Health Innovation East has an exciting opportunity for an Operational Lead to join our rapidly expanding Health Informatics team. The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering complex, technical programmes of work that include providing secure environments for storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.
The Eastern England SDE Operational Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational ownership, performance, service maturity and growth of the Eastern England SDE as a live research service.
As the SDE transitions from a programme-delivered initiative into a sustainable business-as-usual service model, this role provides single-point senior accountability for:
* End-to-end SDE service performance, user experience and operational workflows across access, onboarding and governance coordination
* SDE growth, engagement and adoption across researchers and data providers
* Mobilisation of funded initiatives and new capabilities into sustainable BAU service delivery
Working in close partnership with the Director of Health Informatics & SDE Programme Director and alongside the Programme Delivery Lead and Platform Lead, the postholder will:
* Deputise for the Programme Director on SDE operational matters as required
* Own the live SDE service model and operational delivery
* Lead SDE growth, engagement and service uptake
* Ensure new capabilities are successfully transitioned into BAU
Strategic decision-making and formal governance remain with the Programme Director and established programme structures. This role holds delegated responsibility for operational leadership and service performance. The role also has both direct line management and matrix management responsibilities.
This is a chance to join a fast growing, dynamic company, whose purpose is to turn great ideas into positive health impact. Citizens, academia, health services and industry achieve more working together than in isolation. As part of a national network, we make this happen by bringing together all partners in the health sector, to develop and deliver innovative care. We are an independent company funded mostly through public money from the NHS, but we work with a wide range of innovative organisations in the public and private sectors.
Flexible working hours compatible with the role can be considered (including the possibility of working part time). The role is offered as a 12-month fixed term contract in the first instance. It is a hybrid role with 2–3 days per month required in our Cambridge office (although you can choose to work in the office more frequently if preferred). The role also includes occasional travel across the region for meetings, as well as participation in national events on an ad hoc basis.
Salary and benefits
We offer, in addition to a competitive salary, a pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contributions, access to an employee assistance programme, learning & development opportunities, and
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter
by 11:59pm on Sunday 22
nd
March
to
specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification.
Please ensure that your application contains a positive declaration of your right to work in the UK. If you are shortlisted, you will need to provide the appropriate evidence of your right to work in the UK as we will not be able to progress your application further without this evidence.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact
Interview Process:
The interview will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will be a short screening call via Microsoft Teams with the recruiting manager, scheduled to take place on
Tuesday 7
th
April
. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to attend a second-stage, in-person interview at our office in Cambridge on
Tuesday 14
th
April
.