Solution Architect; office locations

Solution Architect (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)

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Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world-first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives. By connecting research and clinical care at national scale, we enable immediate healthcare benefits and advances for the future.

Our mission is to provide the evidence and digital systems so that by 2035 genomics could play a role in up to half of all healthcare interactions, whilst securing the UK’s position as the best place to discover, prove and benefit from genomic innovations.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Behind the Healthcare and Research outcomes, Genomics England delivers through designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems.

We're on the cusp of big changes with the real prospect of genomics becoming the fabric of everyday healthcare through the lifetime – from birth to old age.

We’re seeking an accomplished Solution Architect to shape the design and evolution of healthcare solutions across Genomics England. This senior role reports to the Director of Architecture within the Technology and Product Directorate, placing you at the heart of defining the future of genomic healthcare solutions, aligned with our technology strategy and architecture vision.

In this critical role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, confidently guiding initiatives and influencing the design and successful delivery of enterprise-scale healthcare solutions. You’ll work closely with squads, products, and services to ensure best practice is applied across lifecycle management, metadata, integration, and analytics, while contributing to industry standards such as GA4GH and FHIR, helping ensure Genomics England remains at the very forefront of genomic healthcare and research.

• Lead the architecture, design and implementation of genomic healthcare solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for genomic healthcare architecture, guiding both tactical and strategic decisions.
• Communicate architecture strategy and roadmaps clearly to senior stakeholders, demonstrating how these support service, product, and organisational goals.
• Collaborate with technology partners, vendors and NHS stakeholders to inform roadmaps and influence end-to-end solutions.
• Contribute to national and international standards relevant to healthcare, genomics and research, including GA4GH or FHIR.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams‑including bioinformaticians, data scientists, clinicians, and product managers to ensure solutions meet business, security, and regulatory requirements; and are deliverable within the constraints of skills, resources, and budget.
• Architect solutions that integrate cloud platforms (such as AWS Health Omics, HPC compute nodes, and sequence stores) with complex on‑premise estates, supporting petabyte‑scale storage and high‑performance compute for genomics analysis.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns to streamline delivery and enable rapid innovation in genomics and healthcare services.
• Provide architectural oversight for major healthcare and genomics programmes, ensuring technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and inclusive innovation across teams.

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise‑scale architectures in a complex healthcare, genomics or life sciences environment.
• In‑depth knowledge of genomics/bioinformatics including expertise with GA4GH, FHIR or other…