NIHR Cancer Portfolio Lead

We are looking for someone who can:

• Maintain an overview of NIHR's cancer research portfolio, including commissioning portfolio analyses where appropriate, to enable a clear articulation of the cancer research funded or supported by NIHR and to identify where gaps exist.
• Provide coordination in cancer research funding and draw together the various relevant cross-NIHR funding streams to synergise and maximise the potential outcomes.
• Work with other cancer research funders, such as Cancer Research UK, to coordinate and join up research funding across the landscape.
• Contribute to the responses to Parliamentary Questions and Ministerial Briefings on issues relating to cancer research, often at short notice.
• Represent NIHR at meetings with external stakeholders in the cancer research field, including Cancer Research UK , and the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
• Work with relevant research managers, to oversee major NIHR/DHSC cancer research funding such as the DHSC financial contributions to the running of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
• Providing expert advice to DHSC Science, Research & Evidence colleagues on the cancer portfolio.
• Undertake ad hoc special project work relevant to cancer research.
• Act as a focal point for cancer-related support questions such as nominations for funding committees and/or review of draft documents.
Organisational Relationships
• The postholder will work collaboratively across all NIHR Coordinating Centres which fund or support cancer research.
• Working across the broader UK cancer research landscape, including with other research funders, research institutions and charities.
• There will be a close working relationship with colleagues in the Department of Health & Social Care's Science, Research & Evidence Directorate.