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Data Engineer

University of Oxford
Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£39 – £47 pa
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£39 – £47 pa

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Contract
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Full-time
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On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Masters
Posted
1 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

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Location: Centre for Medicines Discovery, NDM Research Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7FZ

Salary: Standard Grade 7: £39,424 - £47,779 with a discretionary range to £51,983 p.a. (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata)

Are you a skilled Data Engineer looking to apply your expertise to real-world scientific challenges? Join the Research Informatics Team at the Centre for Medicines Discovery and help power cutting-edge drug discovery and translational science.

As a Data Engineer, you will play a central role in designing and delivering scalable data pipelines and systems that enable scientists to work efficiently with complex datasets. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across the Centre for Medicines Discovery, the Centre for Human Genetics, and the wider Nuffield Department of Medicine. You will also contribute to high-profile initiatives such as OpenBind UK, working alongside leading organisations including Diamond Light Source and EMBL-EBI. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines, incorporating automation, validation, quality checks, and workflow orchestration. You will also develop performant and reliable data products and services, contribute to FAIR-compliant data management strategies, and support improvements in metadata standards, interoperability, and data provenance.

It is essential that you hold Master’s degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science or another relevant computational discipline together with experience in designing and maintaining ETL workflows and handling large, complex or heterogeneous datasets. You will have strong proficiency in Python, with experience in building production-grade data pipelines. You will be able to manage multiple concurrent projects and deliver high-quality results to deadlines. Having a working knowledge of biology with a clear interest in biomedical data management is highly desirable.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2029 and is funded by the Research Informatics SRF.

Only applications received before12 midday on Thursday 28 May 2026 will be considered. Please quote184752 on all correspondence.

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