Location
London, UK (Hybrid - 50% office attendance)

Hours
37.5 hours per week

Salary
£44,340 per annum

About the Role
We are recruiting for two Senior Policy Officers: one permanent role and one fixed-term contract (FTC) of 12 months. Both roles will be line managed by a Policy Manager or Senior Policy Manager. As a key member of the Academy’s Policy Team, the Senior Policy Officer will play an important role at a critical moment for the organisation. This role will help the Policy team to plan and deliver a new set of priorities for 2026/27.

Relevant priorities include, but are not limited to: improving health outcomes in the UK and internationally; mobilising the UK health research system to turn discovery into practice; and making the UK the best place in the world to have a career in medical sciences.

Within these overarching priorities, the Senior Policy Officer is likely to work on distinct policy programmes such as maximising the impact of medical sciences in prevention and early detection; transforming the generation and application of clinical evidence to speed up translation from discovery to patient impact, ensuring equitable inclusion of underserved groups; and making the UK a global leader in responsible, effective and equitable AI and data use across the biomedical sciences.

Experience
- Good understanding of the UK health research and medical sciences policy landscape, and/or related areas
- Experience in scoping, planning and delivering multiple policy projects in parallel to achieve organisational objectives
- Ability to develop knowledge of complex policy topics at pace and identify opportunities for impact
- Strong analytical skills and experience collating evidence from multiple sources
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts, including senior, high-profile individuals
- Ability to work effectively within a diverse, rapidly growing and changing organisation across different departments and sub-teams
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience running impactful policy events, meetings, and engagement activities
- Commitment to inclusive, accessible and evidence-based policy work
- Strong attention to detail
- Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills

About you
- Demonstrates strong organisational and interpersonal skills
- Able to work collaboratively and independently in a dynamic environment
- Committed to delivering high-quality policy outcomes with impact

Qualifications
- Line management experience is desirable but not essential
- Ability to travel around the UK is desirable