HealthPolicyandSystemsProgrammeLead

**Health Policy and Systems Programme Lead ** **Department: **​ Policy, Information & Communication (PIC) **Contract** : ​ Permanent​ **Salary** : £70,000 - £80,000 **Hours: **Full-time (we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements) **Location:** ​ Stratford, high flex, with one to two days per week in the office. Flexible working requests to be home-based within the UK or to be based at another CRUK site will be considered. **Closing date: **17 June 2026: 11:59pm ​​ **At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.** As the world’s leading cancer charity, we are at the forefront of the global fight against cancer, bringing together millions of people who share our determination to beat it. For over 120 years, we’ve been making discoveries that have saved countless lives, and which benefit millions of people around the world each year. Yet, the challenge of cancer remains, we have so much more to do. We want to live in a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. This role sits within CRUK’s Health Policy and Systems team. It provides leadership for the development of CRUK’s views on key issues in health policy, systems and services, and is a key component of our approach to influencing national policy and health systems activities in all 4 nations of the UK. In this role, you’ll be our informed expert on health policy and health systems. You’ll work with colleagues to ensure that CRUK maintains a robust, relevant and credible set of positions in areas that support our core purpose of improving cancer outcomes for UK populations. **What will be some of the main responsibilities?** * Lead a small team delivering a portfolio of work developing CRUK’s positions on priority health policy and health systems topics to inform short, medium and long-term influencing activities aimed at improving cancer outcomes across the four nations of the UK. Example topics include health/cancer budgets, national governance for cancer strategi