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Job Title: Research Fellow/Programme Manager

Department: School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

Reporting to: Prof Michelle Flood or nominee

Location: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St Stephen’s Green

Contract/Duration: Specified purpose contract, up to 3 years or until 31st March 2029

Remuneration: Up to IUA Salary Scale Research Fellow Point 2 (with annual increment), depending on experience

Closing Date: 27th January 2026

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI’s new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals – with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being.

For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks fifth in the world for “Good Health and Well-being” in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2024. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland.

At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health.

About Our Research

RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI’s research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development.

Summary of Post

The SYNERG-IE Programme is an ambitious five-year programme supported by a €2.5m Applied Programme Grant (APRO) award from the Health Research Board in Ireland. Projects funded under this programme are designed to have an impact on the health and social care of individuals, population health, and the health system in Ireland and beyond.

SYNERG-IE is a multidisciplinary research programme designed in partnership with Sjögren’s Ireland that aims to address longstanding challenges in the recognition, diagnosis, and management of Sjögren's (pronounced ‘show-grins’). Sjögren’s is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting approximately 1 in 200 people that is associated with significant morbidity affecting quality of life. Although relatively common, its complexity means that early signs and symptoms are often missed, leading to delays in diagnosis of ten years or longer for many people.

This programme will adopt a collaborative and inclusive approach, combining the skills of multidisciplinary researchers, the insights of patients, and the needs of healthcare professionals and policymakers to bring about transformative change in Sjögren's care and research. Through involving people living with Sjögren’s and healthcare professionals, the research will reflect the real-world experiences of Sjögren’s and the findings will have maximum impact, leading to tangible improvements in care.

The SYNERG-IE Programme aims to make a difference to the lives of people affected by Sjögren's in many ways. By optimising prescribing practices and medicines use, people will experience more personalised and effective treatments. Co-design approaches will be used to develop improved care pathways to enhance care experiences. National guidance and policies will provide a clear framework for care, reducing the current delays in diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, the increased knowledge stemming from undergraduate and postgraduate education initiatives will improve awareness.

This role may suit an experienced research programme manager or a research fellow who wishes to move into a programme manager role while retaining some research-focused activity. The successful candidate would be supported to pursue career development opportunities based on their own goals, e.g. teaching, grant applications, training opportunities where appropriate with prior agreement.

Specifically, the duties of the post are:

• • Day to day management and delivery of the programme as guided by the programme leadership team.
• • Leadership of specific aspects of the research programme that align with the candidate’s experience.
• • Carrying out management and administrative work associated with the programme including budget management and grant reporting.
• • Convening meetings of the programme executive, leadership team, and steering committees.
• • Providing ongoing line management, support, feedback, and guidance to other team members as required.
• • Representing the SYNERG-IE programme at national and international conferences and events.
• • Engaging with knowledge users, policymakers, professional organisations, and other stakeholders to advance SYNERG-IE’s impact.
• • Coordinating the planning, delivery, execution and review of annual multi-stakeholder events.
• • Convening and liaising positively with members of the PPI Panel and Sjögren’s Ireland
• • Managing team compliance with all funder and institutional requirements re training, data management, and reporting requirements.
• • Complying with statutory legislation and School rules and requirements in furtherance of your own and general staff welfare and safety.
• • Undergoing programmes of training and development as may be required from time to time.
• • Undertaking other duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the PI from time to time.
• • Representing the best interests of the Programme/School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences/University at all times.

The additional duties listed below are indicative, and would be tailored to match the successful applicants’ expertise/background.

• • Disseminating findings to relevant research stakeholders (including academic papers, conference presentations, traditional/social media etc.).
• • Engaging in the broader research and scholarly activities of the research group and participation in internal/external networks where appropriate.
• • Supervising/providing day-to-day advice, support, mentoring, and assistance to postdoctoral researchers, research students, undergraduate students, and other junior members associated with the programme/group.
• • Other tasks which would align with the successful applicant's development and career goals.

Qualifications – (Essential):

• PhD in a relevant subject (e.g. population health, health services research, social sciences, education, human-centred design, service design, PPI, etc.) and/or significant previous experience as a programme manager.

Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):

• • Previous postdoctoral experience/relevant project management experience or equivalent
• • Excellent qualitative and/or quantitative research skills
• • Strong organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise activities and meet deadlines
• • Excellent writing skills and the ability to tailor to different audiences
• • Ability to work in a highly interdisciplinary team
• • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to emerging opportunities/needs/challenges arising

Knowledge & Experience – (Desirable):

• • Previous experience working with clinicians and patients/patient organisations/public in a research context
• • Previous experience supervising others in a team environment
• • Previous experience with managing budgets and grant reporting

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

Application Process

Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter.

Click here to read our Recruitment and Selection Policy for Researcher.

Informal Enquiries:

Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Clarissa Disconzi, Human Resources Department (email: clarissadisconzi@rcsi.ie). All applications for this post must be made through the career's webpage www.rcsi/careers. Clarissa can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by the hiring manager. Please note we do not accept CVs directly.