Data Officer

Data Officer (iMPROVE Project)

Department/School: School of Medicine
Campus: Derry Londonderry
Salary: £39,975 per annum
Duration: Fixed-Term until 28th February 2029 / Full-Time
Closing Date: 29th September 2025
Reference Number: 037987

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

The postholder will provide dedicated project data management support for the iMPROVE project to ensure performance against objectives, targets and legislative compliance. The postholder will co-ordinate data gathering, analysis and reporting activities to ensure that programme outcomes are successfully met.

iMPROVE is a €10.1M EU PEACEPLUS funded cross-border project, led by Ulster University, which seeks to implement and deliver specialist personalised medicine and person-centric care to improve prescribing safety for 10,000 people living with health conditions in the rural and urban communities of Northwest Ireland and Tayside in Scotland. People taking part in the research project will undergo a 6 or 12-month intervention for optimisation of prescribed medicines using an innovative, disruptive primary care and community-based approach.

We may create a 12-month waiting list for same or similar roles within the Department / Faculty. The University reserves the right to extend the waiting list across the University if required for certain posts.

- ABOUT YOU -

The postholder will be required to have:

• A degree in computer science, information technology, data science, or a related subject.
• Proven success in project data management and delivery, tracking and monitoring performance and co-ordinating and managing data systems.
• Previous experience of data handling skills (e.g. collection, modelling, data completeness monitoring, quality assurance, analysis, and distribution) with the ability to analyse and interrogate complex data sets.

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The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.