Business Operations Administrator

200 staff. Limitless Potential. One team. Cancer Research Horizons.

£25,000 - £28,650 plus benefits

Reports to: Business Operations Lead (CRH)

Directorate: Research & Innovation

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: Sunday 2nd August 2026

Recruitment process: Competency based interview process via MS Teams

Interview dates: Approximately w/c 10th August

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated Administrator to join our Commercial Partnerships Business Operations team. You’ll work closely with specialists in Finance, Business Intelligence and Data Management giving you the opportunity to develop skills across Business Operations and reporting.

The Commercial Partnerships Business Operations team sits within Cancer Research Horizons (CRH), Cancer Research UK’s innovation engine. CRH seeks to bring to life new drugs and technologies to fight cancer, that come from the ideas generated by academic research funded by CRUK.

The Commercial Partnerships (CP) team is responsible for the commercialisation of cutting‑edge innovations, creating the pathway for drugs, biotech and AI to reach patients (‘technology transfer’). Working in close collaboration with colleagues in both Finance and CP, the Business Operations team plays a pivotal role in ensuring that Cancer Research Horizons adopts an insight‑led and data‑driven approach to the translation of these cutting‑edge innovations. As an administrator within the team, you’ll provide administrative and data support enabling the team and CP to function smoothly.

What will you be doing?

• Provide administration support for the Business Operations team, including:
• Supporting finance processes creating receivables, purchase orders, patent fees, new supplier set up, invoice generation and tracking.
• Support data management activities including data entry, validation, cleansing and ongoing maintenance of key datasets to ensure high levels of data integrity.
• Assist with the production and distribution of regular reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for stakeholders across the organisations.
• Assist with the preparation of analyses, presentations and insight reports that support strategic projects and higher-level decision-making.
• Assist with documentation of reporting processes, data definitions and general standard operating procedures to improve consistency and efficiency across the Commercial Partnerships team.
• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of reporting tools, data systems and business intelligence processes.
• Assist with ad hoc analytical data-driven projects, including data collection, preparation and basic analysis.
• Maintaining data integrity and updating fields on our record management system (Minuet).
• Managing the group inbox and internal and external stakeholder expectations.
• Designing, drafting and maintaining processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

What are we looking for?

• A genuine interest in data management, reporting and business intelligence, with a strong desire to develop your analytical skills.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work to a high standard with an eye for detail, working under own initiative and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience of working within an administrative capacity for a team.
• Experience of managing multiple responsibilities and tasks.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office programmes.
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Willingness to support colleagues in a range of work.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours

• General understanding of scientific research and innovation environment including the pharmaceutical drug development process.
• Experience with reporting tools, business intelligence platforms or data visualisation software (e.g. Power BI) would be advantageous but not essential.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

• Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination.
• Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism.
• Human: Act to have a positive impact on people.
• Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively.

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.