Research and Innovation Manager RWD & RI (XN08)

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date:

22/01/2025

Research and Innovation in the NHS drives new insights that lead to improvements in care locally, nationally and internationally. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the most research-active NHS Trusts in the country, recruiting >100,000 patients into research since April 2020 and host to multiple NIHR and other externally funded research programmes. More on our work and how we are changing the future of healthcare for the benefit of our patients can be found at https://youtu.be/rGcNzIUckqo.

The use of data and digital technologies has the potential to revolutionise our understanding of human health, treatments and to leverage efficiencies in service provision. Leeds Teaching Hospitals has established a leading role nationally for its use of routinely collected clinical data in research, having established multiple commercial partnerships over the last 5 years.

Main duties of the job

This role within the LTHT Research and Innovation Department will work as part of the Senior Management team and have responsibility for managing the Research Data and Informatics (R-DIT) team. The post holder will lead on the informatics strategy for the research and innovation department, supporting work to maximise the use of data collected through the EDGE research management system and the development and deployment of other digital applications and processes that will support researchers and research managers. They will also support the development of research projects with an informatics component and ensure that projects are delivered on time and to budget. The post holder will also need a strong understanding of Information Governance, ensuring that strong governance and assurance processes are in place for all research projects utilising real-world data. The post holder will need to work closely with other functions within the research and innovation team, including our research delivery teams, as well as a wide range of other partners including the LTHT digital and informatics team, information governance, academic organisations, commercial partners, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and other health and social care partners in the city.

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will need to have a customer-focused approach, a high degree of interpersonal skills, be a self-starter, have a firm understanding of business management within a complex organisation and an entrepreneurial mindset. They will need to be able to work in a matrix management environment, securing resource and support as required from multiple teams working as part of the Trusts Research and Innovation function to help deliver the Trusts ambitious strategic targets.

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