Business Operations Administrator

200 staff. Limitless Potential. One team. Cancer Research Horizons. Business Operations Administrator £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.

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.

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.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact or as soon as possible.

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.

We're the world's leading cancer charity, dedicated to saving and improving lives with our research. We work to reduce the impact of cancer on people's day-to-day lives through our research, influence and information. We are beating cancer - step by step, day by day. Our work means that people with cancer live better lives through earlier diagnosis and kinder, more effective treatments. Find a purposeful career that will empower you to grow and collaborate with like-minded experts.

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