Programme Lead; Technical; office locations

Position: Programme Lead (Technical) (we have office locations   )
Company Description

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.

Job Description

We are seeking a Technical Programme Lead to drive the delivery of our Hosting Strategy implementation, a complex multi-year programme that will strengthen the technology foundations behind our work.

The role will oversee key activity including a new cloud services contract, development of a data layer to improve how data is used, migration of remaining services to the cloud and retirement of legacy infrastructure.

You will bring together technical, commercial, governance and delivery teams across Genomics England, helping colleagues work collaboratively, make informed decisions and deliver s is an opportunity to contribute to safe, secure and high-quality services that support patients, participants, researchers and the wider healthcare ecosystem.

Everyday responsibilities include:  

Lead the delivery of Genomics England’s hosting strategy implementation, ensuring the programme is well planned, coordinated and aligned to our mission, strategic priorities and agreed outcomes.
Bring together multidisciplinary teams across Technology, Product, Architecture, Engineering, Security, Assurance, Finance, Procurement, Legal and service ownership to deliver complex change collaboratively.
Provide clear, inclusive and purposeful programme leadership, creating shared direction and helping teams make confident, evidence-based decisions at pace.
Develop and maintain an integrated programme plan across discovery, definition, procurement, mobilisation and implementation, with clear milestones, dependencies, governance and readiness criteria.
Coordinate delivery across tribes, services and work streams, proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies and blockers to support safe, secure and high-quality delivery.
Support commercial and supplier activity, including requirements, evaluation, contracting, mobilisation, service transition and performance oversight in a regulated and publicly accountable environment.
Lead financial management and benefits tracking, working with Finance and Fin Ops colleagues to support budgeting, forecasting, cost transparency and value-for-money decisions.
Prepare clear, decision-focused reporting and communications for senior leaders, boards and external stakeholders, making risks, trade-offs, recommendations and progress easy to understand. Skills and experience for success:

Strong technical fluency in cloud, platform and infrastructure delivery, with the confidence to challenge plans, understand risks and coordinate technical work streams effectively.
Experience delivering complex technology change across multiple teams, with strong cross-functional, matrix delivery and dependency management skills.
Strategic leadership and transformational change experience, with the ability to engage a wide range…