Research Manager, Epidemics and Epidemiology

Salary & Contract Details

Salary: £44,000 - £55,000 Closing date:
Sunday, 6 September 2026 Contract type:
Fixed Term Contract
- End date: late October 2027 Interview dates: 1st stage (w/c 28/09 + w/c 5/10) online/Remote; 2nd stage: face to face: TBC

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 committed to spend £16bn in the ten years to 2032, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

Wellcome’s Infectious Disease team is dedicated to tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Infectious diseases cause millions of deaths annually, disproportionately affecting the poorest communities. Our mission is to accelerate the discovery, development and optimisation of interventions that prevent and control these diseases. We focus on two critical threats: drug-resistant infections and diseases impacted by environmental change, such as arboviruses and waterborne illnesses.

Through partnerships, advocacy and evidence-based action, we aim to ensure that research translates into equitable, accessible solutions for those who need them most.

We are looking for a Research Manager, Infectious Disease
- Epidemics and Epidemiology to join our team on a fixed term contract.

You will be working with the Research Lead within the Infectious Disease Strategic Programme. The Epidemics & Epidemiology team advances research across epidemiology, disease surveillance, and outbreak response, strengthening the evidence base to inform intervention strategies and policy for a range of infectious diseases. This fixed-term role provides continuity across existing pathogen genomics and cholera projects within the Epidemics & Epidemiology portfolio, including coordination with international partners and tracking research progress.

You will also contribute to Wellcome’s outbreak response work. You will join a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of research funding, outbreak response, and global health policy.

In this role, you will deliver and manage projects aligned to the Epidemics & Epidemiology team’s work across funding, convening, and knowledge sharing within the Infectious Disease strategy. You will lead day-to-day project management for a portfolio of existing awards and activities. You will work closely with colleagues across the Infectious Disease programme and external partners to ensure research is well coordinated, effectively delivered, and achieves impact.

• Manage a portfolio of Epidemics & Epidemiology awards, acting as a key contact for grantees and overseeing delivery from setup through to completion.
• Drive research activities by tracking progress across funded and partner-led studies and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to funding decisions through technical assessment of applications and participation in review processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with researchers, international organisations, partner funders and external advisers to enable collaboration.
• Monitor project progress, risks and budgets, and provide clear updates to senior colleagues on delivery and outcomes.
• Produce briefings, situation updates and summaries, and collaborate across teams to share knowledge and deliver work to agreed standards.

This role is well suited to someone with a strong background in infectious disease epidemiology who is looking to apply their expertise in a research funding and strategy environment. You may have gained experience in academia, public health agencies, international organisations, NGOs, or clinical settings. You will be comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously, synthesising complex scientific evidence for different audiences, and building credibility with researchers and partners.

• Have a strong background in infectious disease epidemiology,…