Professorship of Regulatory Health Data Science

The University is seeking to appoint a Professor in Regulatory Health Data Science, from August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is a statutory chair and the postholder will also become a Fellow of St Hilda’s College.

The post is based in the Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences within Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science (NDORMS). The post offers an outstanding opportunity for a high calibre scientist to support the departments strategic growth in health data science and real-world evidence capabilities, specifically to support the generation of reliable regulatory-proof evidence to foster faster and better novel therapeutic developments and safety monitoring. The Professor will grow and support projects and collaborations across the medical departments of the Medical Sciences Division, nationally, and internationally. The Professor will be expected to interact with researchers throughout the Division and externally, conducting academic and public-private partnership studies on the use and risk-benefit of medicines, vaccines, and medical devices, particularly in the post-marketing stages of commercialisation.

The University aims to recruit a medically qualified and internationally outstanding academic leader with a proven record of success in the field of pharmaco-epidemiology and regulation who can work at the interface between academia, industry and regulators to build translational research impact nationally and globally for patient and societal impact. The Professor will be expected to contribute to the development of existing and emerging strengths within the Department and the wider University, and raise funding from multiple funders. 

For details about how to apply, including the job description and selection criteria, please see the further particulars. Queries about the post should be addressed to Professor Jonathan Rees, Head of Department and Director of the Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences, jonathan.rees@ndorms.ox.ac.uk. 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon UK time on  Monday 27 April 2026. Interviews will take place in Oxford on Tuesday 2 June 2026.

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