# Head of Research Infrastructure **Company**: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Fixed term **Salary**: £75328.00 to £86114.00 **Category**: Research **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9271-26-0426?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_fea87b65-3f3 ## Description Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to lead our Research & Innovation Core Infrastructure function at one of the world's leading children's hospitals. Research is central to GOSH's mission, and this role offers a unique opportunity to shape and strengthen the infrastructure that enables world-leading paediatric research. Working across research, clinical and corporate teams, you will oversee a diverse portfolio including strategic programme management, research data and systems, grants support, capital infrastructure and organisational improvement initiatives. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining operational delivery with strategic development. You will be responsible for leading a team, managing substantial budgets and resources, overseeing major projects, and ensuring that researchers have access to the systems, facilities and support they need to succeed. You will also play a key role in delivering high-profile initiatives including the GOSH Research Accelerator programme, digital transformation projects and research infrastructure investment programmes. We are looking for a motivated and collaborative leader with experience of managing complex services, programmes or infrastructure within the NHS, higher education, research, charity or comparable sectors. **Main duties of the job** You will be comfortable working across organisational boundaries, leading change, managing competing priorities and translating ambitious ideas into practical delivery. In return, you will join a forward-thinking Research & Innovation Directorate and work alongside internationally recognised researchers, clinicians and operational leaders. This is an opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the future of paediatric research and ultimately improve outcomes for children and young people in the UK and beyond. **About us** We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network. We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history. We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues. Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential. **Job responsibilities** The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. **Person Specification** **GOSH Values and Culture** - Our values | Collaboration| Curiosity | Respect - Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. **Academic/Professional qualification/Training** - Master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field e.g. life sciences or medical research - Significant knowledge of NHS R&I infrastructure, funding landscape, and governance - Evidence of continuing professional development/education **Experience/Knowledge** - Senior leadership experience working on both strategic and operational matters in a relevant complex environment, preferably the NHS or a University - Proven track record of effectively managing large budgets to time and target - Proven track record of successfully delivering strategic programmes of work across multidisciplinary teams - Demonstrable experience of leading the development of major external funding proposals (e.g., NIHR, charity funding) in open competition - Significant experience in project/programme management - Knowledge of research data systems and digital transformation - Demonstrable ability to operate effectively across a partnership of multiple organisations - Experience of designing or overseeing process optimisation frameworks within complex organisations - Experience of defining and implementing local policy and influencing national/international policy relating to research and innovation **Skills/Abilities** - Strong strategic thinking and leadership capability including the ability to translate organisational priorities into scalable operating models and transformation programmes - Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyse, rationalise, and apply research information to support the preparation of business cases plans and reports, and monitor impact - Excellent oral and written presentation skills - Demonstrable track record of successful staff line management, proven team leadership, and the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy. - Ability to manage complex portfolios and competing priorities - A team player, with a flexible approach and a 'can do' attitude ## Skills ### Required - strategic thinking - leadership - project management - budget management - team leadership - analytical skills - problem-solving skills - communication skills ### Nice to have - PhD in a relevant field - formal project/programme management qualification e.g. PRINCE2, MSP --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9271-26-0426?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)