Role: Technology Project Manager in AI, Health Frontiers - Technology Innovation Centre
Department: School of Engineering
Grade: Business Support Grade 8 (£49,798 - £59,425 per annum)
Responsible to: Principal Investigator
Location: Belfast
Fixed-Term for 24 months / Full-time
Job Purpose
The post holder will manage a research and innovation portfolio in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in the PEACEPLUS Health Frontiers – Technology Innovation Centre at Ulster University.
This role will include managing project reviews, relevant stakeholder engagement and board allocations, projects monitoring (KPI), funder and partner liaison. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a world-class innovation ecosystem developing products to solve globally impactful issues faced by humanity.
Led by Ulster University, which has a 40+ year track record in health technology innovation, Health Frontiers builds upon a 20-year partnership, strengthened by the INTERREG VA Eastern Corridor Medical Engineering Centre (ECME). The programme has been generated to capitalise on the multi-disciplinary MedTech research and innovation expertise in the following ROs: UU (NI); DKIT, DCU, UCD & ATU (Ireland); & DHI & UHI (Scotland). Clinical input will be provided by the SH&SCT, BHSCT, NHSCT in NI. The partners have codesigned research and innovation projects with 25 MedTech SMEs from the Programme area, each to be delivered by a bespoke cross border team, dependent on individual multi-disciplinary requirements.
This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Closing Date: 20th November 2026 at 23.30
Guidance regarding applications can be found here: https://recruitment.ulster.ac.uk/information-for-applicants/what-to-expect-from-the-application-and-interview-process. If you are still having issues, please contact Suzanne McFarlane on sj.mcfarlane@ulster.ac.uk stating the vacancy reference number.
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