Data Migration Lead

In this Data Migration Lead role, you will guide end-to-end data migration projects within the Clinical Systems team, ensuring safe, accurate transfer of patient records and timely delivery. You will collaborate with diverse clinical and technical teams to support NHS and community healthcare services across the UK. The role centers on data integrity, patient safety, and regulatory compliance in a mostly remote setting with occasional UK travel. You will influence service transformation through robust project delivery and governance.

• salary up to 50,000 p.a.
• remote working
• group pension
• My Reward Hub discounts
• wages as you earn
• wellbeing resources and support

• Lead and coordinate data migration projects with detailed plans, timelines and deliverables
• Manage safe transfer and transformation of patient records between EPR systems with data quality and integrity
• Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, external organisations, technical specialists and EPR suppliers
• Coordinate data extraction, transformation, testing and migration activities with clear roles and deadlines
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and dependencies; maintain RAID logs and decision records
• Work with Information Governance and Clinical Safety to meet regulatory, security and patient safety requirements
• Support data validation and testing; collaborate with technical and database teams to ensure accurate destination transfer
• Provide regular progress updates and presentations to boards and senior stakeholders
• Support planning of new healthcare service mobilisations; advise on data migration requirements and challenges
• Contribute to process improvement of migration practices and project delivery across the organisation
• Act as a key contact to align multiple teams and sustain project momentum under deadlines

• Minimum five years of project management experience, ideally in healthcare, technology or large-scale data migration
• Technical qualification or at least two years' experience in data management, SQL Server or similar
• Proven experience managing complex data movement, migration or transformation projects
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and delivery approaches
• Knowledge of data structures, healthcare datasets and SNOMED CT
• Understanding of information governance, data protection and handling sensitive information
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with negotiation skills
• Strong organisation and problem-solving abilities under tight deadlines
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

• stakeholder engagement
• adaptability
• problem-solving
• SQL Server
• data management
• health informatics