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Junior Data Engineer

University of Sheffield - School of Medicine & Population Health

Location: Sheffield, Hybrid
Salary: £32,080 to £36,636 per annum (pro rata) with the potential to progress to £39,906 through sustained exceptional contribution.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 3rd September 2026
Closes: 17th September 2026
Job Ref: 3126

Job description:

Data Connect, a service within the University's School of Medicine and Population Health, is seeking an enthusiastic Data Engineer to support the delivery of regional and national health data assets. We work closely with key regional partners, including the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Yorkshire and Humber Secure Data Environment (Y&H SDE). Together, we make health and social care data securely accessible to researchers via our ISO27001, NHS DSPT, and SDE-accredited platform.

Healthcare data is often complex and varied. As a Junior Data Engineer, you will have an important role in turning this rich data into clean, structured research assets that can support projects across the research data lifecycle.Working alongside Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Data Managers, you will help build secure pipelines, curate datasets, and assist with mapping health data to standard models like OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership).

You will also support researchers from initial feasibility checks through to final data delivery. You will join a collaborative team of project managers, delivery managers, and data engineers, working with leading experts on research that directly impacts public health.

You will possess a foundation in data engineering and be willing to learn to follow a methodical approach to ensuring quality outputs through well-defined processes. You will thrive on challenges, embrace creative solutions, and collaborate effectively within a diverse team. Moreover, you will be motivated by the opportunity to work on projects that positively impact people's lives and well-being.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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