TRE Accreditation & Assurance Lead — Remote

Our Future Health; England; Hybrid; GBP 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Pension Scheme

30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Home & Tech Savings

£1,000 Employee Referral Bonus

Wellbeing Support

Central London office in Holborn with

Job summary

Our Future Health in the UK is seeking a Principal Lead, TRE Accreditation & Assurance to oversee the review and development of the TRE accreditation framework.

You will lead improvements across information governance, information security and ongoing assurance, working with internal teams and external assessors to ensure robust, scalable processes that meet regulatory standards. This role drives governance, risk management and continuous enhancements for our trusted research environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in accredited governance and risk management within regulated environments is essential.
• Knowledge of TREs/SDEs and secure data platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional programmes and managing complex improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of UK GDPR and ISO 27001 frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review, redesign and implementation of the TRE accreditation framework and assessment methodologies.
• Develop and implement robust ongoing assurance arrangements including audits and reassessments.
• Manage the TRE accreditation and assurance improvement programme with milestones and risk controls.
• Provide specialist advice on accreditation, information governance, security and assurance matters.
• Collaborate with internal teams, independent assessors and external stakeholders to ensure proportional processes.
• Coordinate governance body engagement and approval of revised requirements.
• Strengthen independent assessments to meet regulatory standards.
• Establish governance arrangements and guidance for ongoing framework management.

Skills

Information governance

Data protection

Information security

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk assessment

Governance & compliance

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Education

Degree in information governance/cybersecurity/data science

CDMP certification

Job description

Our Future Health in the UK is seeking a Principal Lead, TRE Accreditation & Assurance to oversee the review and development of the TRE accreditation framework.

You will lead improvements across information governance, information security and ongoing assurance, working with internal teams and external assessors to ensure robust, scalable processes that meet regulatory standards. This role drives governance, risk management and continuous enhancements for our trusted research environment.