Head of Data and Applications

5 months ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

**Job Purpose**

As a key member of both the RCB Executive Team and the RCB Operational Management Group, the Head of Data and Applications is a senior strategic leadership post and will lead on the planning and implementation of innovative, efficient and effective data management systems and robust data governance strategy, and make a significant contribution to the RCB's organisation strategy.

The Head of Data and Applications will provide key support to the Director of Operations and will establish and manage effective collaborative relationships with fellow operational leads within RCB and also more widely with University and GCTU colleagues, representing RCB on relevant committees at local and national level.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

2. Lead on the creation, implementation and evolution of a comprehensive data strategy, with the vision to leverage multiple data sources and technology to help RCB achieve its goals and deliver customer-focussed secure data strategy and management solutions, both physical and cloud-based. Identify future challenges and new solutions in the data strategy and digital e-health landscapes, identifying issues and eliminating vulnerabilities, to ensure that RCB remains competitive and financially sustainable. Foster collaborative and synergistic relationships between RCB and other parts of the University (in particular, with the School of Health & Wellbeing, College of MVLS and Central IT Services), including feeding expertise into RCB support for College initiatives in data strategy (e.g. the Living Lab: developing precision medicine innovations).
4. Lead on management and continuous improvement in the full lifecycle of collection, processing and management of research data (including setup, maintenance, validations, change management, coding, quality control, database locking), implementing standardisation of data collection, management and delivery protocols. Implement efficient, effective and secure procedures in support of high quality data provision, control and governance, including devising standardisation of data outputs to statisticians and data analysts, developing and implementing data management metrics reporting for use internally and by relevant external stakeholders, and standardising logging and structuring of data held within controlled repositories.
5. Lead on complex data handling activities, including design and management of the methodology and protocols required in support of data merging, wrangling, pooling and structuring of datasets for research exploration and investigation.
9. Contribute at a senior level to the robust quality infrastructures in place within RCB, including key input to its ISO 27001 certification for Information Security and ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management. Responsible for ensuring that RCB's various legal, regulatory and contractual responsibilities with regard to data management, information governance and software development (e.g. data protection, intellectual property, good clinical practice, controller/processor roles, computer systems validation) are fully compliant. Production, review and approval of standard operating procedures and guidelines in support of the Information Security Management System.
10. Collate information and create reports to provide oversight and inform progress against agreed strategies to senior management. Propose relevant key performance indicators and lead on their introduction within Centre processes. Produce comprehensive and impactful bids, reports and presentations for submission to relevant clients, stakeholders and funders.
11. Contribute to the wider operational functions across the Centre by working collaboratively with fellow operational leads to strengthen cross-functional processes, systems and interactions, ensuring effective communication and efficient service delivery.
12. Provide operational and strategic support to and deputise, when required, for the Director of Operations.

**Line management responsibility**

The Head of Data and Applications has line management responsibility for the relevant members of the software development and data management teams, with a commitment to support them in establishing effective line management arrangements for their own teams as applicable.

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge & Qualifications**
- Essential:_
**A1** SCQF level 9, 10 or 11 (Ordinary/Honours/post graduate qualification or equivalent plus a broad range of relevant experience at a level appropriate to the responsibilities of the post.
**A3** Extensive and expert knowledge of data strategy, data governance and information security.
**A5** Extensive and expert knowledge of data controllership, processing and management.

**Skills**
- Essential:_
**C1** Ability to provide strategic and management leadership across data strategy, data management and software development operations.
**C2** Excellent interpersonal skills with the

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