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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Commercial Lead - Data and Innovation

The closing date is 29 January 2026

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Job summary

The post-holder will be a key member of the Commercial Data and Innovation team and support the Head of Commercial - Data and Innovation, to develop and deliver the directorate's strategies to execute the Trust's Commercial Strategy. They will lead on individual business development activities and deal execution to deliver commercial value from data and innovation activities to the ultimate benefit of the Trust's patients.

In relation to data in particular, the Trust has an exciting opportunity to lead the approach to ensure safe and secure data access for research at a regional level. The post-holder will be responsible for achieving fair value for data and sharing that value amongst NHS data contributors. The post-holder will be an integral member of the Thames Valley Secure Data Environment (TVS-SDE) commercialisation team and will deliver commercialisation activity for the SDE.

Main duties of the job

In respect of the Commercial Data and Innovation ('CDI') function:

  • Business development and execution;
  • Delivering a positive return on investment, with a preference towards recurrent financial gains;
  • Achieving good value for money in respect of data and intellectual property commercialisation;
  • Supporting a single gateway for commercialisation;
  • Working with other teams to facilitate the translation of innovation into clinical use;
  • Delivery of the commercialisation function within the Thames Valley and Surrey sub-national Secure Data Environment for Health Research (TVS-SDE), hosted by OUH.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Details

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

321-CORP-7717403-B8c

Job locations

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Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the job description and person specification. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Fred Kemp.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the job description and person specification. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Fred Kemp.

Person Specification

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Person Specification

All criteria listed

Essential

  • All essential listed in person specification

Desirable

  • All criteria essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

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Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

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Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Commercial Data and Innovation

Fred Kemp

fred.kemp@ouh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

321-CORP-7717403-B8c

Job locations

Unipart

Cowley

Oxford

OX4 2PG


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