Wellcome Trust
Global charitable foundation
TechnologyLead,Discovery(DataLinkageandDataArchitecture)
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“Technology Lead, Discovery (Data Linkage and Data Architecture) at Wellcome Trust. Skills: Data linkage, Data architecture, Digital technologies. Lead design and delivery of digital technologies. Shape projects advancing strategy”
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Demonstrable knowledge of data linkage, data architecture and digital technologies in science and health research, Training in a quantitative, computational discipline, High-level understanding of data and software systems used in science and health, Experience working in a technical capacity with health-relevant or scientific data, Delivering complex work against agreed objectives in large organisations, Managing projects with universities, funders, and other scientific and research organisations
What You'll Do.
Lead design and delivery of digital technologies
Shape projects advancing strategy
Provide strategic leadership
Build collaborative research relationships
Lead development and delivery of data linkage projects
Lead development and delivery of data architecture projects
Lead development and delivery of digital technology projects
Take entrepreneurial approach to opportunities
Build understanding of Discovery initiatives
Align projects with objectives
Provide expert technical advice
Shape portfolio of digital technologies
Design and manage funding activities
Lead and contribute to inclusive culture
Ensure delivery within budgets
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Build collaborative research relationships with external partners; Work closely with colleagues across Discovery and Solutions
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Managing projects with universities, Managing projects with funders, Managing projects with research organisations, Managing projects with communities, Managing resources, Managing risks, Ensuring delivery within budgets
Full Job Description
**Salary: £** **93,700** **Closing date: Tuesday, 16 June 2026** **Contract type: Permanent** **Interview dates: 1st stage (w/c 13/07 and 20/07) online/Remote; 2nd stage: face to face** The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We committed to spend £16bn in the ten years to 2032, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health. We are looking for a Technology Lead, Discovery (Data Linkage and Data Architecture) to join our team. **Where in Wellcome will I be working?** The Discovery team at Wellcome focuses on investing in people and ideas that generate new knowledge and deeper understanding of life, health and wellbeing, with the potential to transform how health challenges are identified, prevented and addressed in the future. Through initiatives such as the Discovery Research programme, Wellcome Leap and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the team supports a broad and ambitious portfolio of research, combining flexible funding, innovative programmes and world-leading research to drive meaningful, long-term impact. A major focus of the Discovery department is to advance our ambition through investments in data, digital tools, technologies and AI as a core capability that transforms how discovery is conceived, conducted, and scaled. **What will I be doing?** You will lead the design and delivery of digital technologies for data linkage and architecture within the Discovery Data for Science and Health team, shaping projects that advance Wellcome’s strategy. In doing so, you will provide strategic leadership across key initiatives (such as our existing portfolio of consented cohorts and population health research platforms) and building collaborative research relationships both within Wellcome and with external partners to support the
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