Health Data Research (HDR UK) Project Manager

About us

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is the UK's national institute for health data science which was established in 2018. HDR UK’s 20-year vision is for large scale data and advanced analytics to benefit every patient interaction, clinical trial, biomedical discovery and enhance public health. In 2023 HDR UK will transition to its future five-year strategy.The UCL Institute of Health Informatics (IHI) hosts two five-year HDR UK grants. The IHI aim is to conduct high quality research that leverages big data and health and bioinformatics approaches to improve health at local, national and international levels.

About the role

Institute of Health Informatics is looking to appoint a Project Manager to join our welcoming and vibrant Institute.This position presents a unique opportunity to join a team of research and project managers, experienced health data scientists, informaticians, statisticians and clinical epidemiologists and be a part of the operational delivery of world-leading research.The Project Manager is responsible for the successful operational delivery of the HDR UK Phenomics and Prognostic Atlas programme. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for the management of the HDR UK London site.

The post is funded until 31 March 2026, and further funding may become available.

For an informal discussion please contact Pablo Medina at

For any queries regarding the recruitment process please contact Anita Gorasia at

Please only submit a CV and complete the questionnaire. No additional information is requ! ired or w ill be considered at this point.

About you

If you believe you meet the requirements why not come and be part of something where you feel included, valued and proud.The Project Manager must be educated to degree level (or equivalent) or have significant experience in higher education or similar environment as well excellent finance and IT skills, and ability to prioritise varied and demanding workloads.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are:, 41 Days holiday (pro rata for part time staff) (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days), additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme, defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE), cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan, immigration loan, relocation scheme for certain posts, on-Site nursery, on-site gym, employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service, discounted medical insuranceVisit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion

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