GOSH BRC​/DRIVE Data Engineer

GOSH BRC/DRIVE Data Engineer

The closing date is 11 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Digital Research Environment (DRE) as a Data Engineer, funded through Great Ormond Street Hospital's Biomedical Research Centre (GOSH BRC). In this role, you'll work at the heart of the Digital Research Environment (DRE), partnering with clinicians and researchers to deliver high-impact projects in AI, genomics and rare disease research. The role offers the chance to combine advanced data engineering, nationally leading research, and a clear social purpose - improving outcomes for children with rare and complex conditions, every single day.

This role is ideal for a motivated data engineer who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving challenging problems and wants their work to make a tangible difference. You'll design and optimise data pipelines, support cutting‑edge analytics and collaborate across multiple Trusts and academic partners.

We aim to hold interviews in the last week of February, please hold these dates and an invite will be sent to you, should you be shortlisted.

The BRC Data Engineer will be a member of the DRE Team with a primary focus on working with researchers to deliver several specific research projects that will utilise the DRE. The post holder will provide essential technical support for a range of innovative research projects, including both GOSH initiatives and collaborative efforts with partner institutions, including:

• Real‑Time Integration of Brain Tumour Volumetry into Neuro‑Oncology Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (Kshitij Mankad)
• Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Necrotising Enterocolitis (Stavros Loukogeorgakis)
• Real‑world EPIC data for health economic analysis of rapid genetic testing in epilepsy (Amy McTague)
• Support PEI projects and requests across all three partner sites (Sheffield, Birmingham and Alder Hey)
• A neonatal screen data project between GOSH and a partner site
• Developing a craniofacial database with 2 PEI partners
• Developing an NLP tool around babygram and friends and family tests between GOSH and a partner site.

Through these activities, the Data Engineer will ensure that data‑driven research and operational projects are effectively supported, contributing to advancements in paediatric healthcare.

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from under‑represented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever‑more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

• Extract, process and provision data for research, audits and operational analysis;
• Optimise existing and develop new data pipelines, tools and quality controls to support additional data types and make the data integration and provisioning processes faster and more reliable;
• Develop data summaries and simple analytics to understand our processes and data;
• Initiate, arrange, chair and/or participate in meetings, with or without the supplier, researchers, Trust staff and colleagues to discuss data workflows, requirements, areas of concern and take notes of any action points;
• Document data integration and processing workflows, data collections and metadata, as well as support reporting requirements;
• Support the Data Scientists and…