Life Sciences Hub Manager: Sponsorship Available

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and lead a dynamic programme at a pan-London footprint. The Life Sciences Hub manager will play a central role in working with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and connecting life science employers, educators, healthcare organisations and innovation partners. Together, we are helping to turn the sector’s workforce priorities into practical action and creating clearer pathways into high-quality careers for Londoners. They will step in as a leader that will oversee a dynamic team of three to work collaboratively with life science clusters across London, such as Paddington Life Sciences, to deliver a programme that strengthens talent pipelines at scale and supports the continued success of this vital sector.

The Inclusive Talent Strategy is a vital early step in delivering the London Growth Plan. It aims to ensure that all Londoners can benefit from growth by building a skilled workforce and helping more people access high-quality jobs, while making it easier for employers to find the talent they need. This will involve working in partnership with employers, skills and employment providers, and government to make the system more responsive to London’s economic needs, and make it easier for businesses to find talent.

Main duties of the job

The Life Sciences Hub Manager provides senior strategic leadership and oversight for the design, development and delivery of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Life Sciences Talent Board and Hub, a key component of the Inclusive Talent Strategy.

The post holder operates at a pan-London system level, working across NHS, academic, local authority, employer and community partners to shape and influence workforce strategy, policy development, and delivery models for the life sciences sector.

While specific targets and objectives will change, the key accountability areas for this post are:

  • Leading the development of a system-wide, multi-partner workforce talent model.
  • Translating national and regional policy into deliverable and sustainable programmes.
  • Exercising a high degree of autonomy to make complex, strategic decisions within broad organisational and system objectives.

The post holder will operate in a highly complex, politically sensitive environment, requiring:

  • Advanced judgement in the context of competing priorities and ambiguity.
  • Senior-level influencing across organisational boundaries.
  • Accountability for programme outcomes, governance, and resource utilisation across multiple stakeholders.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area – in particular inclusive talent or public health

Desirable

  • Project and Programme Management qualification e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in partnership with life sciences organisations to design and deliver projects.
  • Extensive experience in leading complex programmes and projects
  • Experience of working with inclusive talent initiatives

Desirable

  • Knowledge of different programme and project management methodologies and training programmes
  • Experience of facilitation and running events
  • Experience of training design & delivery

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 20 August 2026

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