To help deliver this mission and the big changes ahead, Genomics England is looking for a Chief Technology and Product Officer. This is a new role, reporting into the Chief Executive, with responsibility for c.240 employees. The Chief Technology and Product Officer is responsible for ensuring that Genomics England has a solid and secure technology and product offering. This offering should span healthcare, research and innovation and enable Genomics England to offer maximum impact to patients and partners in research, industry, and the NHS. This will be particularly important as the expected impact of genomics scales in the coming 5-10 years.
The post holder will ensure that Genomics England builds products and technology, through collaborative and results driven teams, that delight its clients. They will be responsible for running efficient and effective platforms and delivering impact at scale.
The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented leader with a track record in delivering client value through technology. They must bring expertise across technology architecture and infrastructure within Genomics, Health Tech, or Biotech industry.
Candidates should have prior experience leading end-to-end product development from ideation to deployment. The successful candidate will have proven stakeholder management and negotiation skills and strong commercial acumen.
The closing date for applications is Friday 11th October 2024.
Genomics England has retained Saxton Bampfylde to advise on this appointment. For further information about the position and additional details on qualifications, requirements, terms, and conditions of service and how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference WAGAK. Alternatively email [email protected] or [email protected]
Applications should be received by noon on Friday 11th October 2024.
Please do not apply to Genomics England directly as it will not be accepted.
Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:
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Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background.
Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.
Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to our virtues, undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties.
Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility. We expect most people to come into the office 2 times each month as a minimum. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that staff will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require you to be on site full time e.g., lab teams, reception team.
Our teams and squads have, and will continue to, reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.
As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.
