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The Government vision for advanced manufacturing is that “by 2035 the UK will be the best place in the world to start, grow, and invest in Advanced Manufacturing.” Ambition to nearly double annual business investment in the sector from £21 billion to £39 billion by 2035. Drive economic growth, increase private investment, and improve resilience in advanced manufacturing frontier industries. Support and commercialise research and scale up innovation, automation, and digitalisation.

Innovation Lead - Life Sciences

Vice PresidentVice PresidentFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 201-500

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

10 days ago

Salary

£58.6K / year

Seniority

Lead

No structured requirement data.

Job Description

Innovation Lead - Life Sciences

Innovate UK

Role Description As an Innovation Lead, you will lead on Innovate UK activity in the Life Sciences Growth Sector Team and for ensuring leading innovations can be developed and maximised by UK business to generate growth and in response to industrial challenges and commercial opportunities. We particularly welcome female applicants as women are under-represented within Innovate UK in this type of role. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities - Collaborate in the development and promotion of our strategy in Life Sciences based on a good understanding of relevant industries and technologies and wider innovation infrastructure. - Lead on the implementation of the strategy to enable industry to develop and commercialise new products, processes, business models and services. - Build positive relationships with relevant bodies and networks such as businesses, trade associations, Catapults, government departments and agencies, private investors, regulatory bodies and research organisations. - Ensure that UK activity is set in an international context and recognises regional strengths across the UK. - Work with Innovate UK and UKRI colleagues and networks on decisions made in your specialist area, to ensure they make sense in the context of the broader organisation, strategically and operationally. - Represent Innovate UK and UKRI at events (such as conferences, meetings, workshops) and in the media as appropriate. - Support impact analysis of Life Sciences programmes and projects. - This is not an exhaustive list and you might be encouraged to undertake any other duties across the wider directorate, commensurate with the Band and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the key experience and/or training. Qualifications - Degree or post-graduate qualification, or equivalent experience, in a subject relevant to Life Sciences. - Up-to-date and broad-based knowledge of innovation in Life Sciences in a commercial environment. - Appreciation of the wider industrial landscape in the UK. - Familiarity with the wider research environment. - Ideally, experience of working across technology fields and with a broad and current understanding of developments in other technology areas. Requirements - A broad and current understanding of the UK and global life sciences landscape, which could include key subsectors, emerging technologies (e.g. data-driven health, engineering biology, advanced therapies), and the innovation pipeline from discovery through to commercialisation and adoption. - Experience of managing a portfolio of activities or investments and tracking related impacts. - Strong experience in managing relationships with various internal and external stakeholders. - Decision making capacity, ability to think and act strategically. - Communication skills. - Insight into the challenges and opportunities facing life sciences businesses, including access to finance, regulation, scale-up, market access, and health system adoption, alongside a passion for strengthening the UK’s global competitiveness in this sector. - The ability to operate with technical credibility across multiple areas of life sciences, combined with strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how businesses grow and scale. - Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across industry, academia, investors, government, and the wider innovation ecosystem. - The capability to provide thought leadership within their area of expertise, contributing to the development and delivery of Innovate UK and UKRI strategies, and shaping priorities for investment and intervention. - The ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, while also demonstrating initiative and autonomy in driving forward activities, programmes, and partnerships. - A strong delivery focus, with motivation to achieve outcomes that support the success of others, including UK businesses, partners, and colleagues, and maximise the impact of public investment. - Knowledge of the UK innovation and policy landscape, including government priorities, funders, and key actors across the life sciences ecosystem. - Demonstrated experience in medicines discovery or development, or manufacturing gained within the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology sector, or a contract research organisation (CRO). - Strong understanding of the medicines R&D&I landscape, including drug discovery processes from target discovery through to preclinical development, including key translational and development challenges. Benefits - 30 days’ annual leave. - 10.5 public and privilege days. - Flexible working hours. - An exceptional defined benefit pension scheme. - Access to a variety of support networks and discount schemes. Travel Requirements Field-based: There will be a requirement to travel, mostly national, and there is some flexibility in this. Innovate UK staff make extensive use of telepresence tools for meetings to minimise unnecessary travel. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Innovate UK is a diverse workforce of people. We believe that encouraging these differences and drawing the best from them will build a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where talents are fully utilised and in which organisational goals are met. Equal Opportunities We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to employing any person who meets the criteria for our roles. Application Deadline Applications must be submitted by 22-07-2026.

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