If you have an interest in working with the Academy of Medical Sciences, we are recruiting for the following vacancies. Please click on the link to view more information and to apply.
Senior International Programme Officer - FTC- 12 months, offered as full time; Salary starting from £34,320 + benefits. Advert, Job description, Apply. Closes 17.00 on 14 August.
Corporate Affairs Officer (maternity cover)- FTC- 13 months, offered as full time; Salary starting from £28,800 + benefits. Advert. Job description, Apply. Closes 17.00 on 16 August.
Grants Officer- Permanent, offered as full time; Salary starting from £28,800 + benefits. Advert, Job description, Apply, Closes 17.00 on 17 August
Finance Officer- Permanent, offered as full time; Salary starting from £28,800 + benefits. Advert, Job description, Apply, Closes 17.00 on 17 August
The Academy of Medical Sciences internship scheme, running for almost ten years, gives PhD students a fully-funded first-hand experience of the medical science environment, from policy reports and consultations to grant panels and career support.
Over a three-month fully-funded internship, interns gain personal insights into how research impacts the wider biomedical system and can build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists and key science and health stakeholders.
Visit our internship scheme page to find out more.
We offer a range of staff benefits including:
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Salary progression
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We have recently introduced a new salary progression framework.
The framework offers opportunities for salary increases at 6 and 12 months. Further increments are available as staff progress through our role and competency framework. We are also committed to regular cost of living and/or benchmarking reviews.
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Location
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Hybrid – both remote and in person time in our offices at 41 Portland Place, London, W1B 1QH
We do not operate a set number of days, however many work towards one day a week in the office or attending face-to-face meetings and events.
We welcome discussion of different working arrangements and locations with any successful applicant.
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Annual leave
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29 days per annum; including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
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Pension
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The Academy contributes 7.5% of gross salary to a Legal & General salary sacrifice pension scheme, with an employee contribution of 3%.
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Life assurance
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3 x annual gross salary
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Season ticket travel loan interest free
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Available to all staff after completion of probationary period
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Family friendly benefits
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We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave and provide coaching for parents returning to work.
We are a family friendly employer and support staff to be present for their families and those they care for through our agile working policy.
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Agile working
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We empower individuals and teams to identify work practices and patterns that enable the organisation to maximise its potential and the individual to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
Our agile working approach operates on the following principles:
1. Open
2. Timely
3. Experimental
4. Connected
5. Respectful
6. Empowered
These principles allow staff to determine how, when and where they work to do their job well and support their wellbeing.
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Wellbeing and mental health
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Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
Regular individual, team and organisation wide wellbeing days.
Seasonal staff connection days
Employee assistance programme including financial and wellbeing advice.
Access to free online counselling and CBT
Cross organisation staff group dedicated to wellbeing that runs activities to support social connection and mental and physical health.
Team of staff mental health first aiders
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
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Regular EDI learning sessions and events connected to religious holidays, social awareness days and cultural celebrations.
Access to EDI training and development sessions.
Opportunity to join a cross organisation staff EDI Forum, with leads for Disability and Neurodiversity, gender, LGBTQ+ and race.
EDI SharePoint with resources including current affairs, podcasts, campaigns, blogs and reports.
We are also a member of EDIS (the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health Research Network), the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion and the Proud Science Alliance, a collective of healthcare and life sciences sector LGBTQ+ networks.
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