BHF DSC – Associate Director: Kidney Data Science Catalyst Health Data Research UK

Job title: BHF DSC – Associate Director: Kidney Data Science Catalyst
Company: Health Data Research UK
Job description: Salary: This post would be suitable as a secondment
Contract: Approximately 1 day/week for 3 years
Purpose of the post
We are looking for a leader who is well connected and highly respected across the kidney and cardiovascular clinical and research communities in the UK and internationally. They will have an excellent track record in the use of large scale, multimodal data types in kidney and cardiovascular research, and a strong commitment to developing linked health data-enabled approaches to enhance understanding of the causes and progression of kidney disease to improve strategies for treatment.
The Associate Director for the Kidney Data Science Catalyst will be a key member of the BHF DSC leadership team, working closely to identify and prioritise key areas of work in kidney data science research, demonstrating impact at national and international level in clinical practice, the health system and for people affected by kidney disease.
This part-time secondment role will provide leadership and strategic planning for kidney disease research, to meet the wider objectives of the BHF DSC in improving cardiovascular health using large-scale data and innovative analytical methods, working strategically with the BHF and Kidney Research UK.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership to bring together communities and networks with an interest in, and expertise across, the spectrum of health relevant data types and their integration with kidney research.
Create and maintain new partnerships, building on existing networks to identify and prioritise the key challenges of using, linking, and analysing multi-modal health data at national scale. The postholder will also build on existing partnerships established by the Centre’s other Associate Directors and with relevant HDR UK initiatives.
Identify and build on existing exemplar driver projects that will highlight and address key requirements via the Kidney Data Science Catalyst. Lead in the development of novel and/or reproducible methodological and analytical approaches.
Champion a team science approach to deliver projects, providing negotiation and brokering skills where necessary to drive improvement in the use, linkage, and analysis of multi-modal health data for kidney research.
Lead the development of strategic, project, and delivery plans and subsequent reporting for the Kidney Data Science Catalyst.
Contribute to, and lead on, relevant funding applications and leveraging additional resources to enhance the activities of the Kidney Data Science Catalyst.
Work to identify opportunities to communicate to diverse audiences the impact of the Kidney Data Science Catalyst’s activities.
Person Specification:
Extensive experience in kidney research, and an interest and understanding of relevant aspects in health data science.
Advanced understanding of the linking and use of routinely collected structured data from different health settings.
Ability to bring together people and infrastructure to drive forward improvements.
Creative and innovative thinker.
Experience with financial management.
Project management knowledge and experience.
Ability to work accurately with attention to detail.
Excellent people skills and ability to handle sensitive issues.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to see the broader perspective and how it affects the programme.
Ability to work autonomously.
This post would be suitable as a secondment
Expected salary:
Location: London
Job date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:57:11 GMT
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