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# Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £46,000.0 - £53,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Structures, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25940

## About the Role

* Significant experience of defining and operating a data driven system that integrates data from multiple organisations.
 * Understand how data structures and relationships are formed and can be integrated to answer specific questions (preferably within health data or epidemiology).
 * Experience in line management including mentoring and coaching.
 * Excellent communication skills.
 * Proven project management skills through negotiations, time management and project delivery. Knowledge of scientific process challenges, and how to break down complex problems into actionable steps.

## Description

This informatics and data science team are looking to hire a Lead Data Engineer. In this role, you would be responsible for projects and be a key point-of-contact. Key responsibilities would include: working with informatics pipelines to deliver genetic data products; develop operational relationships with health and government organisations; line management of a small team to ensure overall strategic goals are reached; and provide regular updates to the Leadership Team.


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