Head of People and Culture

Full time, permanent

MRC Band 2 Salary: £61,747 – £75,039 per annum inclusive of allowances

London, UK

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our continuing success, and to work alongside world leaders in medical research and helping them to unlocking the full potential of our people. We are looking for a dynamic individual with a focus on excellent customer service and who enjoys creative problem solving.

• Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills are essential with evidence of the ability to influence effectively at all levels
• You will have a strong commitment to equality and diversity and providing proactive support for colleagues at all levels of the organisation, advising managers, including the Director, on employment issues including recruitment, performance management and contractual issues
• Development and coaching of group leaders, including monitoring of performance, and academic promotion
• Management of the People and Culture team
• Managing the implementation of new ways of working within LMS, including a new ERP system

Applicants should be CIPD qualified or have previous equivalent experience and proven leadership experience in a People and Culture/ HR role within a publicly funded research organisation or higher education setting. You will have sound knowledge and experience of the application of UK employment law and regulations, together with comprehensive knowledge of general People practices

About us

The LMS’s mission is to be at the forefront of ground-breaking biomedical research by:

• exploiting our unique position to drive the translation of innovative research towards improved health and clinical outcomes
• enhancing the public’s interest, understanding and trust in science
• training and mentoring the next generation of leading clinical and non-clinical scientists.

Choosing to come to work at the LMS means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the MRC and UKRI on your CV in the future!

Equality & Diversity:

The MRC values the diverse skills and experience of its employees and is committed to achieving equality of treatment for all. Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. As “Disability Confident” employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.