"Senior Research Software Engineer - Regulatory and Quality Assurance"

The Oxford Research Software Engineering Group (OxRSE - www.rse.ox.ac.uk) seeks to appoint a Senior Research Software Engineer with a specialism in Regulatory and Quality Assurance. This is a new post, funded in the first instance through the University of Oxford Strategic Innovation Fund. The role represents a key initiative to embed regulatory compliance and quality assurance into research software development across the University.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Software Engineer with a background in regulatory and quality assurance provision, who is passionate about improving the sustainability, reproducibility, and translational impact of academic research software.

We are looking for candidates who hold a doctoral degree with a significant software development component. We will also consider candidates without a doctoral degree but with equivalent experience of software development, either in research or industry. The successful candidate will have experience working in regulated or quality-critical domains, and familiarity with quality management practices, regulatory standards, and design control processes as applied to software.

This post is offered as an open-ended position subject to external funding. It is full time, but flexible options will be considered.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above ‘Apply’ button and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. The supporting statement must use the form provided and should explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. You will also be asked to supply a representative sample of your prior software development work, which you feel showcases your approach to software development, and a sample of your prior technical writing work in the area of compliance tooling.