ITO Project Manager, Francis Crick
Portfolio Analyst
£54.5-62.7k
More information about location
2+ days a week in office (St Pancras, London)
Biomedical research institute
Be an early applicant
Biomedical research institute
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£54.5-62.7k
More information about location
2+ days a week in office (St Pancras, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To discover without boundaries.
Role
Who you are
- This role suits a self-starter who can take ownership of multiple projects concurrently, identifying and unblocking issues as appropriate, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive the project forward
- Demonstrate previous experience of working as a Project manager
- Need a good understanding of technical concepts e.g. identity management, software development, technical infrastructure
What the job involves
- Reports to: Head of Service Design, Business Analysis & Projects, ITO
- This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the world's leading research Institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future!
- The Information Technology Office (ITO) within The Francis Crick Institute is responsible for the implementation and operation of all IT functions which manage the running of the institute and enablement of science, along with the publication and library services provided to scientists
- Within ITO, the Service Design, Business Analysis & Projects team sits at the centre of Crick people, process and technology to ensure a portfolio of technology projects are scoped, designed and deployed in the best way to deliver business outcomes, in line with Crick Strategy
- You will be responsible for the management of a number of ITO projects across Science and Operations functions, leading on all aspects of the project lifecycle
- This delivery focused role will work across the Crick Science and Operations, to ensure timely implementation of technology outcomes
- Additionally, you will support the prioritisation, planning and tracking of a wider portfolio of projects within ITO, managed currently by other ITO team leads
- This involves gathering and analysing project information so that the status of the portfolio is transparent and any required interventions can be identified and actioned
- Delivery of a broad range of ITO projects, covering different technologies
- Working with project stakeholders, keeping them engaged and informed through appropriate collaboration, reporting and governance channels
- Managing third-party vendors and system implementation partners where required
- Managing the ITO Project pipeline, working with stakeholders and technical teams across ITO to track and prioritise a portfolio of projects, including plans, resources and forecasts
- Create and maintain project lifecycle documents according to need e.g. project definition, project plans, milestone tracking, RAID logs, project closure, lessons learned
- Work on multiple projects concurrently, varying in size and complexity
- Working pattern: Monday – Friday
Application process
- Closing Date: 09/Sept/2025 23.59 GMT
- We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Francis Crick Institute was founded in 2015 through the merger of the MRC's National Institute for Medical Research and CRUK's London Research Institute. Its mission is to push the boundaries of our understanding of how life works, and it is the largest single-site biomedical research institute in Europe.
One of the Institute's strengths is its ability to collaborate extensively with external research groups, boasting partnerships in more than 90 countries. These collaborations, however, pose data protection challenges due to the need to transfer vast amounts of sensitive information across borders. The Institute has addressed this by developing its own Trusted Research Environment toolkit, which allows remote teams to share data securely and compliantly in the cloud.
The institute secured £1 billion in funding back in 2022, and is maximising its effectiveness through the BRIDGE network and investments in AI and machine learning. A notable example is Google’s subsidiary DeepMind establishing a research lab within the institute to enhance biology and genomics research.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$1.3bn
GRANT
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- 28 days of holiday each year, plus three additional days (usually taken over Christmas) and bank holidays
- Defined contribution pension scheme, with the Crick contributing between 3% - 16% of salary
- Life assurance
- Season ticket/car parking loan
- Annual leave purchase
- Childcare support allowance
- Back-up dependent care
- Discounted annual gym membership
- Bike to Work scheme
- Payroll giving
- Shopping discounts
Company HQ
Somers Town, London, UK
Leadership
Paul Nurse
(CEO)The first Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute. Was previously President of Rockefeller University in New York. In 2001 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine as part of a team that discovered the role of protein molecules that control the duplication of cells.
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