Director of Digital Partnerships

Key Duties and Responsibilities To have a focus and overarching responsibility for developing, promoting and exploiting partnership opportunities within the Yorkshire and Humber region which utilise the regions health, wellbeing and lifestyle data assets To be part of all relevant/ appropriate interactions between potential partner organisations and the regions digital assets, overseeing and facilitating a common approach, where possible, around key areas such as data access, cost, value and terms of engagement- ensuring a fair and equitable arrangement for the region and its assets. Working up a Yorkshire and Humber digital offer which outlines the regions assets, skills and capabilities which can be used when communicating with potential commercial collaborators or clients To sit across all areas of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter for Yorkshire & Humber, identifying cross-cutting commercial opportunities and inter-dependencies within each of the themes/outcomes. To take a
strategic view of the regions digital commercial potential, identifying opportunities and avenues to explore and gaps which need filling To better market and promote the regions digital assets and knowledge (e.g., Yorkshire and Humber Care Record, DATA-CAN Digital Innovation Hub) locally and nationally/internationally to public/private sector organisations interesting in working with or utilising these assets To identify and explore opportunities to actively value - and where appropriate - commercialise the regions assets, exploring new areas of opportunity for existing assets and identifying new assets which can be commercialised To proactively interact and form relationships with solution providers from the private sector, exploring opportunities for commercial engagements with the region To create a pricing structure around the regions data assets that reflects both the cost and value and is flexible enough to meet the needs of a variety of customers (e.g. NHS, academia, commercial).
To act as a connector locally and nationally, having a thorough picture of the regions assets, knowledge and activity and connecting groups around common priorities and activity. There is a clear opportunity for the role to both connect groups within Y&H, but to also facilitate connections between Y&H and other national/international organisations where there is commonality. To deliver against specific outcomes and ambitions of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter: taking the best from across the region, supporting it to be brought together, further developing/utilising it to solve the regions challenges, and identifying associated commercial opportunities. Working closely with ICS to facilitate connections and mobilise around specific opportunities to pitch for NHS/NIHR funding which permits work towards developing centres of excellence To own and be responsible for delivering all commercial aspects of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter e.g. managing approaches and
generating opportunities for system-system integration of YHCR To identify new opportunities and potential revenues within the remit of the Digital Health and Wellbeing Charter that deliver health benefits to the region and help support the cost base of the regions digital assets.