Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

About the Company

Led by a world-class faculty of scientists, technologists, policy makers, economists and entrepreneurs, the Ellison Institute of Technology aims to develop and deploy commercially sustainable solutions to solve some of humanity’s most enduring challenges.

By breaking down the silos between science, research, industry and policy, we are reimagining the path from scientific discovery to applied solutions for the benefit of society.

Set for completion in 2027, the new EIT Oxford campus will incorporate more than 30,000m2 of research laboratory space, an oncology and preventative care clinic, and educational and gathering spaces to support ongoing work in EIT’s humane endeavours. The facility’s location on the Oxford Science Park will further EIT’s current partnerships in the Oxford biotech and technology communities, expand collaborations with the University of Oxford, and support the new Ellison Scholars programme.

Contact us: oxford@eit.org or oxfordpress@eit.org

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Job Title

Risk & Governance Manager

Job Description

**Job Title:** Risk & Governance Manager **Role Summary:** Responsible for establishing and maintaining governance, risk, and compliance frameworks aligned with ISO 27001 and ISO 42001. Provides assurance to senior leadership, protects sensitive data and intellectual property, and supports responsible AI use across research and operational activities. **Expectations:** - Achieve and sustain ISO 27001 certification and drive ISO 42001 readiness. - Embed risk‑aware culture and consistent risk management across the institute. - Deliver timely risk, compliance, and incident reports to leadership and boards. - Coordinate with auditors, regulators, and certification bodies. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Standards Implementation:** Develop governance frameworks; monitor legal, ethical, and regulatory changes; ensure certification readiness. - **Risk & Governance Leadership:** Support institute‑wide risk management; conduct risk identification, assessment, and mitigation; produce regular compliance dashboards. - **Incident & Change Management:** Design and manage security, IT, and AI incident response processes; oversee change control to balance innovation with risk. - **Stakeholder Engagement:** Partner with AI, IT, research programme leads, and Quality managers to integrate compliance into daily operations. - **Culture & Awareness:** Promote risk awareness; deliver training, workshops, and communications on governance frameworks. **Required Skills:** - Hands‑on experience implementing and certifying ISO 27001. - Proven expertise in governance, risk management, incident management, and change control. - Strong communication, analytical, and influencing abilities. - Ability to work with external auditors, regulators, and certification bodies. - Commitment to secure, ethical research and innovation. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g., BSc/BA in Information Security, Risk Management, Quality Management, or related field). - ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor certification (or equivalent). - Desirable: Knowledge of ISO 42001, risk/quality management training, familiarity with life‑science regulatory frameworks (MHRA, CQC, HTA), project management certification, or experience in start‑up environments.

Oxford, United kingdom

On site

09-10-2025

Company Name

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Job Title

Senior Platform Engineer - AI

Job Description

Job title: Senior Platform Engineer – AI Role Summary: Architect, build, and operate scalable, secure cloud and GPU‑cluster platforms that empower AI/ML research, ensuring resilient compute, network, storage, and governance at enterprise level. Expactations: Deliver end‑to‑end platform reliability, automate infrastructure as code, lead CI/CD/GitOps pipelines, embed policy‑as‑code security, and collaborate cross‑functionally with research, data and SRE teams to enable self‑service AI/ML workloads. Key Responsibilities: - Design and operate cloud infra (OCI/AWS/GCP/Azure) and large‑scale GPU clusters, moving beyond initial setup to production readiness. - Implement and maintain automated CI/CD, GitOps workflows, and declarative Terraform pipelines for infrastructure provisioning. - Deploy policy‑as‑code (Kyverno/YAML) for isolation, data protection, and audit compliance. - Establish monitoring, alerting, and telemetry frameworks; define SLOs and guide future SRE efforts. - Partner with research and data teams to provide self‑service notebook and cluster capabilities, optimizing for diverse AI/ML workloads. - Drive continuous improvement, automation, and operational rigor across platform services. Required Skills: - 5+ years in platform engineering with proven architecture and automation of large‑scale, resilient compute environments. - Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (OCI, AWS, GCP, Azure). - Proficient in Terraform for large‑scale infrastructure provisioning. - Experienced with Kubernetes operation at scale and cluster management. - Strong programming/scripting in at least one system‑level language (Python, Go, or Java). - Knowledge of CI/CD, GitOps, and automated testing pipelines. - Familiarity with policy‑as‑code tools (e.g., Kyverno) and security governance. - Passion for automation, structured delivery, and operational excellence. - Preferred: Experience supporting ML/Data engineering workloads. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Relevant cloud certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or OCI Architect) preferred but not mandatory.

Oxford, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

03-11-2025

Company Name

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Job Title

Full Stack Software Engineer - Pathogen

Job Description

**Job Title** Full Stack Software Engineer **Role Summary** Design, build, and maintain scalable, high‑performance web applications and backend services powering a global pathogen metagenomics data platform. Work closely with architects, data engineers, and bioinformatic teams to manage the full data lifecycle, ingest and monitor next‑generation sequencing telemetry, and provide secure, user‑friendly tools for data discovery and analytics. **Expectations** * Proven full‑stack engineering experience (frontend and backend) * Hands‑on skills in cloud‑native development and DevSecOps * Strong ability to translate product requirements into reliable, maintainable solutions * Experience designing for performance, scalability, and security in a large‑scale data environment **Key Responsibilities** * Architect, develop, and support web applications deployed to the platform * Own end‑to‑end solutions for data ingestion monitoring, curation, release management, data quality, and access control * Build ingest pipelines and telemetry dashboards for distributed NGS devices (Kafka, MQTT) * Create platform tools for bioinformaticians: data catalogues, quality dashboards, reporting interfaces * Evaluate and prototype emerging technologies (vector databases, AI search) for future platform capabilities * Develop secure, high‑throughput APIs (Python, Node.js, Next.js, Django, Spring Boot, etc.) * Manage data storage layers: object storage, data lakes, data warehouses (Oracle Autonomous, PostgreSQL, Oracle vector DB) * Collaborate with backend engineers to meet service SLAs and API contracts * Capture requirements and design UX with product managers (Figma prototyping) * Operate and monitor Oracle Cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security * Automate deployments via CI/CD pipelines with DevSecOps collaborators * Document architecture, enforce governance, and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting * Participate in cross‑team innovation initiatives **Required Skills** * Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue.js * Backend: Python, Node.js, Next.js, Django, Spring Boot (or equivalent) * Cloud: Oracle Cloud (or comparable), managed services, Kubernetes, Docker * Databases: Relational (SQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL, Oracle Autonomous Database, vector databases * Streaming: Kafka, MQTT, Iceberg, Parquet * DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, monitoring & alerting tools * UX: Figma prototyping, user experience design fundamentals * Security: Application hardening, access control, secure coding practices **Required Education & Certifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Oxford, United kingdom

Hybrid

18-11-2025

Company Name

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Job Title

Instrumentation Software Engineer - Pathogen

Job Description

**Job title** Instrumentation Software Engineer – Pathogen **Role Summary** Design, develop, and maintain control software, firmware, and embedded systems for cutting‑edge point‑of‑care metagenomic sequencing instruments. Bridge hardware and software to enable precise fluidic manipulation, temperature control, and real‑time telemetry in laboratory diagnostics. **Expectations** - First-line subject‑matter expert in instrumentation software within an R&D‑focused team. - Deliver robust, testable, and well‑documented code that meets stringent hardware‑software integration requirements. - Collaborate closely with electrical instrumentation, microfluidic, and data engineering colleagues to translate system specifications into automated, reliable instruments. - Participate in iterative prototyping, validation, and production readiness activities. **Key Responsibilities** - Design, implement, and maintain control software, firmware, and automation workflows for in‑house laboratory instruments. - Integrate hardware and software components, ensuring seamless communication between electrical, mechanical, fluidic, and computational subsystems. - Develop embedded control logic for pumps, valves, sensors, and actuators used in microfluidic and diagnostic instrumentation. - Implement device communication protocols (serial, I²C, SPI, Modbus, CAN, TCP/IP). - Build telemetry and data‑logging systems to capture and visualise real‑time operational data. - Collaborate with the Electrical Instrumentation Engineer to synchronize hardware and software operation. - Conduct testing, validation, debugging, and reliability assessments on prototype instruments. - Produce clear documentation, including inline comments, user manuals, and design notes for maintainability. - Perform code reviews, write unit tests, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines to ensure high‑quality software. - Support integration testing and verification across the full instrument stack, from benchtop setups to deployed prototypes. **Required Skills** - Proficiency in Python, C, or C++ (experience with other embedded or control languages welcome). - Proven experience developing software for instrumentation, automation, or data‑acquisition systems. - Hands‑on experience testing software‑hardware stacks in benchtop and production environments. - Knowledge of embedded or Linux‑based development for real‑world I/O and instrumentation hardware. - Familiarity with sensors, actuators, and control interfaces; analogue and digital I/O. - Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills for hardware‑software interaction and timing issues. - Commitment to maintainable, well‑documented code; version‑control (Git) experience. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related discipline. ---

Oxford, United kingdom

On site

18-11-2025