Assistant Data Manager

Contract: Fixed Term until 30^th April 2024. Full-time

Location: Singleton Campus

To deliver its sustainable top 30 ambition Swansea University needs a professional services workforce with the differentiated skills necessary to ensure that it can deliver excellence through efficient and effective systems and processes that harness innovations in technology. 

The UKSeRP (UK Secure Research Platform) is a technology set developed within the Population Data Science group within the Swansea University Medical School. Swansea University participates with organisations in the UK and globally, to distribute knowledge and experience around the platform. To assist with the storing and secure sharing of research datasets for the purpose of assisting research activity.

Following the success of supporting the SAIL databank, the infrastructure used to provide SAIL databank was identified as being suitable to host datasets for other research groups within Swansea and following interest from organisations in Australian and Canada, implementation exist in 2 locations outside of the UK.

The technical team within the Population Data Science Group develop solutions to aid research activity and improve the accessibility to research datasets by exploring the latest opportunities offered by open source and vendor based products.

The post holder will take specific responsibility for assisting the Data Manger with coordinating data streams from across the breadth of Wales.  This will entail liaising across two management teams and assisting in defining, developing and maintaining a range of software applications to assist with the collection, validation and transportation of the data.

Applicants should be educated to degree level in computer science (or a related field) or have attained suitable work experience and should possess knowledge of SQL coding and/or SQL Server.

Excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of teams are key to success in this exciting and challenging role.

• Overseeing the processing and storage of existing data streams
• Assisting in the definition, development and implementation of new data streams and SLA’s
• Managing communication between teams across sites to ensure single goal is achieved
• Organising and planning work streams with third party suppliers
• Provision and maintenance of technical and user procedural documentation
• To research new technologies and practices and contribute these to the benefit of the team
• To take a proactive role in the management of data security and keep knowledge of information governance and confidentiality regulations up to date
• To fully engage with the University’s Performance Enabling and Welsh language policies
• To promote equality and diversity in working practices and to maintain positive working relationships.
• To lead on the continual improvement of health and safety performance through a good recognition of the risk profile and the development of a positive health and safety culture.
• Any other duties as directed by the Head of College / Department or their nominated representative expected within the grade definition.

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Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation.

For further information please contact Professor Simon Thompson: simon@chi.swan.ac.uk  

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