Head of MVLS Trusted Research Environment Service

Full time (35 hours per week) and open ended (permanent)

Closing date: 23:45 on Thursday 12^th June 2025

The University of Glasgow is seeking a strategic leader to take on a pivotal senior management role as Head of MVLS Trusted Research Environment (TRE) Service within the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (MVLS). This is a unique opportunity to shape the direction and operational delivery of a key research infrastructure that supports world-leading data-driven research and commercial partnerships. The platform underpins several high-priority data science and AI initiatives across the College and is central to its strategic goals in health informatics, innovation, and research translation.

About the role

In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for defining, delivering, and continuously developing the TRE Service. You will drive strategic initiatives, foster operational excellence, and promote collaborative engagement across the University and its partners.

You will lead a multidisciplinary technical team that draws on expertise from the Clinical Trials Unit, the Centre of Excellence for Trials Collaboration and Information Services, and other key stakeholders. Your work will ensure the TRE service supports cutting-edge research while aligning with the University’s long-term strategic vision.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clear, visible leadership for the TRE Service, setting its long-term strategic vision and driving stakeholder engagement.
• Establishing, maintaining, and championing continuous improvement of TRE operational capacity, leveraging local resources within the College as well as University-wide Information Services expertise.
• Facilitating collaborations across the Clinical Trials Unit, Information Services, and external partners to deliver an effective and risk-aware service.

To excel in this role, you will have proven and significant management experience within a growing and evolving organisation, demonstrating adaptability and strategic foresight, and an ability to shape and deliver strategic plans.

The successful candidate will have a track record of empowering and motivating others to foster a high-performance culture through inclusive, participative leadership, along with strong business focus, the ability to manage strategic relationships, understand organisational requirements, and deliver transformative outcomes with measurable success criteria.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended.

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan Sandosh.Padmanabhan@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: 23:45 on Thursday 12^th June 2025

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1. A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2. An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension , benefits and discount packages.
3. A flexible approach to working.
4. A commitment to support your health and wellbeing.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

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