Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) - Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Genomics

About the Job

Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) - Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Genomics
The Francis Crick Institute is creating a new world-leading, interdisciplinary biomedical research Institute in the heart of London.​ Founded by the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust, UCL, Imperial College London and King's College London, the Institute will promote connections between researchers, disciplines, and academic institutions, between healthcare organisations and businesses.​

ICT is critical for the project's success and the Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) is a very significant career opportunity for an ICT leader with experience working in a complex science or a research orientated organisation to be integral in enabling world-leading scientific research.​ Competitive salary and benefits.​ London based.​

About The Crick:

The Institute will be a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation.​ Dedicated to research excellence, the Institute will have the scale, vision and expertise to tackle the most challenging scientific questions underpinning health and disease.​ It will be world-class with a strong national role - training scientists and developing ideas for public good.​ Due to open in 2015, the Crick will be located in a new, purpose built research centre at Brill Place, St.​ Pancras in London and when it is fully operational the Crick will employ 1,500 staff, including 1,250 scientists, and have an operating budget of over £100 million.​

The Challenge:

- The Crick will require state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure to enable world-leading scientific research.​

- The Crick's ICT will be science driven, flexible, and forward-looking, and it will expedite collaboration within and beyond the Institute.​

- Research at the Crick will be data-intensive, and will involve experimental, theoretical and computational science.​ In addition, ICT will also support the business and business management systems required to run the Crick.​

About You:
- As Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) you must be able to demonstrate exemplary achievements in an ICT leadership role in a complex science or research orientated organisation.​
- You will have operated at senior executive level, and have a significant track record of managing large scale projects to time and within budget.​
- It is likely that this will include completion of the development of a major greenfield site, a relocation programme, or a strategically significant and substantial merger or acquisition.​

Key Objectives for the Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT):
- Your primary focus as Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) will be to develop the ICT strategy, design the ICT architecture, create and populate an ICT organisation to enable the Institute's science research and support its business and operational systems.​
- The Director of Information and Computing Technology (ICT) is accountable for designing and delivering an efficient and cost-effective ICT function.​
- You will also specify and operate a wide area networking strategy and data centre operation, support and enable building management systems, access control and a secure wireless environment.​

In return you can expect to receive a competitive salary plus core benefits including:
- 30 days annual leave.​
- Up to 16%​ Employer Contribution Pension.​
- Life Assurance /​ Season Ticket Loan /​ Childcare Vouchers.​

If you are an experienced ICT leader with a background in complex science or a research orientated organisation operating at the forefront of science, then apply now in the strictest confidence.​

Visit www.​crick.​ac.​uk and http://www.​youtube.​com/​user/​CrickInstitute/​videos for more insight into the Crick.​

All applications will be forwarded to Inspire People, an employment agency retained by The Francis Crick Institute for this position.​