Head of Research Data & Technology, NIHR BioResource for Translational Research, Cambridge
We are recruiting the Head of Research Data & Technology, who will ensure the development, execution and leadership of the Research Data and Technology strategy that is transformational in its ambition and underpins the delivery of the overall NIHR BioResource mandate.
The role has overall responsibility for 4 teams, consisting of circa 40 people: Bioinformatics, Data, Information Security and Governance and IT Infrastructure & Systems. As part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) the role is actively involved in overall BioResource strategy and planning.
To succeed in this role, you will need to have senior management experience in a relevant field, in a complex environment with a diverse range of technical and generalist stakeholders, the ability to manage and develop large, professional teams, and experience in overseeing major projects with an organisation wide impact and complex development and implementation plans.
What we offer:
- The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, an attractive pension scheme (employer’s contribution is 14.5%). and 41 days’ annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.
- This appointment is full-time, 37 hours per week; part-time to 80% will be considered. Work-life balance is important, and we are open to discussion on flexible working, including hybrid working.
- The post is available on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2028 in the first instance. NIHR BioResource is funded by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) on a 5-year funding cycle.
- Our offices are on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus CB2 0QQ (approximately 2 miles south of the city centre). This appointment requires a Research Passport application.
- Benchmarked salary and benefits, hybrid working options, and a great team culture included. Salary: £62,728 - £66,537 (Grade 10)
Please apply now by contacting Tarquin Bennett-Coles at Compass Carter Osborne for more details on this role on tarquin@compasscarterosborne.com.
Senior Study Coordinator (Maternity Cover), NIHR BioResource for Translational Research, Cambridge
We are recruiting a Senior Study Coordinator to play a key role in research study support which underpins the NIHR BioResource's operational model. The successful candidate will work directly with the Research Studies Recall Manager and Principal Investigators and research teams for each study to ensure the recruitment and recall of volunteers to fulfil study recruitment requirements.
The post holder will manage a team of Study Coordinators and undertake responsibilities for successfully coordinating and delivering NIHR BioResource Stage 2 research studies. This involves the set-up, initiation, conduct, monitoring, and archival of Stage 2 studies.
To succeed in this role, you ideally have experience of proven success within a research-led clinical setting focusing on the coordination of volunteers for research studies/clinical trials as well as protocol development and implementation. You must also have excellent IT skills, including a high level of competence with Microsoft Office, and demonstrate relevant experience in line management, excellent organisational skills and the ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload across different groups of researchers and professionals, as well as across centres.
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Closing date for applications: 7 September 2025
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The NIHR BioResource
We provide the major, nationally accessible resource to improve healthcare and the long-term prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.
We have over 340,000 consented volunteers, from the general population and patients with common and rare diseases. Having provided their samples, BioResource volunteers are willing to be recalled to participate in academic and industry-led experimental medicine and clinical research studies.
Our participants don’t take part in clinical trials but provide lifestyle, health and genetic information that speeds medical research.
NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease; enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.
Our principal funding body is the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the nation’s largest funder of health and care research.