across all Network functions while ensuring continuity of day-to-day activities. They will work with the industry workstream leads to deliver on the Network’s industry engagement initiatives by cultivating relationships with key industry bodies and coordinating engagement programs, including events, mentoring sessions, and a placement scheme.
Success in this role requires maintaining knowledge of the HealthTech landscape while supporting professional development across the Network. The position demands excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to represent the Network at high-level industry meetings and events.
You will play a dual role in providing operational leadership while driving forward our industry engagement strategy. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, you’ll deputise across Network operations while taking specific responsibility for developing and maintaining crucial industry partnerships that accelerate healthcare technology innovation.
The position will also provide direct line management to the Network Core Team (grades 4-7), handling staff development, appraisals, and recruitment in collaboration with Trust HR.
In their operational capacity, they maintain effective working relationships with all 14 HRCs, facilitating cross-network collaboration and supporting regulatory and early device development activities. The role encompasses monitoring performance metrics, managing quality assurance processes, and contributing to annual reporting and strategic planning.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Working with our Industry workstream leads, you will coordinate complex stakeholder relationships across our 14 research centres, building strong connections with industry bodies such as ABHI and BIVDA while overseeing the development of industry guidance, mentoring programs and strategic events. Your role involves managing both high-level strategic initiatives and ensuring effective day-to-day operations, requiring excellent diplomatic skills and the ability to navigate the complexities of healthcare innovation.
As part of the network, you’ll help shape the future of HealthTech in the UK by facilitating collaboration between industry, healthcare providers and regulatory bodies. The ideal candidate brings significant project management experience from healthcare or life sciences, with a proven track record in stakeholder management and operational leadership. Strong communication skills and strategic thinking are essential, as is the ability to work effectively in a complex, matrix environment. Knowledge of medical device regulations and NHS procurement processes would be advantageous.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 4 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust’s legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager

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