Research Lead, Implementation

Salary: £82,100

Closing date: Monday, 24 March 2025

Contract type: Permanent

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.

We are looking for an implementation Research Lead to sit within the Mental Health Translation team. The remit of this team is to identify, fund development, and support the implementation of novel mental health tools and interventions, working with partners as appropriate to ensure reach and sustainability within complex systems including in low resource settings. This may include novel interventions but also modification of existing ones to make them more effective and maximise impact, and may range from the cellular to the societal, whilst all the time paying attention to the specific needs of particular contexts.

In this role you will :

• Help to bridge the gap between development of innovative mental health solutions and their practical application in real-world settings.

• Catalyse the development of scalable and adaptable implementation pathways

• Work closely with the research, influencing and engagement teams at Wellcome to support integration of innovations into broader systems

• Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

To be successful in this role you will have :

• Demonstrated experience in and knowledge of implementation of mental health interventions in the UK

• Track record in developing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support implementation of health interventions

• Track record in delivery of multi-disciplinary initiatives to meet strategic objectives.

To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application

Interview dates: w/c 14 April

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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.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at .