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Job description Job title Big Data Institute Director Division Medical Sciences Division Department Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford) Location Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF Grade and salary Competitive salary Hours Full time (Part time considered) Contract type Fixed-term Directorship for 5 years in the first instance Reporting to Heads of Departments: Nuffield Department of Medicine, Nuffield Department of Population Health Chair of the BDI Oversight Committee Vacancy reference Additional information 169179 Funded by the Li Ka Shing Foundation BDI Director job description, November 2023 1 The Big Data Institute (BDI) The Big Data Institute (BDI), which opened in May 2017, is an interdisciplinary research centre housing 350 staff and students, located within the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus. The Institute combines researchers from genomics, epidemiology, population health, and infectious disease alongside those from computer science, statistics and engineering to develop the field of big data as applied to biomedical research. Scientists working in the Institute form an analytical hub, deeply connected to the wider experimental and clinical community in Oxford and beyond, working to solve some of the major challenges in medical research. The BDI aims to develop, evaluate and deploy efficient methods for acquiring and analysing information at scale and for exploiting the opportunities presented by large-scale studies. Its activity includes, the analysis population scale data, derived from health records, genetics and biomarkers, the analysis of images and application of machine learning, and the analysis of single cells and molecular proteomic and transcriptomic data. The Institute provides core facilities in high-performance computing and high-capacity data management. The BDI is part of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery at the University of Oxford's Old Road Campus. It is an institute of the Oxford Population Health (the Nuffield Department of Population Health), although it also hosts scientists from a number of other Departments within the University. The Institute’s space is allocated between NDPH (2/3) and NDM (1/3). For more information please visit: http://www.bdi.ox.ac.uk/ About Oxford Population Health Oxford Population Health provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching and for professional and support staff. We work together to answer some of the most important questions about the causes, prevention and treatment of disease. The Department has around 900 staff, students and academic visitors working in a number of world-renowned population health research groups, including the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU), the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) and other groups working on public health, health economics, ethics and health record linkage. It is also a key partner in the Oxford University’s Big Data Institute. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 96% of the research submitted to Unit of Assessment 2: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care, was ranked either 4* (worldleading in terms of originality, significance and rigour) or 3* (internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour). This comprised research from Oxford Population Health and research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. We scored particularly well for having an environment that is conducive to producing research of worldleading quality and enabling outstanding impact, in terms of its vitality and sustainability. In addition to its research activities, the Department is home to the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology, the MSc in Clinical Trials, and a variety of short courses. Students also come to undertake research for DPhil degrees. Teaching is provided for undergraduates reading for Medicine and for public health doctors in specialist training. BDI Director job description, November 2023 2 NDPH is commited to promoting awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and embedding these principles among staff and students. NDPH holds an Athena SWAN Silver award. Contact equality@admin.ox.ac.uk for further information about Athena SWAN at the University of Oxford. For more information please visit the Oxford Population Health website. About the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM) The Nuffield Department of Medicine aims to improve healthcare internationally through its research and teaching. Over the last fifty years, it has pioneered the use of genetics, structural and cellular biology to understand susceptibility to human disease; at the same time, it remains a department of clinical medicine with a clinical interface at the core of its success. The NDM is the largest department in the University of Oxford and the largest department of medicine in Europe by research income. The department is organised around a series of strong and identifiably unique institutes, centres and units; but its aim is to be as non-hierarchical and closely-knit as possible, to encourage the very best interactions and the exchange of ideas between its staff. It supports teaching to encourage the very best students to join academic research. It maintains a £1,000m portfolio of externally funded research from over 140 different sponsors/funders, and has an annual turnover in excess of £210m. The department’s activity is run directly through the University, but also through a series of subsidiary companies and other legal vehicles, tailored to the activity and the countries within which it operates. Across these vehicles and partnerships, the department has over 3,500 staff and students working solely on, or supporting, its research and teaching; and 1,200 of these staff are based in Oxford. The NDM holds collaborative grants with ~40 other departments or centres in the University of Oxford. The NDM has a strong commitment to careers and equality of opportunity and treatment. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of the commitment made to promote gender equality through our organisational and cultural practices and our efforts to improve the working environment for both men and women. For more information, please see the NDM pages of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. For more information please visit the NDM website. About the Medical Sciences Division The Medical Sciences Division is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching, and the largest academic division in the University of Oxford. World-leading programmes, housed in state-of-the-art facilities, cover the full range of scientific endeavour from the molecule to the population. With our NHS partners we also foster the highest possible standards in patient care. For more information please visit the Medical Sciences Division website. BDI Director job description, November 2023 3 About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information please visit the Oxford University website. The role The Big Data Institute (BDI) focuses on the analysis of large, complex, heterogeneous data sets for research into the causes and consequences, prevention and treatment of disease. This work is invaluable in identifying the associations between lifestyle exposures, genetic variants, infections and health outcomes around the globe. The use of biomedical big data has become a central theme across most areas of biomedical research, involving collaborative and interdisciplinary science within the university and across many partners nationally and internationally. The BDI Director is responsible for developing and successfully implementing a clear and ambitious strategic vision for the BDI, providing inspirational academic leadership to ensure success of the institute and the university. Their vision is critical for building and maintaining a thriving and interactive community, which supports researchers at every stage in their careers. You will be supported by a strong group of senior Professorial academics who form the BDI’s Oversight Committee (Professor Sir Rory Collins, Professor Gavin Screaton, Professor Richard Cornall and Professor Sir John Bell), and Senior Leadership Team (consisting of Deputy Director, Associate Head of Translation and Culture Professor Eva Morris, Associate Head of Quantitative Research Professor Chris Holmes, and Associate Head of Innovation and Training Professor Thomas Nichols). You will also be assisted by an experienced team of administrative and support staff who manage the BDI’s strategic and day-to-day operations, including a BDI Head of Scientific Operations. You will already be working at the level of academic distinction that Oxford University would expect of a substantive Professor, leading your own internationally-competitive programme of research for which you will have obtained substantial external grant funding. BDI Director job description, November 2023 4 Informal discussion about the post is encouraged, and prospective applications may contact any of the following senior academic leaders: Professor Rory Collins, Head of the Nuffield Department of Population Health, via his PA: emsie.nicholson@ndph.ox.ac.uk, Professor John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine and Chair of the BDI Oversight Committee, via his PA: dorian.kershaw@medsci.ox.ac.uk Professor Richard Cornall, Nuffield Professor of Medicine, Head of the Nuffield Department of Medicine, via his PA: kathryn.smith@ndm.ox.ac.uk Responsibilities In providing the strong and visionary strategic leadership required to sustain the world class scientific output of the BDI, specific duties will include:  Working with the BDI’s senior academic staff and group leaders to manage the research direction of the Institute and to develop agreed strategic plans which implement the Institute’s academic and scientific aims.  Developing and leading BDI-wide strategic partnerships within the University of Oxford, as well as nationally and internationally with academic, governmental and industrial organisations.  Maintaining an outstanding environment for the conduct of world-class scientific research in the analysis of biomedical big data and for the development of the BDI’s early career researchers, including overseeing training. This will include ensuring alignment and integration with the NDPH and NDM’s initiatives around research culture and equality and diversity among others.  Representing the BDI, and developing its profile, within the University and at national and international levels.  Overseeing the effective deployment of resources available to the BDI, and ensuring effective communication among participating departments to ensure equitable treatment among staff and students. Given the nature of space allocation between NDPH and NDM (on a 2/3 and 1/3 basis respectively), the postholder, in concert with the NDPH and NDM operations teams, will need to manage competing demands for space ensuring equitable access is maintained in line with core principles. Space allocations into the NDM space should be discussed and approved by the NDM Head of Department.  Reporting to the BDI Oversight Committee on matters relating to recruitment, finances, administration, training and strategic partnerships.  Providing line management and mentoring, in conjunction with other members of the Senior Leadership Team, to scientific group leaders. The Director will also provide line management for NDM’s group leaders based in the BDI and is required to meet regularly with the NDM Head of Department to ensure close strategic alignment.  Working with the senior research computing team to oversee the development, governance and financial sustainability of the Biomedical Research Computing infrastructure co-housed in the BDI.  Developing and sustaining appropriate structures for management, consultation, decision-making, and communication with the BDI’s staff and students. BDI Director job description, November 2023 5  Along with BDI staff, engaging with the public in order to develop and promote the Institute’s mission.  Ensuring that the principles of good research practice, including information governance, data sharing and preservation are observed in line with best practice and university and data-controllers’ requirements.  Holding delegated responsibility from the Head of Department to ensure that all University policies and procedures are fully implemented and complied with throughout the Centre.  To contribute, as required to the wider academic activities of the Nuffield Department of Population Health and Nuffield Department of Medicine, where appropriate (including teaching, student mentoring or supervision, and assessment) and to participate in appropriate training and quality assurance processes for such roles. As BDI Director, you may be asked to serve on other departmental or senior Medical Sciences Division and University committees and bodies as appropriate to the position as a senior academic leader in the University of Oxford. This is a full-time role as a senior academic member with ample time for the post holder to pursue their own research. Research Programme You will have an outstanding academic reputation and will develop your own programme of internationally leading research activities in a scientific area that complements or extends the existing strengths that the BDI has in biomedical data science and the quantitative analysis of big data. You will provide strategic leadership at professorial level within the Department and University in your areas of scientific research expertise and participate in such activities as would be usually expected of a senior academic researcher in the University of Oxford. Research Supervision You will contribute to training and capacity building in human genetics within the University and will participate in research supervision for DPhil students. The Department hosts a postgraduate research programme for DPhil students, an MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology, and an MSc in Clinical Trials, as well as a variety of short courses. There is also an existing EPSRC-funded doctoral programme in Health Data Science, which is based at the Big Data Institute. The above list is not exhaustive and the role-holder is required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be requested within the scope of the post. All staff are required to act in a professional, cooperative and flexible manner, in line with the requirements of the post. Selection criteria Essential  DPhil/PhD in a relevant field  An understanding of the BDI’s mission, the capacity to develop a clear vision for its future, and the proven ability to develop, plan, and implement the BDI’s strategic aims. BDI Director job description, November 2023 6  The demonstrable ability to provide strong academic leadership and vision across a range of academic disciplines, to enthuse and inspire, to promote excellence in teaching and research, a commitment to public engagement with science, and to create an environment in which these can all flourish and excel.  Being of such senior academic standing as to have immediate credibility within the BDI, affiliated departments, and University, and to represent the BDI across the wider national and international academic community and with external stakeholders.  The ability and enthusiasm to lead and support interdisciplinary science and to develop productive interactions with other scientists, both within the BDI and the wider University of Oxford.  A demonstrable track record of developing early career researchers to realise their full potential, with the clear ability and commitment to enthuse and inspire other senior members of staff to support early career Centre members in the same way.  An up-to-date understanding of the computational needs of researchers in biomedical data science and the information governance and security needs of data controllers, with sufficient knowledge of the landscape to oversee the biomedical research computing infrastructure.  A demonstrable track record as a leading internationally-recognised researcher in a scientific area that complements or extends the existing strengths that the BDI has in biomedical data science and the quantitative analysis of biomedical big data. You will have evidence of a substantial publication record of well cited original publications in high-profile general scientific journals, or leading subject specific journals.  A strong record of independently obtaining competitive, external grant research funding and evidence of providing strategic and scientific leadership in your field of scientific expertise. You will also have experience of effectively leading a substantial group of staff and students in support of your programme of research.  Excellent team leadership and communication skills, an innovative mind-set, the ability to delegate effectively, and the ability to use outstanding advocacy, influencing, and negotiating skills to effect change.  The ability to contribute to the academic endeavour and culture of a world-class academic department committed to excellence, diversity and equality. Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures. BDI Director job description, November 2023 7 How to apply Applications are made through our e-recruitment system and you will find all the information you need about how to apply on our Jobs website. Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. You will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants). Please upload your CV and supporting statement as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by midday UK time on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. Information for priority candidates A priority candidate is a University employee who is seeking redeployment because they have been advised that they are at risk of redundancy, or on grounds of illhealth/disability. Priority candidates are issued with a redeployment letter by their employing departments. If you are a priority candidate, please ensure that you attach your redeployment letter to your application (or email it to the contact address on the advert if the application form used for the vacancy does not allow attachments). If you need help Help and support is available from the HR Systems Recruitment support webpage. If you require any further assistance please email the Recruitment Support team. To return to the online application at any stage, please go to the University’s recruitment website. Please note that you will receive an automated email from our e-recruitment system to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email. BDI Director job description, November 2023 8 Important information for candidates Data privacy Please note that any personal data submitted to the University as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. For further information, please see the University’s Privacy Notice for Job Applicants. The University’s Policy on Data Protection is available on the University’s Compliance webpages. The University’s policy on retirement The University operates an Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) for very senior research posts at grade RSIV/D35 and clinical equivalents E62 and E82, which with effect from 1 October 2023 will be 30 September before the 70th birthday. The justification for this is explained at: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra. For existing employees on these grades, any employment beyond the retirement age is subject to approval through the procedures: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra. There is no normal or fixed age at which staff in posts at other grades have to retire. Staff at these grades may elect to retire in accordance with the rules of the applicable pension scheme, as may be amended from time to time. Equality of opportunity Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. BDI Director job description, November 2023 9 Benefits of working at the University Employee benefits University employees enjoy 38 days’ paid holiday, generous pension schemes, travel discounts, and a variety of professional development opportunities. Our range of other employee benefits and discounts also includes free entry to the Botanic Gardens and University colleges, and discounts at University museums. University Club and sports facilities Membership of the University Club is free for all University staff. The University Club offers social, sporting, and hospitality facilities. Staff can also use the University Sports Centre on Iffley Road at discounted rates, including a fitness centre, powerlifting room, and swimming pool. Information for staff new to Oxford If you are relocating to Oxfordshire from overseas or elsewhere in the UK, the University's Welcome Service website includes practical information about settling in the area, including advice on relocation, accommodation, and local schools. There is also a visa loan scheme to cover the costs of UK visa applications for staff and their dependents. Family-friendly benefits With one of the most generous family leave schemes in the Higher Education sector, and a range of flexible working options, Oxford aims to be a family-friendly employer. We also subscribe to the Work+Family Space, a service that provides practical advice and support for employees who have caring responsibilities. The service offers a free telephone advice line, and the ability to book emergency back-up care for children, adult dependents and elderly relatives. Childcare The University has excellent childcare services, including five University nurseries as well as University-supported places at many other private nurseries. For full details, including how to apply and the costs, see the Childcare Services webpages. Disabled staff We are committed to supporting members of staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further details, including information about how to make contact, in confidence, with the University’s Staff Disability Advisor, see the Disability Support webpages. Staff networks The University has a number of staff networks including the Oxford Research Staff Society, BME staff network, LGBT+ staff network and a disabled staff network. You can find more information on the Equality and Diversity at Oxford webpages. The University of Oxford Newcomers' Club The University of Oxford Newcomers' Club is an organisation run by volunteers that aims to assist the partners of new staff settle into Oxford, and provides them with an opportunity to meet people and make connections in the local area. 10
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Director of the Big Data Institute The Nuffield Department of Population Health and the Nuffield Department of Medicine are seeking to appoint a new Director to the University’s Big Data Institute (BDI). You will work with the BDI’s senior academic team and group leaders to set the research direction of the Institute and to develop agreed and deliver strategic plans which promote and develop the Institute’s academic and scientific themes. The Director provides inspiring and visionary leadership to sustain the world class scientific output of the BDI. You will develop leading BDI-wide partnerships within the University of Oxford, as well as nationally and internationally with academic, governmental, and industrial organisations. You will already be working at the level of academic distinction that Oxford University would expect of a substantive Professor, leading your own internationally-competitive programme of research for which you will have obtained substantial external grant funding. Your outstanding academic reputation will enable you to develop your own programme of internationally leading research activities in a scientific area that complements or extends the existing strengths that the BDI has in biomedical data science and the quantitative analysis of big data. Evidence of a substantial publication record of well cited original publications in high-profile general scientific journals, or leading subject specific journals is essential. Informal discussion about the post is encouraged, and prospective applicants should refer to the job description for the named contacts. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application. Only applications received by 12.00 midday on Friday 5 January 2023 can be considered.
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