UK date and time: 05-November-2026 13:02
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Applications are invited for a Clinical Researcher (Data Curator), to work with a team working with Professor Simon de Lusignan and Dr Gavin Jamie at the Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes Research Group.
The successful applicant will provide their expertise in clinical coding within the Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes Research Group. The successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to map clinical concepts in research studies to the relevant coding system/clinical terminology. The focus of our work is primary care data using SNOMED CT, but we also work with hospital, cancer and other data sources. Responsibilities will include independently review all study protocols, identify variables required to answer the research questions, develop and deliver relevant sets of clinical terms and concepts ready for data to be extracted by the data scientists. This will build on existing libraries. Work with study teams and investigators to ensure that any resulting searches of clinical data are valid. Work within the team to establish increase external access to data and tools according to the principles of Open Science. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be based in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work and there will be the opportunity for remote working. You will be able to discuss and agree a pattern of working with your line manager, Dr Gavin Jamie.
The position is funded by the portfolio held my the Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes Research Group, in the first instance until March 2027.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on 24 November 2026
Interviews are expected to be held on the 9 December 2026
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