About EIT
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we translate scientific discovery into real‑world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in the following areas.
- Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
- Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Change & Managing CO₂
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
About the Pathogen Project
The Pathogen Project seeks to transform pathogen risk management, detection and response by leveraging whole‑genome sequencing (WGS)–based metagenomic and pathogen‑specific analytical tools. The goal is to power metagenomic devices using long‑read sequencing technologies, building a comprehensive database of pathogen information to inform response. It is advancing toward certified diagnostic tools for deployment in laboratories, hospitals and public health organisations worldwide, supported by Oracle’s cloud‑computing scale and security.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and detail‑oriented Data Architect to shape the future of our data platform and collaborate with platform and product teams to deliver analytical and AI products that transform pathogen monitoring and diagnostics.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand and manage the data requirements by working with stakeholders to analyse requirements and identifying those of architectural significance.
- Formulate the data model and standards to be used by the data platform to support interoperability and federation for pathogen monitoring and research.
- Communicate the data architecture to various stakeholder groups within EIT.
- Develop data architectures, including different data flows, data lifecycle, data security and durability, and apply consistent documentation standards and architecture methods.
- Support developers and ensure they can realise the data architecture by a combination of mentoring and direct involvement.
- Produce architecture artifacts and present the work through architecture governance.
- Verify implementations and ensure the delivered systems are consistent with the agreed architecture and meet requirements.
- Define architecture data standards to ensure compliance, including Medical Device Accreditation where relevant.
- Ensure that squads have a set of standard patterns, guidance and technical standards to help them deliver.
- Ensure solutions are documented and assured through defined architecture governance processes.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Knowledge and experience of architecting and delivering modern data platform standards, tools and patterns including data lakes, lake houses, iceberg, data mesh.
- Experience of architecting, building and delivering modern data platforms at scale.
- Familiar with TOGAF and other enterprise architecture frameworks.
- Experience and knowledge of data governance, data quality and data cataloguing.
- Knowledge of master, metadata and reference data management.
- Understanding of Agile working practices and sprint‑based methodology.
- Capable of actively contributing to knowledge sharing.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Knowledge of genomics.
- Experience with cloud‑based data platforms, preferably Oracle OCI or equivalent AWS and Azure services.
- Understanding of federation standards for genomics (GA4GH).
- Understanding of data standards for pathogen data interoperability (PHA4GE).
- Experience of architecting data standards for research environments.
- Experience with healthcare clinical data and associated standards OMOP, SNOMED.
Key Attributes
- Collaboration.
- Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
- Willingness to learn and cross‑train/up‑skill in new technology.
- Willingness to be hands‑on to explore new technology or develop POCs.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary + Travel Allowance + Bonus
- Enhanced holiday pay
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Hospital Cash Plan
- Therapy Services
- Perk Box
- Electrical Car Scheme
Working Conditions
- You must have the right to work permanently in the UK and be willing to travel as necessary. We can consider sponsorship on a case‑by‑case basis.
- You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford, or be willing to relocate.
- Hybrid working.
