Position: Chair of the Health, Care, and Life Sciences Research Group Advisory Board
Organisation: Curia โ Independent, Not-for-Profit Policy Institute
Location: UK-based (Remote with occasional in-person engagements)
Application Deadline: 17th March 2025
About Us
Curia is a leading independent, not-for-profit policy institute dedicated to transforming policy into practice. Our work spans across health, care, and life sciences, driving innovation and actionable change to improve lives. Curia engages with governments, clinicians, industry leaders, and researchers to address the most pressing challenges in healthcare policy and delivery.
Members of the advisory board include former Chief Executives and Senior Executives with decades of experience from the UK healthcare system.
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The Role
Curia is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to Chair the Advisory Board of our Health, Care, and Life Sciences Research Group. As Chair, you will provide strategic oversight, guidance, and thought leadership to ensure our work remains impactful and aligned with the needs of the UK healthcare system and its global connections.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Advisory Board, fostering collaboration and ensuring a strategic focus on policy-to-practice initiatives.
- Shape the groupโs research agenda, driving impactful outputs in health, care, and life sciences.
- Act as a key ambassador for Curia, enhancing the organisationโs profile across healthcare and policy networks.
- Provide high-level advice on emerging healthcare challenges and opportunities.
- Leverage your expertise and network to attract partnerships and funding opportunities for the groupโs projects.
- Support the development of internal events, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, and act as a key representative of the Advisory Board at internal events.
- Additional external parts of the role include chairing meetings, speaking at launch events and occasional media appearances, representing Curia UK.
Please note, Curia UK covers all expenses; however, as a not-for-profit organisation, we are unable to reimburse for time.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone with:
- A background at a senior clinical or policy level in the UK healthcare system, ideally within the NHS, government, or a related organisation.
- A specialist interest in health, care, and life sciences, with proven thought leadership in these fields.
- Experience advising or leading in research, policy development, or healthcare strategy.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders across sectors.
- A commitment to advancing innovative and actionable solutions for health and care challenges.
- Someone with previous chairing experience.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to shaping health, care, and life sciences policy at a critical time. As Chair, you will influence the future direction of Curiaโs impactful work and make a tangible difference in how policy translates into practice.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV or resume, along with a brief statement outlining your interest and suitability for the role, to Chief Executive ben.howlett@curiauk.com by 17th March 2025.
For More Information
If you have any questions about the role or the organisation, please contact ben.howlett@curiauk.com.