Translational Science Programme Manager - 12 Month FTC

An innovative UK biotechnology company is looking for a Clinical & Translational Programme Manager to support a pioneering development programme in hearing loss.

This is a 12-month, full-time fixed-term contract, which will hopefully move to a permanent role in the future. Part-time and flexible working will also be considered.

This opportunity would suit someone from a scientific, translational or clinically relevant background who also has strong workstream, project or programme management experience. It would particularly appeal to someone who enjoys working in fast-paced, dynamic, hands-on and highly collaborative environments.

Clinical & Translational Programme Manager – 12-month FTC

Location: Remote (with some travel to Sheffield HQ and UK sites)

Salary: £DOE + Benefits Package

Why Join?

• Help support the development pathway for a novel therapy in hearing loss
• Work on a cell therapy / surgical combination therapeutic approach
• Join a small, highly collaborative team working in an area of significant unmet patient need

About the Role

The Clinical & Translational Programme Manager will support coordination and delivery across a broad development programme, helping to keep scientific, clinical, operational and external partner activities organised, visible and moving forward.

The work may span clinical development planning, trial-related activities, translational science, outcome measure development, electrophysiology, patient-reported outcomes, real-world measures, device-related work, surgical pathway considerations, documentation workflows and regulatory planning.

This is a programme management role with meaningful scientific contribution. The principal focus is coordination, delivery and integration across complex workstreams, while bringing enough scientific and methodological understanding to support discussions around study design, clinical planning and development strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination, tracking and delivery of clinical and translational development activities
• Maintain timelines, milestones, dependencies, action trackers and programme reporting materials
• Help maintain visibility across outcome measure, translational, trial-related, regulatory and device-related workstreams
• Coordinate meetings, briefing materials, decisions, actions and stakeholder follow-up
• Support preparation and review of clinical study documents, plans and related materials
• Contribute to discussions around clinical methodology, patient pathways, outcome measures and future development options
• Work cross-functionally with clinical development, clinical operations, scientific, regulatory, quality and external partner teams
• Support documentation, collaboration and external partner workflows

Ideal Background

• A scientific, translational, clinical development or complex therapeutic development background
• Experience coordinating workstreams in biotech, pharma, medical devices, advanced therapies or a related life sciences environment
• Strong project or programme management capability
• Scientific or methodological understanding relevant to clinical study design, outcome measures or development planning
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders, priorities and evolving workstreams
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear plans and actions
• Comfort working in a small, dynamic and ambiguous company environment

Experience in one or more of the following would be highly relevant: hearing loss, audiology, otology, neuroscience, cell therapy, regenerative medicine, advanced therapies, translational science, electrophysiology, patient-reported outcomes, outcome measure development, medical devices or surgical innovation.

No candidate is expected to cover all of these areas deeply. The priority is someone who can bring scientific credibility, structure, pace and coordination to a complex development setting.