Head of Contracting & Intellectual Property

Oxford Health is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join our Corporate Affairs function as Head of Contracting & Intellectual Property

This is a opportunity to play a pivotal role in enabling world-class research and innovation across the Trust. You will provide expert leadership on research contracting, intellectual property (IP) and innovation governance, ensuring robust frameworks are in place to support groundbreaking research while safeguarding the Trust's legal, financial and reputational interests.

Working at the heart of a thriving research environment, you will act as the Trust's principal adviser on research contracts and intellectual property matters, supporting the delivery of organisational priorities and helping to advance National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and partnership research objectives.

Head of Contracting & Intellectual Property is responsible for leading the Trust's research contracting, intellectual property (IP), and innovation governance functions. The postholder will ensure that research and innovation activities are supported by robust contractual, legal, commercial, and governance frameworks, enabling the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of research and innovation across the Trust.

The role provides expert leadership in research contracting, intellectual property management, commercialisation governance, and research collaboration, supporting the Trust's strategic ambitions for research and innovation while managing organisational risk and protecting Trust interests.

The postholder will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including researchers, clinicians, senior leaders, academic partners, commercial organisations, funding bodies, and legal advisers, to facilitate high-quality research and innovation activities that deliver benefits for patients, staff, and the wider NHS.

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" , and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent .

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Taff Gidi Job title: Executive Director of Corporate Affairs Email address: Telephone number:

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.