Programme Manager (Clinical)

British Society for Immunology

Hours
35 hours per week

Length of contract
12 month

About the Organisation

British Society for Immunology (BSI) is a dynamic membership organisation and learned society, with a mission to drive scientific discovery and make a positive impact on health. With over 5,000 members and a remit across academia, industry, and healthcare in the UK and globally, we run many valuable initiatives to connect our community, champion career development for our members, and catalyse change for the benefit of research, clinical delivery, and public health.

Driven by our values and behaviours, we are a high-performing, forward-thinking, and solution-focused organisation. We value teamwork and actively seek other opinions to ensure we can deliver to the highest standard, as well as commit to reflecting upon our work to ensure a continual improvement culture. We welcome applications from individuals who are inspired by our values and behaviours.

About the role

The Programme Manager (Clinical) has responsibility to manage the BSI’s projects and partnership portfolio in the clinical space and lead on their delivery. The role holder will use outstanding project management skills to deliver specific projects on time and on budget, meeting all milestones. For internal projects, this includes overseeing the work of our Clinical Immunology Professional Network (BSICIPN).

This role will also drive initiatives to deliver our programme of work on vaccines to accelerate the development and deployment of effective and affordable vaccines to deliver patient benefit. These projects will require extensive interaction with partner organisations, including NHS, charities, funders, government bodies and industry and a good knowledge of the policy arena in these areas.

This role will also work to secure funding from external sources to enable the delivery of projects. The role will be highly visible both within and external to our organisation and will act as one of our primary interfaces with the clinical and research communities, funders and other stakeholders. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships to successfully deliver projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within an ambitious and innovative science and health membership organisation to deliver a range of impactful projects, as well as build interesting and important partnerships in a dynamic field of clinical research and service delivery. 

Responsibilities

Strategic Development:

• Maintain and develop an ambitious clinical partnership portfolio plan, working with the Director of External Affairs, to support the BSI’s mission and deliver on our strategy, with a particular focus on clinical immunology
• Work with the Director of External Affairs to a) develop new innovative and impactful partnerships within the sector; b) seek and secure income from relevant sources to support the delivery of BSI projects
• Lead on writing bids and applications for external funding to support BSI activities from a range of organisations

BSI Clinical Immunology Professional Network (BSI-CIPN):

• Managing the smooth running of the BSI-CIPN Steering Group, ensuring that committee meetings are well planned and productive. Managing the BSI’s relationships with key individuals on the BSI-CIPN Steering Group, including
• Chair and Special Interest Group leads, and ensure that BSI-CIPN represents the interests of all professions working within clinical immunology
• Oversee the implementation of the BSI-CIPN strategic plan to support the clinical immunology community to ensure they deliver on their objectives and are impactful. This includes activities of the BSI-CIPN Special Interest Groups
• Oversee the work of the BSI-CIPN Clinical Guidelines Special Interest Group to ensure that the organisation responds to appropriate consultations in a timely and inclusive manner, as well as driving forward the development of our own clinical guidelines
• Ensure the BSI-CIPN is an active partner in wider networks aligned to clinical immunology, maintain key strategic relationships, and manage overall stakeholder engagement

Partnership Project delivery:

• Lead on planning, coordination and delivery of allotted partnerships, particularly in the vaccine development and deployment space
• Build strong relationships with partners across industry, policy, academic, and clinical spheres, and work collaboratively to ensure the successful delivery of projects
• Strong understanding of key policy issues relating to vaccine development and deployment, and use this knowledge to build strong influencing strategies for projects
• Support the work and development of the BSI’s Immunotherapy Forum and associated activities as required
• Manage the work of partnership committees or working groups as required, ensuring the smooth running of meetings and that objectives are met
• Plan and execute external events relevant to the delivery of our partnership work, e.g. roundtables and workshops
• Manage the evaluation of the partnerships to assess impact
• Work across the BSI staff team and through membership to maximise the impact of our partnership projects

Communications and Relationship Management:

• Develop and manage a network of key external relationships in the clinical immunology and vaccine sectors across industry, funders, charities, NHS, academia, and government bodies
• Independently represent the BSI at meetings with external organisations and senior stakeholders, including giving talks about our work
• Work with our communications team to proactively seek and exploit opportunities to promote the outputs, activities and achievements of our projects through a variety of outlets
• Work with external partners and colleagues to drive campaigns, contributing relevant content and supporting their development and reach.
• Develop statements, documents, presentations, and written and oral briefings for the President, Chief Executive, Trustees, and key partnership contacts ahead of meetings/events as appropriate

Monitor and Respond to key Developments:

• Monitor key developments in immunology and in the wider clinical and healthcare sector through official and informal networks and analyse their impact on our work
• Monitor key developments in the wider health and life sciences policy arena and analyse their impact on our work
• Identify upcoming key opportunities and how the BSI can take advantage of them

Other Responsibilities:

• Undertake any other reasonable duties which may arise occasionally, and which are commensurate with the general level of the post and as requested by the Director of External Affairs
• Responsible for budgets within these areas of activity
• Deputise for the Director of External Affairs when required
• Manage additional interns, freelancers and/or other staff if required
• Occasional national travel and occasional weekend working

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Education & Experience Essential:

• Significant experience in a managerial-level position
• Experience in managing partnerships within the clinical sector
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the UK clinical sector
• Proven track record of successful project management of a large and varied portfolio, particularly those involving multiple partners.
• Strong level of IT literacy
• A proven ability for good judgement, to manage confidential issues and demonstrate tact and diplomacy
• Proven track record in developing productive relationships with external organisations, consortia including NHS, industry, government, research groups and NGOs
• Experience in identifying and planning new partnership opportunities
• Experience in developing and managing complex multi-partner projects and national and international networks

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the clinical landscape relevant to the immunology sector
• Knowledge of the research and clinical landscape relevant to vaccines
• Budget management experience
• Knowledge of membership organisations and learned societies
• Proven track record of securing project funding from external sources

Skills and Behaviours Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across the organisation and with other stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of media and to diverse audiences
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to work independently across multiple projects
• Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to pick up on stakeholders’ sensitivities
• Professional confidence with the ability to represent the organisation and our sector expertise confidently with a range of contacts
• Business awareness with the ability to use your internal and external insight to champion our cause and input
• Ability to understand complex subjects, problem solve, and construct persuasive arguments
• Ability to work autonomously without supervision, making decisions or requesting managerial support as appropriate
• Highly self-motivated, capable of working independently as well as collaboratively
• Demonstrates a positive, calm and collaborative attitude across all aspects of work

Required Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate

Compensation & Benefits

• 28 days of annual leave, in addition to public holidays

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely
• Monthly travel to London is required.

How to apply

• To apply, please email a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to [email protected]. The deadline for applications is Friday, 16th January 2026
• If you have any questions or require any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, contact us at [email protected]

Interviews

• We request no contact from agencies. Due to the number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the application deadline.
• Online interviews will be held in the week beginning 26th January 2026

Policies

Driven by our values and behaviours, we are a high-performing, ambitious and forward-thinking organisation that values teamwork and collaboration. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds who are inspired by our values and behaviours.

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