Data Architect – FTC; office locations

Company Description

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

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.

We’re seeking an accomplished Data Architect to shape how Genomics England designs, manages, and uses data across the organisation.

This senior role reports to the Director Architecture within the Technology and Product Directorate and puts you at the heart of defining standards, patterns, and principles that ensure data is secure, high-quality, and accessible for both healthcare and research teams, fully aligned with our technology strategy and architecture vision.

In this critical role, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, guiding projects and influencing the design and confident delivery of enterprise-scale data solutions. You will support squads, products, and services to adopt best practices across lifecycle management, metadata, integration, and analytics, while contributing to industry standards such as GA4GH, OMOP, or FHIR, helping to ensure Genomics England remains at the forefront of genomic healthcare and research.

• Lead the design and evolution of the organisation’s data architecture, including data models, metadata systems, and data integration platforms
• Ensure that data solutions meet business, research, security, and regulatory requirements, and are deliverable within the constraints of skills, resources, and budget
• Act as the subject matter expert on data management and modelling, providing guidance across projects and to other architects
• Develop and maintain data architecture standards, patterns, and reusable artefacts to streamline delivery and ensure consistency
• Communicate data strategy and roadmaps clearly to senior stakeholders, demonstrating how data architecture supports services, products, and organisational goals
• Oversee the management of data dictionaries, lifecycle policies, archiving, and decommissioning strategies
• Ensure squads are aware of and work to the standards set by Information Governance, Security, and the Architecture chapter
• Collaborate with technology partners and vendors to inform roadmaps and influence enterprise data solutions
• Contribute to national and international standards relevant to genomics and research, including GA4GH, OMOP, or FHIR

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data architectures in complex or regulated environments
• Deep knowledge of data modelling, metadata management, lifecycle management, and governance practices
• Strong experience engaging with senior stakeholders to influence and implement data strategy
• Expertise in documenting, communicating, and implementing data roadmaps and solutions
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a temperament that builds trust across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to balance strategic and tactical considerations in architecture decisions
• Experience in bioinformatics, genomics, healthcare, or research domains
• Knowledge of cloud and hybrid data architectures, data platforms, or data warehouses
• Familiarity with GA4GH, OMOP, FHIR or other relevant industry standards
• Ability to establish data ownership, design data lifecycle management policies and implement these.

• Relevant certifications in data architecture, modelling, or enterprise architecture
• Experience applying TOGAF methodologies or equivalent enterprise architecture practices
• Knowledge of bioinformatics data structures.
• Experience of attribute-based access control and tools that can be used to underpins this.
• Practical experience of modelling the…