Data Manager at Oxford Big Data Institute
Institution: University of Oxford
Salary: £32,236 - £39,609 p.a.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the new Oxford Global Burden of Disease Group at the Big Data Institute (BDI), based at the University of Oxford. Research at the BDI will be focussed on analysis of big data, and generation of health knowledge and information. The postholder will be based in the BDI, reporting to the Senior Research Manager in the BDI.
The successful candidate will contribute to The Global Research on AntiMicrobial project which is a Global Burden of Disease (GBD) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), project which is a collaborative grant funded by the UK Department of Health, the Wellcome Trust and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is in partnership with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington. The purpose of the grant is to collect and synthesise data on the burden of disease associated with AMR and ensure that this data is included in the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD). This postholder may also engage in additional projects that arise from collaborative opportunities within BDI.
You must have a first degree or higher, in a scientific or health-related field together with experience of data management in infectious diseases (particularly dealing with clinical and microbiology data). In addition, excellent attention to detail in order to deal with and process large and diverse datasets is essential.
This full-time position is fixed-term until 30 June 2021.
Find out more and apply here.
Closing date: 23 Jan 2019