Eastern England Secure Data Environment Operational Lead
Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for an Operational Lead to join our rapidly expanding Health Informatics team.
Salary: £69,520 – £86,039
Hours of work: 37.5hrs/week (or 0.8FTE if preferred)
Deadline: 11.59pm Sunday 22 March
Date of interview: first stage – Tuesday 7 April, second stage – Tuesday 14 April
A bit more about the role
The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering complex, technical programmes of work that include providing secure environments for storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.
The Eastern England SDE Operational Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational ownership, performance, service maturity and growth of the Eastern England SDE as a live research service.
As the SDE transitions from a programme-delivered initiative into a sustainable business-as-usual service model, this role provides single-point senior accountability for:
- End-to-end SDE service performance, user experience and operational workflows across access, onboarding and governance coordination
- SDE growth, engagement and adoption across researchers and data providers
- Mobilisation of funded initiatives and new capabilities into sustainable BAU service delivery
Working in close partnership with the Director of Health Informatics & SDE Programme Director and alongside the Programme Delivery Lead and Platform Lead, the postholder will:
- Deputise for the Programme Director on SDE operational matters as required
- Own the live SDE service model and operational delivery
- Lead SDE growth, engagement and service uptake
- Ensure new capabilities are successfully transitioned into BAU
Strategic decision-making and formal governance remain with the Programme Director and established programme structures. This role holds delegated responsibility for operational leadership and service performance. The role also has both direct line management and matrix management responsibilities.
This is a chance to join a fast growing, dynamic company, whose purpose is to turn great ideas into positive health impact. Citizens, academia, health services and industry achieve more working together than in isolation. As part of a national network, we make this happen by bringing together all partners in the health sector, to develop and deliver innovative care. We are an independent company funded mostly through public money from the NHS, but we work with a wide range of innovative organisations in the public and private sectors.
Flexible working hours compatible with the role can be considered (including the possibility of working part time). The role is offered as a 12-month fixed term contract in the first instance. It is a hybrid role with 2–3 days per month required in our Cambridge office (although you can choose to work in the office more frequently if preferred). The role also includes occasional travel across the region for meetings, as well as participation in national events on an ad hoc basis.
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by 11:59pm on Sunday 22 March to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact informaticsoperations@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
Download the job description and person specification
Interview Process:
The interview will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will be a short screening call via Microsoft Teams with the recruiting manager, scheduled to take place on Tuesday 7 April. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to attend a second-stage, in-person interview at our office in Cambridge on Tuesday 14 April.
We are committed to the employment and career development of people living with a disability. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants living with a disability who in the collective opinion of the selection panel meet the essential criteria for the role for which they have applied. If you wish to be considered for this scheme, please advise recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk by no later than the closing date above.
We really encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates, particularly from diverse backgrounds, so that we truly represent the rich diversity of our region. Please consider filling in an equality and diversity monitoring form. The completion of this form is entirely optional and there are no consequences for your application if you choose not to provide such information. It will not be seen by anyone involved in shortlisting applicants for interview, or anyone involved in the interview itself. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes only.
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