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Data Architect - Pathogen

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford
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The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford tackles humanity's greatest challenges by turning science and technology into impactful global solutions. Focused on areas like health, food security, sustainable agriculture, climate change, clean energy, and AI-driven government innovation, EIT Oxford blends groundbreaking research with practical applications to deliver lasting results.

A cornerstone of EIT Oxford's mission is its upcoming 300,000-square-foot research facility at the Oxford Science Park, set to open in 2027. This cutting-edge campus will feature advanced labs, an oncology and preventative care clinic, and collaborative spaces to strengthen its partnership with the University of Oxford. It will also host the Ellison Scholars, driving innovation for societal benefit.

The Pathogen Mission highlights EIT's transformative approach, using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Oracle's cloud technology to create a global pathogen metagenomics system. This initiative aims to improve diagnostics, provide early epidemic warnings, and guide treatments by profiling antimicrobial resistance. The goal is to deliver certified diagnostic tools for widespread use in labs, hospitals, and public health.

EIT Oxford fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience, valuing diverse expertise to drive sustainable solutions to humanity's enduring challenges.

We are currently recruiting for a Data Architect to support the EIT Pathogen Programme.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in designing and implementing cutting-edge data architectures to support the pathogen mission. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into robust data models and architectures.

As a Data Architect , you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of our data platform and collaborate with platform and product teams to deliver analytical and AI products to transform pathogen monitoring and diagnostics. You'll be responsible for defining data standards, data models and best practices to ensure the integrity, security, and accessibility of our data assets. Additionally, you'll play a key role in optimising data processes and workflows, driving efficiencies, and fostering a data-driven culture within the organisation.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

Understand and manage the data requirements by working with stakeholders to analyse requirements and identifying those of architectural significance
Formulating the data model and standards to be used by the data platform to support interoperability and federation to support pathogen monitoring and research
Communicating the data architecture to various stakeholder groups within EIT
Developing data architectures including different data flows, data lifecycle, data security, durability, as well as applying consistent documentation standards and architecture methods
Supporting developers and making sure they can realise the data architecture by a combination of mentoring and direct involvement
Responsible for producing architecture artifacts and presenting the work through architecture governance
Verifying implementations and ensuring the delivered systems is consistent with the agreed architecture and meets requirements
Defining architecture data standards are defined to ensure compliance. This may include Medical Device Accreditation (where relevant)
Ensuring that squads have available a set of standard patterns, guidance, and technical standards to help them deliver
Ensuring solutions are documented and assured through defined architecture governance processes

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Knowledge and experience of architecting and delivering modern data platform standards, tools and patterns including data lakes, lake houses, iceberg, data mesh
Experience of architecting, building, and delivering modern data platforms at scale
Familiar with TOGAF and other enterprise architecture frameworks
Experience and knowledge of data governance, data quality, and data cataloguing
Knowledge of master, metadata and reference data management
An understanding of Agile working practices and sprint based methodology
Capable of actively contributing to knowledge sharing
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Knowledge of genomics
Experience with cloud-based data platforms preferably Oracle OCI or equivalent AWS and Azure services
Understanding of federation standards for genomics ( ga4gh)
Understanding of data standards for pathogen data interoperability PHA4GE
Experience of architecting data standards for research environments
Experience with healthcare clinical data and associated standards OMOP , snowmed

Key Attributes:

Collaboration
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Willingness to learn and cross train / upskill in new technology
Willingness to be hands on to explore new technology or develop POC's

Benefits

We offer the following salary and benefits:

Salary: Competitive Salary on offer
Enhanced holiday pay
Pension
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance
Hospital Cash Plan
Therapy Services
Perk Box
Electrical Car Scheme

Why work for EIT:

At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!

Terms of Appointment:

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.

You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.

During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Science
Industries IT Services and IT Consulting
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