Assurance Specialist; office locations

Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world‑first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives. By connecting research and clinical care at national scale, we enable immediate healthcare benefits and advances for the future.

Our mission is to provide the evidence and digital systems so that by 2035 genomics could play a role in up to half of all healthcare interactions, whilst securing the UK’s position as the best place to discover, prove and benefit from genomic innovations.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Behind the Healthcare and Research outcomes, Genomics England delivers through designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems.

We’re on the cusp of big changes with the real prospect of genomics becoming the fabric of everyday healthcare through the lifetime – from birth to old age.

We are hiring an Assurance Specialist to join us here at Genomics England.

This is a broad assurance role spanning cyber security, data protection, and operational resilience, focused on assurance, governance, and compliance rather than hands‑on technical delivery. The role supports the organisation in meeting relevant standards, regulations, and internal policies, helping ensure risks across services are understood, monitored, and addressed.

You will work closely with assurance leads across the three pillars, supporting risk assessments, assurance activities, reporting, and awareness initiatives. You will help review and maintain policies, track compliance evidence, support audits and reviews, and contribute to the continuous improvement of assurance frameworks.

This role suits an Assurance Specialist already working in an assurance, risk, governance, or compliance environment, who enjoys variety, autonomy with clear guardrails, and operating across a complex, regulated organisation. Trust, resilience, and compliance are central to the role, supporting services that deliver nationally important healthcare and research outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity to further broaden and advance your assurance career, on meaningful work and across multiple disciplines and regulated environments.

• Support assurance activities across cyber security, data protection, and operational resilience, identifying risks and recommending mitigation actions.
• Review and contribute to policies, procedures, and governance materials to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Support audits, assurance reviews, penetration tests, supplier assessments, and incident‑related activities, tracking findings and ensuring timely follow‑up.
• Prepare and analyse management information and assurance reporting, turning evidence into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
• Assist with business impact analyses, business continuity, and disaster recovery planning, observing exercises, documenting lessons learned, and tracking remediation.
• Contribute to staff awareness initiatives, embedding assurance, compliance, and risk awareness across the organisation.

• Experience working in an assurance, risk, governance, or compliance role.
• Ability to assess and articulate risk across technical and non‑technical domains.
• Experience supporting audits, assurance reviews, or compliance activities.
• Strong analytical skills, able to interpret evidence, identify gaps, and make proportionate recommendations.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proven organisational skills, able to manage multiple assurance activities across complex environments.
• Familiarity with standards such as ISO 22301, ISO…