Susie Crossman is the Programme Manager at the Centre for Capacity Research where she manages Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine-based research consortia and oversees numerous sub-awards. Her responsibilities as Programme Manager include budget monitoring, forecasting, and reporting, contract development and negotiation, staff recruitment and line management, and monitoring project progress and reporting to funders. She also participates in research activities and contributes to peer-reviewed publications to publish findings. Susie works with her research colleagues to prepare, develop, and submit grant applications and she showcases the research outputs of the Centre for Capacity Research through promotion and dissemination activities. She has a diverse background in project management having worked on projects spanning neglected tropical diseases, drug discovery, vector control, sickle cell disease, and research capacity strengthening.