Access Governance Manager - 12 month FTC

We are hiring an Access Governance Manager on a 12 month FTC. In this role you will be supporting our Head of Access Governance and our other Access Governance Manager, where you will be responsible for managing the access board and supporting processes. The ideal candidate will have experience managing, developing and supporting junior team members. Once a month, the team meet up to collaborate on shared projects or work on new processes, if you're happy with this commitment, than please apply!

Our Future Health will be the UK’s largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to detect, prevent and treat diseases. We are a charity, supported by the UK Government, in partnership with charities and industry. We work closely with the NHS and with public authorities across all nations and regions of the UK.

Our plan is to bring together 5 million volunteers from right across the UK who will be asked to contribute information to help build one of the most detailed pictures we have ever had of people’s health. Researchers will be able to use this information to make new discoveries about human health and diseases. So future generations can live in good health for longer.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Managing and running an effective access process to facilitate efficient access to research datasets. 
• Plan regular reviews of the Access Board activities and ensure adequate reporting across other governance structures, including providing regular progress reports for various boards. 

• Managing and developing a team who will be responsible for the oversight and management of the Access Process. This includes recruitment of new team members and onboarding new starters.  

• Facilitating quick and efficient turn-around times for responses on research proposals submitted by researchers. 

• Serving as the primary point of contact for access queries internally and externally. 

• Overseeing the sample access management and re-contact frameworks. 

• Developing and delivering training for the access team to manage access queries from researchers. 

• Developing strategies and initiatives to ensure engagement with key internal and external stakeholders. 

• Supporting the Head of Access Governance and Executive Director of Ethics, Compliance and Governance. 

• Working with relevant subject matter experts or champions across Our Future Health and the relevant Boards to help advise on ethical issues.  

To be successful you will need to have experience of some of the following:

• Experience in governance processes in health research or a relevant policy environment, for example in an academic, NHS, industry or charity setting

• Experience in managing and developing access processes in comparable research projects and other relevant organisations

• Experience managing teams

• Ability to identify and respond to challenging access-related questions. 

• Awareness of ethical and legal issues (and professional debates) relating to genetics/genomics, the handling and storage of human tissue and storage and around access to personal and health data

• Experience of managing and developing robust and effective governance processes 

• Knowledge of workings of relevant external authorities and regulatory agencies

• Understanding of regulatory roles and requirements in research ethics and research tissue banks

• Experience in developing policy and compliance training
• You'll have experience working with people at all organisational levels. 
• Change and project management skills, including the ability to manage time well, prioritise effectively and handle multiple deadlines. 

• Ability to undertake large, long-term projects, develop alternative methods to complete them and implement solutions. 

• Ability to use independent judgement and discretion when making majority of decisions. 

• Detail-oriented approach needed to recommend and implement strategic improvements on a range of ethical and regulatory issues. 

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.  

• Passionate about making a global impact on healthcare and research. 

• Salary up to £42,000 - £48,000
• Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
• 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
• Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments.
• Career Growth & Development – £500 per year to spend on Learnerbly, our learning platform, plus regular appraisals and development opportunities.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
• Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
• £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
• Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements

Join us - let’s prevent disease together.

Closing Date - Monday 28th April