This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual support the growth and development of the Connect: Health Tech online community during maternity cover. We’re looking for a team player, who isn’t afraid to get stuck in to deliver on shared objectives.

As the Community Engagement Coordinator, you will support the development of Connect: Health Tech, a successful and growing global community of life science and technology researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, knowledge facilitators, connectors, academics and industry experts. You will build and maintain relationships with members, maintaining engagement and activity across the community and its networks.

The applicant will need to have previous experience in a higher education or charity/non-profit environment, and experience initiating, developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships, marketing and organising events is essential. The applicant will also need to be educated to degree level/level 6 vocational qualification and have excellent organising, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as high attention to detail and strong writing skills.

The applicant must have demonstrable experience of growing engaged online communities using bespoke or off the shelf community management platforms. A highly experienced project coordinator able to multitask and prioritise, using your initiative and creativity to maximise outcomes. You will be adept at quickly building collaborative relationships with colleagues and the wider Connect: Health Tech community. Communications are key and you will have experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders using a variety of channels.

Connect: Health Tech (C:HT) is an online community bringing together people who are passionate and innovative in life science and health technologies. Starting out as a University of Cambridge initiative to connect expertise and disciplines from across its university campuses, today the platform supports a thriving global community of over 4,000 professionals and its networks.

Connect: Health Tech joins the dots between medicine and technology: making connections, fostering collaborations and catalysing ideas between biomedical research, cutting-edge technology and clinical need to transform and accelerate healthcare design, development and testing for real world applications

The post will be based at the Milner Therapeutics Institute, a founding partner of Connect: Health Tech which provides physical and virtual space for dynamic partnerships and projects that will unlock the power of emerging therapeutics and technologies.

Temporary cover: This post is fixed-term until 30 September 2027 or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.

Closing date: 23 August 2026

Informal enquiries can be directed to Alexandra Huener, Head of Entrepreneurship ah930@cam.ac.uk quoting reference XZ50451.

To find out more and apply, click here.

Are you a start-up interested in bio-incubator space?

Become part of our vibrant Institute in a much sought after location on Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The Milner Therapeutics Institute has limited space for research intensive, R&D companies, working in an areas related to the Institute’s expertise (e.g. functional genomics, early target discovery, therapeutics). You will be working side by side with academics, entrepreneurs and industry scientists.

To discuss, please fill in this short form.

Bio-spark is an educational entrepreneurship programme that provides support for early-stage scientists, including but not limited to those engaged in a PhD or Postdoc. The programme runs annually from November to June.

Bio-spark provides opportunities to sample different company environments and offers mentorship that may lead to the formation of companies. If you can think beyond the usual boundaries, have an appetite for innovation, and are in search of the intellectual spark that will make a difference to human health, this is the programme for you.

To learn more and apply, visit their Bio-spark webpage.

The Milner Therapeutics Institute is part of Cambridge NeuroWorks, a three-year collaboration with the science funding agency ARIA and multiple Cambridge partners.

Cambridge NeuroWorks supports the development of breakthrough technologies, from electronic brain implants to brain-computer interfaces, designed to improve lives globally. NeuroWorks Fellowships provide funding, mentorship, and a dynamic community to drive bold innvoation in neurotechnology. The Milner Therapeutics Institute provides access to lab space and mentoring support for NeuroWorks Fellows, and brings together academic, clinical and industry partners across technology and therapeutics both in-person and online via Connect: Health Tech.

To learn more, visit Cambridge NeuroWorks.

Connect: Health Tech catalyses connections which spark collaboration at the interface between medicine and technology, tapping into Cambridge’s unique ecosystem to enable partnerships, innovation and future growth.

By strengthening interdisciplinary bridges between academia, industry and healthcare Connect: Health Tech facilitates real-world possibilities transforming innovative ideas into tangible outcomes that benefit society.

Join the community at: connect.cam.ac.uk

The Founders Growth Community is a collaborative effort between the Milner Therapeutics Institute, Babraham Research Campus, o2h group, Illumina Ventures, and Start Codon. The initiative comprises a series of workshops, masterclasses, round tables, and panel discussions, tailored for founders/CEOs in the scale-up, commercialisation, or growth phase. The focus is on exploring what comes next for founders/CEOs in terms of education, learning, and community development.

Visit the Founders Growth Community webpage.