Head of Data Engineering and Informatics

OverviewWe are recruiting for the Head of Data Engineering and Informatics to join the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) at the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford. The postholder will lead IDDO’s data strategy and ensure delivery against that vision, working closely with IDDO’s Directors and the leadership team.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute initiatives to drive the strategic vision of IDDO as part of the leadership team, combining strategic and operational work to consolidate and enhance the data and technology landscape.

Anticipate and advise on future technology changes that present opportunities for IDDO and its end-users; stay abreast of developments in data science, data visualisation, machine learning and AI tools and apply them to IDDO’s model.

Maintain secure data upload and data sharing systems in line with data protection legislation and University policies and regulations.

Understand and respond to organisational and end-user requirements, translating these into effective data management and informatics solutions and services.

Qualifications

Graduate qualification in a scientific, data or health-related field with significant experience in data management for clinical research and in leading a data management team.

Experience deciphering and managing large clinical datasets and leading complex projects in data systems and processes; experience with informatics and statistical aspects of data management.

Experience as an advanced user of data curation tools (e.g., Tableau, Trifacta, Alteryx) and statistical software packages (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS or R) for data summaries and exploration.

How to applyApplications should be submitted online with a CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria with concrete examples. Please restrict documents to your CV and supporting statement; other documents may be requested later.

Contract and fundingThis is a full-time, fixed-term appointment for 24 months. The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust, Malaria Consortium, the European Commission and Exxon Mobile.

Deadline and referenceApplications should be received before 12:00 noon on 17 September 2025. Please quote reference

181281

on all correspondence.

Details

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Research

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