The health data research service (HDRS) was announced by the Prime Minister in April 2025 and will be a new Government owned company set up to deliver a world-class service that will transform access to the UK’s health data. This is an ambitious and unprecedented initiative backed by £600m of funding from UK Government and the Wellcome Trust which will seek to make the UK’s health data assets interoperable and securely available to researchers to support innovations in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

The health data research service Chair will oversee the appointment of a Board and chief executive and set-up, development and early implementation phase of the health data research service, ensuring that this pioneering organisation is set up for success. The Chair will bring strategic oversight, experience in corporate governance, and will steer the early direction of the organisation, ensuring strong board leadership. The role requires a combination of commercial awareness and financial discipline, data policy and sound governance, in order to deliver a step change in the UK’s provision of health data for research, driving a revolution in data-driven discovery and innovation.

The role is part-time (approximately 77 days per annum) and remunerated at £50,000 per annum plus expenses. The appointment will run from Autumn 2025 to Autumn 2028.

To apply, please submit your application through https://micro.green-park.co.uk/hdrs/ by 11:59pm Sunday 21st September 2025