IT Director - 6 Month FTC

OMass Therapeutics; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

OMass Therapeutics is seeking an IT Director for a 6-month FTC role in Oxford. This position involves leading IT strategy, managing data practices, and working closely with scientific teams to enhance IT solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT within the biotech sector and a collaborative mindset to drive innovation and efficiency.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Health and wellbeing cashback scheme

Life Assurance and Income Protection

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Pension Scheme offering 6% employer contribution

Learning and Development Opportunities

Company social events

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the biotech/pharma industry.
• Experience managing IT solutions in a start-up or biotech environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead a review of IT and data practices.
• Propose a 3-5 year IT strategy and implementation road map.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Linux

Job description

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Job title: IT Director

Job type: 6 Month FTC project role, with potential to extend depending on project outcomes

Location: Oxford

Salary: Competitive salary

Right to work: You must have the right to work in the UK

Application deadline: 28th May 2025

Application submission: CV and cover lettervia our website www.omass.com/working-here/

OMass Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Oxford discovering medicines against highly- validated target ecosystems, such as membrane proteins or intracellular complexes. The company’s unique OdyssION technology platform comprises novel biochemistry techniques, next-generation native mass spectrometry, and custom chemistry. OMass is advancing a pipeline of small molecule therapeutics in rare diseases and immunological conditions, that target solute carriers, complex-bound proteins, and GPCRs.

We are seeking an IT Director for a 6 Month FTC project role, with potential to extend depending on project outcomes. You will be part of a dynamic and innovative environment and will become an integral part of our vision to address patients’ unmet needs while building Britain’s Biggest Biotech.

You will use your expertise to lead a review of our IT and data practices and propose a 3-year IT strategy and road map, as company and portfolio continues to mature and our lead asset enters first-in-human clinical trial in mid-2025. This role will report to the COO, and work in close partnership with Computational team.

To find out more about the meaningful work OMass delivers, as well as our EVP you can find this here https://www.omass.com/

Requirements

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualities

• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or an equivalent discipline
• Proven and relevant work experience in the biotech/pharma industry, with experience managing and implementing informatics and IT solutions in a start-up or biotech environment
• Experience with working with scientific teams to evaluate, implement, and manage scientific data management platforms, cloud computing (AWS), and IT vendor services. Familiarity of Linux, informatics tools required to manage and analyse large datasets is an advantage.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with R&D, clinical development, and other departments to identify and implement practical, scalable IT solutions
• Responsible and focused approach to independent and collaborative work, with the ability to prioritise and deliver high quality work to deadlines.
• Innovative and ambitious mindset, with an inquisitive and agile approach to problem-solving and overcoming technical challenges; motivated to continuously learn and take on challenges.
• Caring and inclusive; respectful and receptive to others’ diverse ideas, experience and perspectives, and enjoys working collaboratively with others as a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  
  

Role Responsibilities

• Data architecture – map current workflows and data architecture across discovery and development
• Evaluation of current IT infrastructure, cloud solutions and risk management
• Propose a 3-5 year IT and informatics strategy and implementation road map
• To enhance efficiency and interoperability across departments and enable automation and innovation (FAIR data principles)
• Future state IT infrastructure and governance – to enable the organisation’s objectives and growth trajectory
• Compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. GxP, GDPR) where applicable
• Road map to enhance compliance and security provisions to meet future certification requirements, e.g. ISO27001 and/or Sarbanes-Oxley
• Provide IT input and project management support for prioritised projects in collaboration with computational team
• Support the management of existing MSPs
• Share information openly and work collaboratively with other departments to help advance different projects and achieve company goals.
• Promote and adhere to OMass’ values of being Ambitious, Responsible, Innovative, Focused, Caring and Collaborative.
  
  

Benefits

OMass offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Private Health Insurance
• Health and wellbeing cashback scheme
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Pension Scheme offering 6% employer contribution
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Company social events
  
  

Any queries relating to the role can be sent to [e-mail].

OMass Therapeutics values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity, we also have full responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work and live in the UK.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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