Deputy Director of R&I Operations and Performance

This is a newly created role that will be responsible for R&I Planning and Delivery and have oversight of operational delivery, performance and impact. Leveraging existing national infrastructure to develop an excellent translational ecosystem. They will be the next most senior member of the department, act as deputy and will be involved in all aspects of the running of the directorate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the increasingly complex research budget and have an overview of all R&I planning and delivery resources and output across the organisation including:

• The NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre


• Innovation, including early-stage innovation and the Gene & Cell Therapy Service


• The NIHR GOSH Clinical Research Facility


• Non-medical research


• Core R&I infrastructure.


Candidates should demonstrate a strong track record in operational delivery of research projects, ideally with knowledge of working within a BRC, CRF or clinical trials setting. They will bring experience of leading change management and process improvement programmes and encourage a culture cohesive and integrated working across the directorate.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions. Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children's healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.

The UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) specialising in paediatrics is a collaboration between GOSH and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, recently renewed for a further 5 years. This unique partnership enables tangible clinical research from bench to bedside that has already developed a number of new clinical treatments and techniques that are used around the world.

This is an exciting time to join the GOSH Research and Innovation directorate which is undergoing a period of change under the leadership of a new Director who joined at the end of 2023 with ambitious plans for the future., GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.