Project Manager - Data Strategy & AI Readiness

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 depending on experience

Contract:Permanent

The CRUK Scotland Institute is a cancer research institute, situated in Glasgow with approximately 250 researchers split across 30 research groups consisting of PIs, postdoctoral scientists, PhD students and scientific officers. It is one of Europe’s leading cancer research centres, supporting cutting-edge work into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. As well as core support from Cancer Research UK, the Institute also receives an additional third of its total income from external grants and industry collaborations.

It has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world‑class metabolism studies and renowned in‑vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis. Its research ethos is about excellence, honesty, openness, accountability and integrity.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Project Manager to lead the strategic migration, restructuring, governance, and AI‑readiness of Institute‑wide research data. The postholder will coordinate a major programme of work to transition locally stored research data from CRUK Scotland Institute (CRUKSI) into secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, supporting the institute’s emerging data platform, ensuring data quality, interoperability, governance, and long‑term sustainability.

The role will coordinate the integration and standardisation of structured datasets generated across the Institute, clinical datasets from CRUK Scotland Centre, and diverse multi‑omic platforms. A core objective of the role is to ensure all data assets are AI‑ready through implementation of robust metadata standards, harmonised ontologies, and FAIR data principles.

The postholder will also lead the coordination of an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) rollout platform across the Institute, supporting the Head of research Integrity to archive and track published data and there will be matrix line management with the Head of Data Science and Management to support expansion of secure data storage and compute infrastructure in preparation for large‑scale AI‑enabled research initiatives targeted for June 2027.

Our vision is to build and maintain a diverse and inclusive research culture based on our shared values of Innovate, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. These values, which underpin our behaviours and everything we do, allow all our people to realise their full potential. The diversity of our staff and students is also what makes the Institute such a vibrant place to work and advance discoveries in cancer research.

Family‑friendly policies, our collaborative ethos, a focus on good mental health and well‑being and opportunities for all help to create an enjoyable and inclusive workplace where your voice matters.

• 40.5 days annual leave including bank holidays (FTE)
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Free life assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional maternity pay for 6 months at full salary
• Shared parental leave including up to 6 weeks paid at full salary
• Cycle to work scheme saving tax and NI on cycle purchase and spreading repayments over up to 12 months
• Access to employee benefit schemes with discounts on supermarkets, cinema, travel and much more.

The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, a Registered Scottish Charity No

SC
006106 & Company Limited by Guarantee (Registered in Scotland No 84170) [trading as the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute]