Director of Research & Health

Can you improve the health of a region?

That’s the challenge that you will have if you become the Director of Research & Health for North West Cancer Research. If you live in our region you are up to 25% more likely to experience cancer in your lifetime, more likely to be diagnosed late and sadly you will be more likely to die of cancer than the national average. Those are the statistics that, working with others, we need to change.

This is a big job, and a big challenge, but you won’t do it alone. You will work with the CEO, the Trustees and the staff team at North West Cancer Research. You will also have the resources available to put in place your own team.

This information pack will tell you more about North West Cancer Research, what we have done in the past, where we are now and what we want to achieve in the future. We have a long track record of funding great research and in recent years we have innovated to start providing education, outreach and information to help people reduce their risk of having cancer, recognise the early symptoms and live with and beyond it. Our campaigns can be eye-catching and trail-blazing, but we also want to be in homes, classrooms and community groups across the region delivering accessible information to people from all backgrounds.

We recognise that we can’t do this alone and that the work and resources of one organisation isn’t enough. For this reason, you’ll be an interface between North West Cancer Research and NHS Commissioners, Providers, Public Health Teams and other charities working in the health space. You will have the connections and knowledge to ensure that our work is aligned with the programmes being delivered by others across the region. Finally, we want to connect to patients and patient support groups around the region to understand how we can support them and how we can learn from their valuable experiences.

If you are interested in a big challenge, and if you want to make a big difference to our region, then please do read on.