Strategy and Partnerships Lead

The Academy of Medical Sciences is recruiting a Strategy and Partnerships Lead to join our newly created Strategy and Planning team within the COO Directorate.

This is a pivotal role, turning strategic priorities into well-run, high-impact projects and building partnerships that strengthen the Academy's influence across the UK research and health landscape. You will lead complex initiatives from idea to delivery, working closely with colleagues across the organisation and with senior external partners. Using strong project management skills, you will create clarity, momentum and alignment, define outcomes, and ensure high-quality delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape strategy, collaboration and impact at a national level.

The Academy of Medical Sciences sits at the forefront of UK health and biomedical research by bringing together leading expertise to shape policy, drive innovation and improve lives.

We are now building for the future. Through a bold and carefully planned transformation, we are aligning our structure, roles and resources with our ambitions to ensure we are sustainable, focused and ready to deliver even greater impact in the years ahead.

At the heart of this is a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) Directorate, designed to strengthen how we plan, collaborate and deliver across the Academy. Alongside this, we are reshaping parts of our organisation so that our people and resources are focused where they matter most - supporting our Fellowship and the wider medical sciences community.

This is a rare moment to join. You'll be part of an organisation with real momentum, working alongside outstanding colleagues and partners, and helping to shape how a respected national institution evolves.

If you want your work to be purposeful, visible and impactful - and to play a role in advancing medical science and improving health - we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

• Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions - we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%)

• Life assurance at three times your salary

• Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance

• 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays

• Buying and selling leave

• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period)

• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing

• Support through tailored learning and development

• A range of enhanced benefits become available once you've completed your probation period

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 20 April 2026.

Interview date: w/c 27 April 2026.