Senior Data Lead for the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative

Senior Data Lead for the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative
Exeter (Hybrid)

Job details

Salary:The starting salary will be from £49,250 to Grade G, per annum pro rata depending on qualifications and experience.
Package:Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/type:Admin, Professional, Managerial
Date posted:28/01/2025
Job reference:R99833

Job description

Research Division

This new full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Data Lead for the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative. The successful applicant will work with the Director of the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative to develop and lead the UK Functional Genomics Initiative (FGx) Data Coordination Centre (DCC). The Senior Data Lead will be responsible for providing high-level oversight, leadership and management of the staff and activity in the DCC. Through close collaboration with the Director, the FGx Executive Board and external partners, they will oversee a team tasked with building and testing bespoke applications for data management and analysis and develop and maintain robust data management processes for the FGx initiative, maximizing the integrity, quality and completeness of the data collected. The postholder will also have a key leadership and strategic role as part of the FGx Executive Group, providing senior business and data management expertise and input to drive the development of innovative and reliable information systems solutions to underpin the delivery of the FGx initiative portfolio and its overall business operation. The Senior Data Lead will oversee the management of data from a wide portfolio of research projects, and you may be required to develop expertise in new areas.

About you

Successful applicants will be talented, versatile research data specialists, working to a professional standard with up-to-date skills. You should have demonstrable experience of managing and curating complex, large and/or rapidly changing datasets, supplemented by an understanding of open research and the principles of FAIR data and how that is applied within an academic research setting. This experience could have been acquired working in industry or via a PhD degree that required significant application of research data management and/or data engineering techniques. Given the research focus for this post, prior experience of contributing to academic research projects involving genetic datasets is desirable.

About the Research Software and Analytics team

You will join a rapidly growing team of dedicated, friendly and enthusiastic technical professionals with a diverse set of interests and backgrounds. We value collaboration, respect and an openness to innovative practices and ways of working. We adopt a flexible, hybrid working style with some home working. Every member of the team is part of the academic community and collaborates with researchers across the university to further the impact of Exeter research.

About the research you will support

The successful candidate will support the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative (FGx), a £28.5m investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in collaboration with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with the aim to advance our understanding of how genomic variation influences human physiology and disease. As part of the FGx Initiative, we are establishing a scalable data-sharing platform focused on the scientific priorities of the FGx initiative. Datasets across diverse modalities will be linked and annotated according to requirements for federated analysis. This role will be based at the University of Exeter but work across all partners involved in the wider FGx Initiative and will build a team of different skills and roles to staff the Data Coordination Centre (DCC).

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

1. 41 days' leave per year
2. Options for flexible working
3. Numerous discounts at leading retailers
4. Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle-to-work scheme
5. Sector-leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks’ full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks’ full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
6. Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 per cent of our research is of international quality and 47 per cent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world-leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world on our website. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast-growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries, we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further information

Please contact Katie Finch, Head of Research Software and Analytics.

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