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Chief Operating Officer

Academy of Medical Sciences
GBR
Full-time
Executive
Hybrid
£120,000 to £140,000 per year
Discovered 1 months ago
Organisational strategyOperational leadershipChange managementFundraisingPartnership developmentStrategic planning

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Role overview

The Academy of Medical Sciences is a charity and National Academy connecting researchers, healthcare leaders, policymakers, industry, and patients.

The Chief Operating Officer will connect key functions and act as an engine of organisational change alongside the CEO and wider Executive team.

Chief Operating Officer remit

  • Connect strategy and planning, finance, people and culture, fundraising, impact and grant assurance, operations, and infrastructure.
  • Lead organisational change while identifying where to deploy influence to achieve results.
  • Broaden funding through charities and foundations, corporate partnerships, philanthropy, and the Academy's trading company.
  • Develop the trading company into an important contributor to funding the Academy's mission.

About the Academy

The Academy improves lives through health research and works to keep the UK at the forefront of medical science.

It funds researchers, builds careers, advises government and Parliament, and supports public trust in medical science.

The Academy has about 100 staff and 1,600 Fellows working across science, policy, practice, universities, the NHS, and industry.

Workplace

  • The role is hybrid, with 50% of the week spent in the London office near Oxford Circus.

Compensation

  • The salary is £120,000 to £140,000 per year.

Application information

  • The closing date is 11:59pm on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Requirements

  • Ability to see the bigger picture and connect strategy, planning, finance, people, fundraising, impact, grant assurance, and operations functions.
  • Ability to act as an engine of organisational change alongside the CEO and wider Executive team.
  • Ability to deploy influence effectively and judge when to act or hold back.
  • Desire to improve health outcomes and strengthen the UK's position in medical sciences.

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