We’re looking for developers to join us working on one of the world’s most ambitious open platforms for secure health data research. You’ll work on problems with genuine national and global importance, where software engineering can directly improve healthcare and medical research. We care deeply about openness, transparency and public trust. You’ll collaborate closely with unusually thoughtful colleagues across engineering, clinical medicine, research, operations and information governance.
We’re hiring two developers, one at staff and one at senior level. We’re looking for Python developers for both roles. We’re particularly interested in developers with experience in infrastructure engineering.
If you’re not certain whether one of the roles might suit you, or just want more information, please do get in touch.
Applications close on Wednesday 24th June at midday.
Who are we?
We are the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, at the University of Oxford, led by Professor Ben Goldacre. We built OpenSAFELY, a revolutionary open source platform for secure clinical research. Conceived at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, it has been used extensively to produce ground-breaking research using an unprecedented corpus of patient data which is not available anywhere else.
Our mission
- Driving better use of data to improve the lives of citizens.
Our values
- True multidisciplinary working, combining best practice from software development, academia, clinical work and information governance.
- Openness on code and methods, as a means to drive efficiency and quality.
- Transparency on use of data, to earn trust and prove delivery.
- Championing privacy through deeds rather than words.
- Open sharing of insights about ways of working, not just our outputs.
- We aim to be fearless without being reckless when addressing systemic problems.
Why should you join us?
- We’re a truly interdisciplinary team of researchers, software developers, clinical informaticians and more, with a strong track record of delivering useful tools in a globally leading research setting.
- You’ll have the chance to use your software skills to save lives and further the state of medical data research.
- Our software delivery teams are collaborative, supportive, thoughtful and kind.
- We support hybrid or fully remote working, with in person team events throughout the year.
We are actively seeking to increase our team’s diversity, and so we welcome applications from those in under-represented groups.
How to apply
You’ll find more details about the role and how to apply on our jobs site:
Applications close on Wednesday 24th June at midday.
In your application, please tell us how you meet the vacancy criteria.
If you have any questions about the roles or application process, please contact Ben Butler-Cole.
You can see all our current open roles on our vacancies page.