Senior Data Governance And Access Officer

SENIOR DATA GOVERNANCE AND ACCESS OFFICER

Salary: From £37,500 per annum

Reports to: Senior Cancer Intelligence Manager (Data and Informatics)

Department: ​Policy, Information and Communications​

Contract: Permanent

Hours: ​35 hours per week

Location: ​Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussions around flexible working for the successful candidate.

Closing date: Tuesday 23 April 2024, 23:55 *

* This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found​

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

​​We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you. ​

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Data Governance and Access Officer. We need you to manage and maintain Cancer Intelligence's official data security accreditations, policies and systems. You'll support the team's increasing ambitions to acquire, securely manage and analyse complex datasets to support the directorate in its evidence-based policy-making and influencing.

What will I be doing?

• Management of CRUK's Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) accreditation and all associated policies, processes, risk assessment and staff training required for its maintenance
• Developing and implementing processes captured within documentation across the Cancer Intelligence Team, including the delivery of training to and assessment of staff to ensure high level and consistent knowledge of processes for handling sensitive/confidential health data
• Writing, updating and/or collating all relevant documentation required for successful submission of officially recognised data security accreditations
• Identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies, including the maintenance of a data asset risk register
• Providing technical support for applications to acquire data for the Cancer Intelligence team (including both regular updates of official statistics, and bespoke extracts of patient and other data that may require Research Ethics approval or equivalent), ensuring these applications meet the requirements of our data suppliers
• Leading on logistical aspects of acquiring data, including tracking requests, and anticipating and resolving potential delays
• Identifying potential and actual system bottlenecks; and assisting the Data Liaison Manager to bring about improvements in access to patient data
• Providing regular management information about data acquisition processes for the Data Liaison Manager and Head of Cancer Intelligence
• Responsible for ensuring that data are transferred, stored and Accessed as prescribed in Cancer Intelligence Information Security Management System policies.

What skills are you looking for?

• Extensive understanding of research project applications and the research lifecycle
• Experience of managing and maintaining officially recognised data security and protection accreditations
• Experience of training others in the adherence to data security and protection protocols and identifying and mitigating risk
• Experience supporting analysts or researchers in an academic or research setting
• Knowledge of metadata standards and systems
• Extensive experience of assessing data quality
• Expert knowledge of data protection and information governance principles
• Good relationship management skills, with the ability to establish and develop new relationships with health professionals and data suppliers.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.