Contract Duration: 3 years
Grading: 8 (monthly salary starting at £3,999.80 per month net)
Your role
We have an opportunity for a dynamic and experienced manager to join us as the new ELIXIR Chief Technical Officer.
As CTO you will establish and maintain effective relationships with national ELIXIR Nodes and other European partners to drive the development distributed services from Nodes across Europe.
You enjoy leading and developing people and as CTO you will lead a team of six experienced scientific coordinators. Reporting to the ELIXIR Director and an active member of the ELIXIR Hub Management Team you will combine your knowledge and experience of life science data with management and technical leadership to drive delivery and consolidation of ELIXIR's portfolio of technical and scientific projects by actively identifying and implementing synergies across the portfolio. Using your community-building and networking skills you will manage the needs from our many stakeholders and drive collaborations across Europe and globally.
The ELIXIR CTO operates in a matrix-managed, project-driven organisation. This requires you to lead, and be led, within multiple, outcome-driven temporary operational teams in addition to the formal line organisation. The ELIXIR CTO is a busy role with frequently changing priorities and extensive external contacts, so it is important that you are able to function comfortably in a team environment and can relate well to co-workers and the public. We work across multiple time zones with European and global partners. You will need to occasionally work irregular/extra hours including evenings, and exceptionally, weekends. The ELIXIR CTO needs to travel in Europe and internationally as necessary.
You have
As the successful candidate it is likely you will have:
- University degree in the field of life-science, computer science, or similar
- An advanced degree in one of these fields is a plus
- Solid experience (5+ years) of bioinformatics / medical informatics research and service delivery
- People management experience with demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams to deliver against agreed outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to predict and project technical developments and needs
- A high level of literacy is required with documented ability to effectively communicate with excellent verbal and written English
- Ability to professionally represent ELIXIR at public events, conferences and scientific meetings with attention to personal conduct and professional appearance.
- Ability to work within a team
You might also have
Working knowledge to a professional level of additional European languages is a strong asset for the role.
Why join us
At ELIXIR you will work in an international environment - in a multinational team and frequent contacts with colleagues and collaborators across Europe. The ELIXIR Hub is located at EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, with excellent facilities in an attractive campus environment.
ELIXIR staff also enjoy excellent campus sports facilities, a free shuttle bus to Cambridge and other nearby centres, active sports and social club at a picturesque South Cambridgeshire campus set in 55 acres of parkland.
ELIXIR staff are employed by EMBL, an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation. The remuneration package comprises a competitive salary with access to a range of generous benefits including:- 30 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- Unique pension scheme including 17% employer contribution
- Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
- Death benefit, long-term care, accident at work and unemployment insurances
- Relocation package including installation grant (if required)
- On-site library and subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria
- Casual dress code
- Free shuttle bus to and from Campus
- Family benefits: Onsite nursery, child sick leave, parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
- Benefits for non-UK residents: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance
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What else you need to know
The initial contract is for a period of 3 years with the possibility of a fixed-term extension up to a total of 9 years of service.
At ELIXIR we strongly believe in inclusive and diverse teams where different experiences contribute to innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ and individuals from all nationalities. The appointment will be based on merit alone. Visa information, where applicable, will be discussed in more depth with applicants selected for interview.
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