Becky joined Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNY ICB) in April 2023 as Programme Director for the newly established Innovation, Research and Improvement System (IRIS). Prior to joining HNY ICB she worked in the Innovation, Research and Life Sciences team at NHS England, where she worked on the development and launch of the NHS Innovation Service and supported the delivery of the Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP). Before joining the NHS, she worked in academic research and completed her PhD in oncology and molecular biology at the University of Hull. On completing her PhD, she worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Manchester and later held the role of Translational Research Manager, overseeing the Wellcome Trust Translational Partnership Award and the Translation Manchester Research Network.