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London, England, United Kingdom

National Heart And Lung Institute

Oxford And London

• Development and regular review of business processes to improve the performance and efficiency of the organisation • Member of the Senior Management Team leading the strategic development of the organisation. • Regular reporting, financial and non-financial, to the Director, Board and other key internal and external stakeholders• Financial stewardship of the IDDO grant portfolio (annual turnover of 2million), regularly reviewing organisational finances and strategic planning of resources.• Oversight of that legal agreements on behalf of IDDO ensuring they are in the best long-term interests of the organisation.• Overall management of programme recruitment and staffing issues, particularly helping to shape the organisation through a period of significant growth. • Significant line management responsibilities• Leading and developing the IDDO governance framework and documentation, keeping up with changes in policy and practice in the area of data sharing.• Regular review and support of fundraising activities to ensure sustainability of the programme• Key point of contact with the University of Oxford Tropical Medicine Department, ensuring compliance with Oxford University policies and practices

Oxford & London

WWARN is now part of the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), as above.

Bangkok, Thailand

• Research facilitation and horizon scanning for investigators. • Support to the Programme Director for implementation of programme wide strategic plans and decisions on resource allocation.• Secretary to the Management Committee with oversight of the operational and governance aspects of the Programme. Respon• Pre and post award grants administration including support to senior staff on preparing grant applications and budgets. • Programme lead for contract negotiations to ensure that MOU’s, research agreements and collaboration agreements are in the best interest of the programme• Chair of the Finance Committee with oversight of financial planning; control and reporting; oversight of income, expenditure and project spend; assistance with the audit process; and identification and mitigation of Programme risk.• Programme lead on personnel issues• Leading role in stakeholder communications including with majors funders/donors e.g. Wellcome Trust and Mahidol University (Thailand).• Project Management of Organisation of Programme’s Independent Scientific Advisory Board meetings.

London, United Kingdom

• Secretary to the Immunology and Infectious Disease Funding Committee. Duties included appointment of new committee members, implementation of funding decisions and budget oversight (~£40million p.a.).• Management of wide portfolio of Trust funded research awards in the area of tropical medicine, including strategic programmes in Thailand/Laos and Viet Nam Major and the Grand Challenges in Global Health HIV Programme.• Development and implementation of multi-million pound strategic funding initiatives, taken from concept to award.• Frequent liaison with external stakeholders including advice to senior academics on funding opportunities and grantsmanship.• Strategic development and organisation of international strategy meetings.• Contribution to the development of Wellcome Trust scientific strategy by provision of briefing papers and reports to senior staff.• Trust representative and presenter at scientific meetings e.g. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Grant Writing), Grand Challenges in Global Health (Wellcome Address) • Maintenance of strong and positive relationships with internal stakeholders in Trust divisions, including Technology Transfer, Legal, Communications and Grants Management Division.

London, United Kingdom

• Management of the research portfolio for bovine tuberculosis.• Procurement of new research contracts for the 05/06 financial year, including drafting advert, identifying expert panel, peer review and grants processing.• Scientific lead on the ‘TB newsletter’ (Defra internet). Writing monthly articles to communicate Defra science to the stakeholder.• Compiling Defra responses to parliamentary questions. • Provision of scientific advice to policy groups, other members of the division, the Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) and the public, as required. • Review and monitoring the progress of research through annual and final reports. • Organisation of research steering groups and meetings.

The World

Travelling: SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and the USA.

London, United Kingdom

• Development and analysis of a HSV-1 vector for oncolytic treatment of solid tumours in a phase 1 clinical trial.• Design and implementation of pre-clinical studies.• Mentoring PhD students.• Documentation of experimental results in formal reports in order to meet regulatory approval.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Molecular Pathology

Activities and Societies: Bridge Club

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biochemistry