Band 8a Deputy Head of Contracting Healthcare Data Research

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) Research Development & Innovation department are committed to the responsible use of data to improve patient care and the population's health and well-being. The Post holder will be working within the Research Data Team responsible for managing a range of projects within the Research Data and West Midlands Secure Data Environment Portfolios., The postholder will be required to provide strategic oversight of funding agreements, ensuring that financial operations support the long-term sustainability of research programs. They will be required to negotiate and manage contracts with academic, industry, and public sector partners, fostering collaborations that advance healthcare innovation. By implementing robust financial controls and processes, they will contribute to transparent reporting, risk management, and accountability. The postholder is required to work on their own initiative on a regular basis and manage their own workload; this will require excellent planning and organisational skills. The postholder must be able to communicate information to a wide range of staff groups, i.e. Consultants, data scientists, external stakeholders from both academia and Industry and Work proactively with all Senior members of the Healthcare Data Research team to develop and manage the team serving the Trust's health data research
platforms.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.