ELIXIR Hub is seeking an experienced project and people manager to lead the Project Management Unit within the dynamic and international team at the ELIXIR Hub in Hinxton, UK. The ELIXIR Hub is located alongside the EMBL-EBI on the Wellcome Genome Campus, and has excellent facilities in an attractive campus environment in the Cambridgeshire countryside with transport provided to nearby Cambridge and Saffron Walden.

As Head of Project Management, you will lead and develop a team of senior project managers and administrative support to ensure that ELIXIR effectively manages its portfolio of external grants. The Project Management unit also leads the overall implementation of good project management practice within ELIXIR. The PMU is responsible for interfacing and effectively collaborating with EMBL grants and administration functions to ensure budgeting and reporting processes are effective and efficient. As part of the ELIXIR Hub you will collaborate closely with technical coordinators and external relations functions at the ELIXIR Hub as well as with colleagues at our 21 ELIXIR Nodes throughout Europe.

You will require solid knowledge and understanding of European research infrastructures, research programmes, principally Horizon 2020, and a solid background in the life sciences. Excellent coordination and project management skills, strong people leadership and experience of negotiating, managing and reporting EC research projects are critical to the success of the role.