At a Glance
- Tasks: Facilitate design workshops and support cross-border research in digital health innovation.
- Company: Join a pioneering team at DHI, part of a €9.1 million investment in MedTech.
- Benefits: Flexible working, travel opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career growth and international travel opportunities.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of health innovation and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Qualifications: Experience in health, creative industries, or research; strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week), Term: Fixed (36 months, expected end date 31/05/2029). The IDA will support DHI, part of the Health Frontiers €9.1 million investment in digital health & MedTech innovation, to deliver cross‑border research and innovation.
Primary base: DHI’s Rural Centre of Excellence in Moray, Elgin, with activities also at GSA Forres site and other locations as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate design‑workshops, codesign and participatory sessions.
- Support insight generation and consensus building across clinical, academic and industry stakeholders.
- Help companies assess innovation readiness and identify pathways for progression.
- Support events such as seminars, information sessions and capability building workshops.
- Visualise concepts, workflows, current and future state service models.
- Document insights and produce high‑quality design artefacts.
- Collaborate with Innovation Lead, Design Director, researchers, technologists and programme managers.
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience working within higher education, health, care or creative/digital industries, ideally in research, public engagement, technology development or economic development.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently and adapt in dynamic interdisciplinary environments.
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills; confident engagement with stakeholders across academia, health, industry and public sector.
- Demonstrated high level of personal responsibility, initiative, judgment and time management.
- Experience with stakeholder relationships, knowledge exchange networks, and portfolio support is desirable.
Working Conditions
Flexible blended working environment incorporating home‑working, on‑site activity and travel to partner organisations across Scotland, the wider UK and internationally. Regular travel to Ireland and Northern Ireland is required. The post is line‑managed by the Innovation Lead and employs a matrix management approach with the Design Director and Director of Planning and Performance.
Innovation Design Associate (Health Frontiers TIC Project) in Glasgow employer: University of Strathclyde
As an Innovation Design Associate at DHI's Rural Centre of Excellence in Moray, you will be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to advancing digital health and MedTech innovation. Our flexible working environment promotes a healthy work-life balance, while our commitment to employee development ensures you have ample opportunities for growth and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across academia, health, and industry. Join us in making a meaningful impact on healthcare innovation in a supportive and dynamic setting.
