Project Manager (Health Data Innovation)

Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our rapidly expanding Health Informatics team. The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering complex, technical programmes of work that include providing secure environments for storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.

Salary: £32,354 – £49,645 depending on experience

Hours of work: 37.5hrs/week (Full time) or 0.8FTE

Deadline: 27 July 2025

Date of interview: 13 August 2025

A bit more about the role

We are looking for a Project Manager who will play a critical role in the design, coordination, and delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder health data programmes. Working within the Health Informatics team, the post holder will manage projects that unlock the value of health data across the NHS, research, and life sciences sectors, providing structured plans, progress assurance, and early escalation of risks & issues. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills, alongside a solid understanding of project management principles, ideally in a health, life sciences or digital/data technology settings.

This is a chance to join a fast growing, dynamic company, whose purpose is to turn great ideas into positive health impact. Citizens, academia, health services and industry achieve more working together than in isolation. As part of a national network, we make this happen by bringing together all partners in the health sector, to develop and deliver innovative care.  We are an independent company funded mostly through public money from the NHS, but we work with a wide range of innovative organisations in the public and private sectors.

This post is based in our Cambridge office, with opportunities for hybrid working. Flexible working hours compatible with the role can be considered (including the possibility of working part time). There will be a requirement to attend some in-person meetings both within the Eastern region and nationally.

Salary and benefits

We offer, in addition to a competitive salary, a pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contributions, access to an employee assistance programme, learning & development opportunities, and 27 days paid leave in addition to bank holidays.

How to apply

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by 11:59am on 27 July to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification.

Please ensure that your application contains a positive declaration of your right to work in the UK. If you are shortlisted, you will need to provide the appropriate evidence of your right to work in the UK as we will not be able to progress your application further without this evidence.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact informaticsoperations@healthinnovationeast.co.uk

If you are shortlisted for interview, these will take place on 13 August in person, at our office in Cambridge.

Download the job description and person specification

We are committed to the employment and career development of people living with a disability. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants living with a disability who in the collective opinion of the selection panel meet the essential criteria for the role for which they have applied. If you wish to be considered for this scheme, please advise recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk by no later than the closing date above.

We really encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates, particularly from diverse backgrounds, so that we truly represent the rich diversity of our region.  Please consider filling in an equality and diversity monitoring form.  The completion of this form is entirely optional and there are no consequences for your application if you choose not to provide such information. It will not be seen by anyone involved in shortlisting applicants for interview, or anyone involved in the interview itself. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes only.

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