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Science and Pharmaceutical Role:
Specialist Contract Type:
Fixed term Hours:
Full Time Salary:
£55,400 Closing date:
Friday 10 January 2025 Contract type:
Fixed Term Contract Until 10 October 2025 Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone 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. We are looking for parental cover for a Bioethics Specialist to support an embedded, proactive, and responsive approach to ethics across our research portfolio, with a focus on Discovery Research. The Bioethics Specialist will support the delivery of key bioethics activities, resources, and investments to ensure we have the appropriate evidence, tools, infrastructure, and expertise to enable ethical scientific research and health innovation across our discovery research and solutions areas. In this role you will:
Manage and deliver relevant projects for enhancing an embedded and proactive approach to bioethics across Wellcome's strategic research areas. Undertake research, analysis, and synthesis of evidence on developments in bioethics - including specific research ethics issues as well as approaches for mainstreaming bioethics in research and research funding. Facilitate engagement and networking with funded platforms, networks, and grantees. Work in collaboration with teams across Wellcome to support appropriate ethics analysis throughout the lifecycle of research activities. Work with the Bioethics Lead to further develop Wellcome's thought-leadership on bioethics. Create and maintain institutional resources and tools for addressing key bioethics issues. Contribute to the development and delivery of Discovery Research and the Bioethics programme. Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation. To be successful in this role you will have:
An advanced degree or equivalent qualification in ethics, philosophy, health-related social sciences or medical humanities. Substantial knowledge of current trends in bioethics and the ethical and social issues arising from biomedical research. Experience using research methods to design and deliver research projects. Programme and/or project management skills. Proven influencing, engagement, and stakeholder management skills. Resourcefulness and creativity in applying analytical and problem-solving skills. To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application. Interview dates: w/c 27 January and 3 February. Our Hybrid Way of Working
We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. Our hybrid way of working 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 at the heart of everything we do
We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
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Science and Pharmaceutical Role:
Specialist Contract Type:
Fixed term Hours:
Full Time Salary:
£55,400 Closing date:
Friday 10 January 2025 Contract type:
Fixed Term Contract Until 10 October 2025 Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone 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. We are looking for parental cover for a Bioethics Specialist to support an embedded, proactive, and responsive approach to ethics across our research portfolio, with a focus on Discovery Research. The Bioethics Specialist will support the delivery of key bioethics activities, resources, and investments to ensure we have the appropriate evidence, tools, infrastructure, and expertise to enable ethical scientific research and health innovation across our discovery research and solutions areas. In this role you will:
Manage and deliver relevant projects for enhancing an embedded and proactive approach to bioethics across Wellcome's strategic research areas. Undertake research, analysis, and synthesis of evidence on developments in bioethics - including specific research ethics issues as well as approaches for mainstreaming bioethics in research and research funding. Facilitate engagement and networking with funded platforms, networks, and grantees. Work in collaboration with teams across Wellcome to support appropriate ethics analysis throughout the lifecycle of research activities. Work with the Bioethics Lead to further develop Wellcome's thought-leadership on bioethics. Create and maintain institutional resources and tools for addressing key bioethics issues. Contribute to the development and delivery of Discovery Research and the Bioethics programme. Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation. To be successful in this role you will have:
An advanced degree or equivalent qualification in ethics, philosophy, health-related social sciences or medical humanities. Substantial knowledge of current trends in bioethics and the ethical and social issues arising from biomedical research. Experience using research methods to design and deliver research projects. Programme and/or project management skills. Proven influencing, engagement, and stakeholder management skills. Resourcefulness and creativity in applying analytical and problem-solving skills. To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application. Interview dates: w/c 27 January and 3 February. Our Hybrid Way of Working
We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. Our hybrid way of working 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 at the heart of everything we do
We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
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