Data Manager

Location: Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford

Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health) contains world-renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching.

We are seeking an experienced data manager, with a strong background in large-scale database management and excellent programming skills, to help manage and extend the long-running EPIC-Oxford cohort study. The successful applicant will be responsible for the design and implementation of the new database for the new phase of the study, for management of existing EPIC-Oxford databases and datasets including NHS central register data and biobank data, and for collaborating with external organisations to extend and implement new linkage processes for the extended cohort. The appointee will work in close collaboration with the EPIC-Oxford Principal Investigators, Study Coordinator, epidemiologists and statisticians in the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, based at the University of Oxford.

To be considered you will hold a postgraduate qualification in information/data management or related subject. You will have a good experience of working on information/ data management projects, advanced IT skills and excellent programming skills in a statistical language including STATA and/or R. Knowledge in at least one RDBMS (ideally, PostgreSQL or MySQL) would be essential for this post. Experience of managing large databases for sample management in research studies would be desirable.

The post is full-time (although part-time is considered) and fixed term for 3 years.

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday, 15th April 2024.

You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter as part of your online application. The cover letter should clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description.