Senior Public Health Researcher

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We are looking for a motivated and analytically skilled Senior Public Health Researcher to support Wales’ contribution to the LifeArc Centre for the Acceleration of Rare Disease Trials (RD-TAP). Based in the Congenital Anomaly Register and Information Service (CARIS) team at Public Health Wales, you’ll play a vital role in improving how data infrastructure supports research and clinical trial readiness for rare diseases.

This is a collaborative, UK-wide programme involving Queen’s University Belfast, NCPHWR and other partners. You’ll help map data assets, strengthen metadata, and contribute to exemplar studies designed to improve rare diseases surveillance and accelerate access to treatment. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex research environments and is confident working across academic, clinical and public health sectors.

If you're passionate about using data for impact and want to contribute to cutting-edge rare diseases research, we’d love to hear from you.

• Apply robust research and analytical methods to congenital anomaly and rare diseases datasets.
• Contribute to metadata standards and improvements that support surveillance and clinical trial readiness.
• Produce evidence-informed outputs including reports, academic publications, and presentations.
• Collaborate with project partners across the UK including Queen’s University Belfast, NCPHWR and LifeArc.
• Support planning and delivery across an interdisciplinary team.
• Manage your workload independently while contributing to shared programme milestones.
• Maintain high standards of data governance and research ethics.
  
  

For further information on Public Health Wales, please visit: https://phw.nhs.wales

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Llion Davies Job title: Consultant in Public Health Email address: [email protected]

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