Senior Manager Low Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), Discovery Research

Salary: 79300

Closing date: Sunday 22 February 2026

Contract type: Permanent

Interview dates: 1st stage (W/c 23/03 and 30/03) online/Remote; 2nd stage: face to face

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science leading policy and advocacy campaigns and building partnerships.

We plan to spend 16bn over the next ten years funding new discoveries in life health and wellbeing and taking on three global health challenges: mental health infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold discovery research we support. Our mission in Discovery Research a strategic programme within the Discovery Department at Wellcome is to generate new knowledge that has the potential to transform life health and wellbeing in ways we cant always anticipate. We fund researchers the UK and in LMICs across disciplines and career stages creating the conditions for ambitious and transformative research ideas to flourish. By investing in tools technologies and research cultures we aim to remove barriers and enable breakthroughs that improve health for everyone.

We take a long-term view supporting research that spans from fundamental biology to social sciences. Our approach includes regular funding opportunities for both investigator and team-led research programmes major long-term investments and directed initiatives in critical fields to catalyse new research approaches. Diversity and interdisciplinary collaboration are at the heart of our vision ensuring richer insights and more impactful discoveries.

We are looking for a Senior Manager: Low Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working

You will be working within the Discovery Research team forming part a sub-team that enables and supports programmes which crosscut the whole of Discovery Research strategic programme. Other programmes include: Clinical Research Discovery Awards and Bioethics. Within this context the Senior Manager for LMICs will play a pivotal role in advancing Wellcomes commitment to equitable and globally inclusive science by convening funding and shaping initiatives that strengthen LMICled discovery research. The role will lead the development and delivery of the LMIC workstream deepens relationships across diverse research ecosystems identify strategic opportunities and ensures that principles of equity trust and partnership are embedded across all programmes and collaborations

What will I be doing

In this role youll lead and develop Wellcomes LMIC led discovery research work by shaping programmes partnerships and insights that strengthen our global research impact.

You will scope plan and deliver key projects that strengthen Wellcomes LMICled discovery research leading and advancing this workstream while building effective partnerships across teams and portfolios to maximise strategic opportunities and shared doing so youll play a central role in convening funding and integrating LMICfocused research activities that help drive forward Discovery Researchs overall objectives.

You will work collaboratively across teams to drive strategic objectives embed equity and trust and ensure Wellcomes LMIC research activities are coherent influential and aligned with our mission.

As a Senior Manager: Low Middle-Income Countries you will

• Lead and oversee the LMICled Discovery Research portfolio shaping its evolution and delivering projects and initiatives that support Wellcomes strategic objectives

• Developing effective engagement approaches for LMICled applications monitoring progress and ensuring learning and insight inform future funding and programme development

• Building a deep understanding of LMIC research ecosystems and using these insights to shape new initiatives partnerships and outreach across Discovery Research and Wellcome

• Identifying and cultivate new opportunities with funders research institutes industry and thirdsector partners to advance LMICled discovery research

• Drive strategic projects and programmes from scoping and planning through to delivery ensuring alignment with the Discovery Research Strategy.

• Embedding equity trust and collaboration across all LMICfocused programmes working closely with teams across Wellcome to ensure joinedup activities and organisational buyin

• Representing Wellcome externally providing leadership across key initiatives managing risks and ensuring highquality outputs while contributing to an inclusive organisational culture.

Is this job for me

This role is for you if you bring deep expertise in discovery research and LMIC research environments alongside experience leading complex highprofile programmes in large organisations. Youll thrive here if you are an effective collaborator and influencer confident navigating international research ecosystems and building partnerships that drive meaningful impact. If youre motivated by equity evidencedriven decisionmaking and advancing global research through thoughtful leadership this could be an excellent fit for you.

To apply for this role please submit an updated CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Minimum Criteria:

• Advanced degree in life or medical sciences with a breadth of research interests and expertise related to discovery research.

• Proven significant experience of working for a research funder or another funding related role in Africa or SE Asia or in the UK to support low-to-middle income country research.

• Experience of shaping and delivering programmes to support research in low-to-middle income country settings with multi-disciplinary teams at a variety of scales.

• Proven record of managing departmental or cross-departmental projects of varying size to a successful conclusion

• The ability to demonstrate a breadth of research interests and expertise in a relevant field through relevant work experience in an academic industrial funding agency or charity setting.

Applications Questions:

• Using examples please provide evidence to demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as outlined in the job description (Up to 500 words)

• Using short summaries please provide specific details of up to two different initiatives or projects you have been directly involved in that are relevant to this role. For each initiative or project please use up to 250 words to describe your role (e.g. team leader team member) the purpose of the activity (i.e. its aims) and the major contributions you personally made.

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Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment in which people can perform at their best.

At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

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