Senior Innovation Advisor

About Health Innovation West of England

Commissioned by the Office for Life Sciences and NHS England, Health Innovation West of England drives programmes to speed up health innovation creation and adoption. The goal is to improve population outcomes while boosting economic growth regionally and nationally by supporting companies and innovators in scaling, job creation, and investment.

Role Overview

The Innovation Discovery and Development team leads engagement across health technology sectors—including services, digital, medical technology, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals—with companies and local health and care partners. The team uncovers priorities and challenges, works with NHS England, OLS commissions, and commercial players to offer guidance on commercialization, market access, and real-world validation. It also collaborates to foster NHS-commercial partnerships that expedite adoption of impactful solutions across the West of England.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a broad portfolio of innovations at varying development stages, ensuring comprehensive gap analysis and tailored support plans.
• Design and deliver bespoke support packages aligned to universal, enhanced, and distinctive offers of the Health Innovation Network.
• Serve as liaison between innovators and health/care systems to facilitate knowledge sharing, feedback, and strategic advice guiding development.
• Plan and execute a range of events and activities involving innovators, industry, and system stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to identify system priorities and promote innovative solutions across health and care pathways.
• Oversee daily line management of staff and task management of cross-disciplinary colleagues within project timelines.

Candidate Profile

We seek a motivated individual passionate about improving patient outcomes through innovation, who combines industry experience with NHS expertise. The successful candidate will support a dynamic innovator support function, enhancing the ecosystem of promising healthcare innovations to enable transformative impacts in the West of England.

Work Environment & Travel

Based at headquarters in Bristol, with an agile working approach, the post involves regular travel to the office, other regional sites, and national meetings/events.

Diversity & Inclusion

We value diverse perspectives, encouraging applications from all communities to build a vibrant team representative of the population served.

Contact

For more information or informal discussion, please contact Claire Denyer, Programme Manager – Innovation, at [email protected] or 07387 064735.