Matthew Sample Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

In my 6 years at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) I have established myself as a recognised policy professional, health policy expert and representative for the charity. I provide strategic leadership across Cancer Research UK’s broad portfolio of health policy work, including early diagnosis, cancer service transformation, cancer workforce and health capital policy, and our health inequalities work.

London, United Kingdom

I led for Cancer Research UK on NHS strategy and patient data policy.Within this brief I was responsible for monitoring, developing policy and engaging with key stakeholders within the NHS and civil service on NHS performance and improvement, with a specific focus on system-wide strategies across all four UK nations.I am also responsible for data policy within the Policy and Public Affairs Department, covering issues of data ethics and government, and innovation with an emphasis on data driven technologies such as genomics and artificial intelligence.

London, United Kingdom

I secured a 10-week internship with the Policy Development team at Cancer Research UK, during which I was involved in:Leading a project that developed an estimate for spending on cancer services in England. This included liaising with internal and external stakeholders to develop and refine the methodology for this estimate.Producing a response to a Westminster parliamentary enquiry on health in Northern IrelandLeading a scoping project assessing overseas visitor regulations and their impact on access to cancer treatment for non-UK nationals legally resident in the UK as a potential policy areaRepresenting Cancer Research UK at external meetings with other organisations in the charitable sectorChairing an intern fundraising committee, successfully raising several hundred pounds for Cancer Research UK through an organisation-wide fundraising day

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jesus College, University Of Cambridge

In this role I was responsible for a team of over 60 student ambassadors, directing student-led outreach and widening participation on behalf of Jesus College Cambridge.This role has involved taking part in the planning and execution of events locally in Cambridge, and in our London and Tyne and Wear link areas, to raise educational aspirations and provide support to students from 'non-traditional' backgrounds, in particular in applying to the University of Cambridge - an example of one of these events is a 2 week tour of schools in Tyne and Wear. I have also been involved in the training of the team of student ambassadors, developing resources and presentations to meet this objective.Through this role I have developed an expert knowledge of the Cambridge applications process, including having been trained in assessing personal statements by the Jesus College, Cambridge Admissions Tutor for Recruitment.I have also undertook to increase the online and social media presence of the Jesus College Students Union, expanding our use and the quality of output on social media platforms, curating an Alternative Prospectus, and I am currently developing a blog with contributions from Ambassadors.I have also acted as a student representative as part of the Jesus College Student Union, expressing the concerns of students to the university, which has required liaising with senior management within College, as well as extensive communication with the student body at large.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

I was employed in an 8-week internship within the Policy and Advocacy Department of the Wellcome Trust in the summer of 2017. Over this period, I was involved in a number of projects, such as:- Led on a public relations oriented project, contributing to the overall organisational strategy on Brexit-related priorities through UK and Europe-wide stakeholder mapping- Researched and developed a fully referenced topic paper on 'Data-sharing, Biobanking and Big Data' for the Global Forum for Bioethics Research- Collaboratively developed an internal appraisal report on Artificial Intelligence, working with other interns and liaising with team leaders across the Wellcome Trust- Participated in a number of networking and career development workshops with individuals throughout the organisation- Participated in community outreach and charitable projects with other interns, helping to build a community garden, and a fundraising day for the Bliss neonatal charity