Consortium Programme Manager | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,396 - £80,837 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7690771/282-CR1101 |
Summary
We are seeking an experienced Consortium Programme Manager to oversee all operational aspects of a newly awarded NIHR Brain Tumour Novel Therapeutics Consortium. The Consortium is a world first endeavour to drive national and international brain cancer research aiming to establish the UK as the testbed for oncology innovation, accelerating development of brain tumour therapeutics and championing inclusion of patients with rarer tumour subtypes onto clinical trials across all ages. Key to the success of the Consortium is to establish and maintain complex relationships with researchers across the country, with public contributors, Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission, research funders including brain cancer charities, industry, in order to develop the research and ensure its relevance to the patients.
The postholder will work with individuals at all levels of seniority, comprising clinical, research and management professionals within the public and private sectors. Candidates should have extensive experience of project/programme management and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have significant experience working in complex multi-partner research projects/programmes. They will be proactive and highly organised, with a strong reasoning and analytical skills, administrative experience. They will also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
This is a hybrid role with a combination of on-site (3 days/week) and home working (2 days/week).
This senior role will oversee all operational aspects of the Consortium, supporting the leadership to manage effectively the delivery of the three themes as well as the capacity building and community engagement elements. The Manager will work with the Consortium leadership to establish and maintain complex relationships with researchers across the country, with public contributors, Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission, research funders including brain cancer charities, industry, in order to develop the research and ensure its relevance to the patients. The post-holder will work with individuals at all levels of seniority, comprising clinical, research and management professionals within the public and private sectors.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
• Lead the development and establishment of processes to ensure the smooth running of the Consortium.
• Lead on developing systems for identifying and remedying underperformance on a regular basis.
• Work closely with the Consortium Lead, Co-Leads and founder members to optimise the Consortium activity, recommending and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Work with the Consortium leadership to drive the development and delivery of themes research strategies and strategies for research capacity and capability development plans, patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), engagement with the brain research community, communications, and research inclusion.
• Oversee the Consortium Steering Committee, setting the agenda and ensuring appropriate administration of the Committee. To ensure that appropriate and relevant items are raised for discussion and that the expertise of the Committees is used to feed into the strategy and operation of the Consortium.
• Provide advice to the Consortium Steering Committee on all aspects of the NIHR and the Consortium, recommending courses of action and ensuring all actions agreed by the Committee are delivered.
This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026
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