The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) is part of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. It is key component in delivering the vision for St Thomas’ MedTech Hub. The Institute is housed in a new building on the St Thomas’ campus, bringing together King’s research excellence with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s leading clinical practice and the Medical Device sector’s commercial innovation power and talent, engaging multinationals, SMEs and start-ups simultaneously. Its vision is to accelerate the clinical impact of MedTech innovation by building robust MedTech ventures. It aims to become the hub of all MedTech activity in London and the UK by building a strong ecosystem of all key stakeholders in the industry. 

 

The Clinical Innovation Associate supports the design, delivery, and growth of LIHE’s clinical innovation programmes by serving as a key interface between clinicians, healthcare providers, MedTech companies, and internal teams. The role combines programme coordination, clinician engagement, outreach, thematic development (e.g. surgery, digital health), and partnership building to accelerate the clinical translation of innovative health technologies.

 

The role reports to the Head of Clinical Translation and Governance and works closely with the Research Translation and Innovation Manager, the Venture Manager and the Director of Commercial Operations and Partnerships to support the delivery of LIHE’s MedTech programmes and partnership activities in relation to clinical translation.

 

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30/09/2026