Surveillance Information & Data Coordinator (ID4576) in Exeter

You will be a part of the Surveillance, Epidemiology & Data Analysis team (SEDA), which sits at the heart of APHA’s veterinary surveillance team. Our job is to collect disease and pathogen data from Defra, other government departments and the livestock industry, to create a rich picture of the health of the nation’s farm animals and wildlife. We do this in support of livestock and public health, the natural environment, and increasingly to support international trade. This is an exciting time in the world of surveillance data collection & analytics, with the formation of a Data Hub within Defra’s wider scientific community, and funding available to progress some ambitious data projects. These include bringing data together from veterinary laboratories, veterinary practices, abattoirs and other government agencies. The goal is to create a sophisticated analytics environment, where everyone in the veterinary surveillance world can see trends for their sector of interest and can sign up for automated alerts. Some is already in place, using tools such as Tableau, but much more needs to be developed over the next few years.

The Surveillance Data team works across all areas of Science in APHA, as well as across the wider Defra organisation. The Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU) and SEDA are both geographically dispersed teams. We are able to work effectively at a distance using tools such as Microsoft Teams. However, it will be necessary to travel occasionally to Weybridge (or other locations) for training sessions and workshops where face‑to‑face participation is beneficial for both the individual and the team. There will be opportunities to build relationships across government, academia and wider communities.

You will be responsible for surveillance data and information related tasks and activities within the SEDA team within APHA’s SIU and science departments.

• Responsible for administration, coordination and production of datasets and reports, and associated process documents.
• Explore and implement creative methods of sourcing, integrating, analysing and presenting data from multiple and diverse data sources.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new reports, dashboards and other approaches to share surveillance information with a variety of stakeholders through a range of reporting channels.
• Currently, the primary software tool for dashboard development is Tableau but experience of other software tools will also be valuable.
• Develop and maintain relevant platforms and collaborative environments to support surveillance information and data management and reporting, including SharePoint, web and social media.
• Maintain existing and build new working relationships with members of multidisciplinary project teams and with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Line management of up to two EO posts.
• Travel occasionally to Weybridge (or other locations) for training sessions and workshops where face‑to‑face participation is beneficial for both the individual and the team.