Job Advert – Chief Operating Officer, NIHR HealthTech Research Centres Network
Wednesday 31 July 2024
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £5 million over 5 years to fund a HealthTech Research Centres Network (the Network) hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The Network will provide coordination and leadership for the NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs), which are national centres supporting the development, evaluation and adoption of innovative health and care technology to support people to live healthier, better quality lives.
A unique opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, dynamic, and transformational Chief Operating Officer, to lead the Network, aiming to transform UK HealthTech into a thriving ecosystem, harnessing and connecting NIHR’s 14 national HRCs to increase their impact via strategic collaboration, industry engagement and cross HRC coordination.
This is a newly created senior position, in which the successful candidate will work at a national level.
Location: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Contract: Fixed term (5 years)
Band: 8d (£83,571 – £96,376 a year, pa/pro rata for part time staff)