Data Manager

About the University

Swansea University is a research-intensive institution with a long-standing history of impact since 1920. Its community combines strong teaching and research with a lifestyle that supports a healthy balance between work and personal life.

With attractive waterfront campuses and a diverse international community, the University offers a welcoming place to build a career. Employees benefit from strong support, rewards, and flexible ways of working.

About the Role

DATAMIND TRE is a UK national Trusted Research Environment that enables secure, privacy-focused access to sensitive information for research and innovation in healthcare, academia, and industry. Hosted within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences at Swansea University, it supports data-led work with meaningful outcomes for mental health and population health.

The University is looking for an experienced and well-organised Data Manager to assist with the day-to-day delivery, governance, and continued improvement of the DATAMIND TRE platform. In this role, you will work with researchers, analysts, technical experts, and governance teams to support secure data intake, data organisation, metadata handling, disclosure control, user access processes, and data quality checks across the environment.

You will play a key part in making sure data remains secure, accurate, accessible, and compliant with legal, ethical, and governance obligations, while supporting practices aligned with GDPR, NHS data standards, and recognised secure research environment principles.

Contract and Work Pattern

This position is a fixed-term appointment, initially funded for two years. It may be extended depending on project funding and programme needs, with the possibility of continuing through to March 2030.

The role is full time and based onsite at Singleton Campus, Swansea.

What the Role Offers

This position provides the chance to contribute to high-impact research that is both data-driven and socially valuable. You will join a collaborative, purpose-led team in an environment that supports professional growth and meaningful contribution.

The University also offers flexible and hybrid working options, training and development opportunities, a competitive salary, a strong pension scheme, generous annual leave, wellbeing support, and access to a broad range of staff benefits and employee services.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The University is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace and embedding equality and diversity across all activities. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and protected characteristics, including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Welsh-language applications are welcomed and will not be treated less favourably than applications in English.

Welsh Language Requirement

The required Welsh language level for this post is Level 1 - A little. This means the post holder should be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone with simple Welsh greetings, and use basic everyday words and phrases. This level can be achieved through a one-hour course.

The University is a bilingual institution and encourages staff to develop Welsh as an additional workplace skill. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Where Welsh is essential, applicants are expected to apply in Welsh and may be interviewed in Welsh if shortlisted.

Application Information

Applications for this position should be submitted as a CV along with a cover letter. Candidates should clearly show how they meet each requirement in the person specification to help the panel assess suitability.

Applicants should include an up-to-date CV and a short cover letter describing relevant experience, especially experience working with secure or sensitive data environments.

Key Details

Job number: SU01609

Contract type: Fixed term

Salary: £46,735 to £55,755 per year

Faculty/Directorate: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

Closing date: 29 Jun 2026

Interview date: 21 Jul 2026

Informal enquiries: Dara Almeida Medina, Dara.Almeidamedina@Swansea.ac.uk