Commercial Strategy & Business Development Lead

Salary: £58,225 to £61,759 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 26 July 2026

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the NIHR Innovation Observatory as Commercial Strategy & Business Development Lead.

Alongside this position, we are also recruiting a Head of Delivery.

The Innovation Observatory (IO) supports decision-making across the UK health and care system through the provision of timely insights and early evidence on emerging technologies and innovations. Our work enables more effective and efficient decisions across policy, commissioning and system preparedness, and requires a careful balance between analytical rigour and public accountability.

Our focus is on sustaining and developing this capability so we ca...