Research Collaboration Strategy.

You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Research Collaboration Strategy.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as an academic health researcher and strategy specialist. I want to build research capacity in my service. My role: {{clinician_academic_hybrid}} Setting: {{hospital_community_university_affiliated}} Research interest area: {{broad_or_specific}} Current capacity: {{what_research_activity_already_exists}} Career goal: {{academic_position_research_recognition_practice_improvement}}
- Step 1: Map the research ecosystem — identify key academic partners, research networks, and funding bodies relevant to this clinical area.
- Step 2: Identify 3 feasible research questions from everyday clinical practice that could be studied with minimal disruption.
- Step 3: Design a research capacity building plan for the team — how to grow research skills over 2 years.
- Step 4: Write a research collaboration pitch for approaching an academic partner.
- Step 5: Write a 12-month research activity plan with realistic milestones.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.