Research and innovation associate

Shape the future of informed consent in healthcare

£60k, Remote, Full time

Concentric team

Who we are

We're a small, friendly, clinically-led team building Concentric for the benefit of patients and clinicians. Join a team delivering significant impact at a national scale, with 7,500 clinicians, and 25,000 patients using Concentric every week. Read more about the team and why we're working on Concentric.


Be at the forefront of transforming how patients and clinicians make decisions together. This is a rare opportunity to join an award-winning healthtech company where your research will directly impact patient care across the NHS and beyond. Design, coordinate and execute on research and innovation projects that drive our product forwards, and evidence our impact.

The opportunity

We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented researcher to become the driving force behind Concentric's evidence base and innovation pipeline. We're seeking a dedicated research professional to coordinate our expanding research portfolio, secure innovation funding, and showcase our impact to the healthcare community. As our Research and Innovation Associate, you'll have the unique chance to bridge clinical research with cutting-edge health technology, creating measurable improvements in patient experience and clinical outcomes.

You'll work as the right-hand to our Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder, Edward St John – a Consultant Breast Surgeon and Associate Professor, with extensive domain expertise in consent and shared decision making. This close collaboration offers unparalleled access to clinical expertise and leadership mentoring, positioning you at the heart of strategic decision-making.

Working as the central coordinator for all research and innovation activities, you'll manage multiple workstreams simultaneously — building evidence, collaborating with external partners, securing funding, and communicating findings — requiring someone who can confidently operate at the intersection of healthcare research and commercial technology development.

Your impact

As the right hand to the CMO, you'll translate ideas into actionable research plans that help shape the future of Concentric Health. You'll coordinate across multiple workstreams, building evidence that demonstrates our clinical value while identifying new opportunities for growth and innovation.

This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, giving you visibility across the entire organisation. Concentric is the most used digital consent application in the UK, used by over a million patients annually with 18,000 active clinicians. Your findings will influence product development, inform clinical practice, and ultimately improve patient care in direct and tangible ways.

Key responsibilities

Grant seeking, writing and coordination

  • Identify relevant funding opportunities from national and international sources (e.g., NIHR, Wellcome Trust, Innovate UK, NIH (US),)
  • Develop compelling grant proposals in collaboration with clinical and technical teams
  • Build and maintain relationships with potential academic and clinical research partners
  • Coordinate multi-site grant applications and manage reporting requirements
  • Track grant application outcomes and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities

Active research execution and support

  • Coordinate research activities internally and across partner healthcare organisations
  • Support clinicians at partner sites in research design, data collection, and analysis
  • Serve as the consistent point of contact between Concentric Health and external research collaborators
  • Synthesise research findings from multiple sources to inform product development
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer between research sites and internal teams
  • Develop and execute research protocols to evaluate Concentric's impact on clinical outcomes and workflow efficiency

Collaborate with internal teams on product innovation

  • Coordination of specialised innovation projects including:
    • Scoping for new features and offerings and aligned grant funding
    • Evidence generation strategies to validate platform effectiveness
    • Exploration of patient reported complications
  • Translate innovative concepts into actionable research and development plans
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and approaches for potential incorporation into Concentric's offering via grant funding

Research communication and dissemination

  • Develop research and innovation content for the website including writing blog posts, articles, and other content highlighting research findings
  • Prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals in collaboration with clinical partners
  • Represent the business at academic and industry conferences
  • Liaise with Royal Colleges and specialty associations
  • Build relationships with healthcare media outlets for dissemination of research findings

Qualifications

Essential:
  • Demonstrated experience in managing or conducting healthcare research; clinician with research experience, substantial experience working in healthcare research, or master's degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g. health services research, clinical research, public health, or related discipline)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex research findings into accessible content
  • Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder projects or initiatives
Desirable:
  • Understanding of research funding landscape with track record of successful grant applications or funding acquisition
  • Experience in digital health research or evaluation of health technologies
  • Publication history in peer-reviewed journals
  • Experience with research ethics applications and governance
  • Knowledge of ontologies or structured clinical data

Salary and benefits

  • Salary: £60k (with the principle that we aim to match an equivalent clinician salary excluding on-call allowances) + EMI share options.
  • Advertised as a full-time role, but applications preferring less than FTE will be given equal consideration.
  • We work remotely, with employees mostly in the UK. Office/co-working costs are covered, and we'll pay for any equipment you need to do your job. To get the balance of spending some work and social time co-located together, we hold 'team weeks' every few months, in a nice location (costs covered by the company).
  • 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
  • We are committed to supporting our employees' personal development. This role will allow a development budget.

How to apply

To apply, please email your CV to connor@concentric.health. Please include a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you're interested in joining Concentric. 2-minute intro videos are encouraged 'Why you would be ideal for the job'.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th May 2025

Key colleagues in this role

Edward St John headshot

Edward St John

Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder

Edward is a consultant Breast Surgeon and Associate Professor with extensive domain expertise in consent and shared decision making. As your direct manager, he'll provide unparalleled access to clinical and research expertise.

Bowie Lau headshot

Bowie Lau

Ontology Clinician

Bowie is one of our ontology clinicians, working with clinician users to develop the Concentric ontology, and is a bridge between our users and research activities.

Dafydd Loughran headshot

Dafydd Loughran

Co-founder and CEO

As CEO, Daf leads Concentric's strategic direction and growth. His background as a surgeon and healthtech innovator gives him unique insight into both clinical needs and business opportunities in healthcare.