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Join the global foundation, Wellcome Trust, as a Senior Research Manager, Vaccines, and shape the fight against infectious diseases.
Overview
Salary
£64800
Location
London, UK - Hybrid
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The Wellcome Trust is a globally recognized charitable foundation striving to enhance health standards through scientific funding, policy leadership, and partnership building. Over the next decade, we will invest £16bn in life, health, and wellbeing sciences to address global health issues such as mental health, infectious diseases, and climate impact on health. Our vision requires not only bold science but also collective efforts.
Role Summary
- The Senior Research Manager, Vaccines position at our Infectious Disease team requires a keen interest and understanding of the global health challenges.
- The successful applicant will play a crucial role in accelerating the discovery, development, and fine-tuning of interventions that counter infectious diseases, with a specific focus on drug-resistant infections and environmentally triggered diseases.
- This position will manage comprehensive research programs, oversee large-scale projects, and establish critical partnerships across various entities.
Role Requirements
- Demonstrable research expertise in immunology or vaccine-related infectious disease.
- Prior experience in academia, industry, a funding body, or a charity.
- Proven competence in managing complex research programs and large-scale projects.
- Exceptional skills in communication, organization, and partnership building.
Application Process Details
- The selected candidate will benefit from a hybrid working model, enabling work from home and office.
- Wellcome Trust prides itself on its diverse and inclusive culture, offering significant employee benefits and development opportunities.
- Diversity and inclusion, openness, and respect for individuality are some of our core values at Wellcome Trust.
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate and health. These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won't be solved by science alone.
The role: We are seeking a Senior Research Manager, Vaccines to join our Infectious Disease team, which is focused on tackling some of the world's most pressing health challenges. Infectious diseases cause millions of deaths annually, disproportionately affecting the poorest communities. Our mission is to accelerate the discovery, development, and optimisation of interventions that prevent and control these diseases. We focus on two critical threats: drug-resistant infections and diseases impacted by environmental change, such as arboviruses and waterborne illnesses.
Job requirements: Candidates should have strong research expertise in immunology or vaccine-related infectious disease, gained through experience in academia, industry, a funding body, or charity. You'll need a proven ability to shape and deliver complex research programmes, manage large projects, and build partnerships across universities, funders, and global health organisations. The ideal candidate communicates complex ideas with clarity—whether writing concise reports, presenting confidently, or engaging diverse audiences—and thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing priorities with excellent organisational skills.
Benefits: Wellcome offers a hybrid way of working, which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office. Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We offer excellent benefits and help our employees to develop in an open, respectful culture where differences are valued.
