Salary: £42,159 – £47,071 plus London Allowance £ 5,385 per annum
About the role
The successful candidate will join a tight-knit, collaborative team of IT specialists within the LMS Computing Facility. The role primarily involves delivering 3rd line IT infrastructure and user support services to the LMS community. You will heavily contribute to the development, deployment and maintenance of IT technologies that underpin the Computing Facility’s operations. Additionally, you will provide training and guidance to staff on the safe and secure use of hardware and applications. Close collaboration with key stakeholders at Imperial College London (ICL) and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is also an important aspect of this role, supporting the broader mission of the LMS.
About You
If you’re experienced, highly motivated, hands-on individual with a drive to succeed and passion for personal development in IT infrastructure and systems, this is your chance to develop and deliver at the highest level. Our unique IT infrastructure will expose you to a diverse computing environment that uses large scale servers, storage, virtualisation and HPC technologies supporting cutting-edge scientific equipment and research.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement (30 days plus 2.5 privilege days & 8 bank holidays), family friendly policies (6 months full pay maternity & adoption leave), a range of shopping/travel discounts, access to our Employee Assistant Programme Scheme, Health and Wellbeing Support and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Please follow this link to find out more – Benefits
Athena SWAN
In 2017, the Institute received an Athena SWAN Silver Award to recognize its commitment to advancing women’s careers in science and research.
At the LMS there are three working groups which deliver on the action plan developed for the silver application.
Equality, diversity and wellbeing
The MRC LMS is committed to creating equality of opportunity to all members of the organisation, regardless of their background, and promoting diversity and inclusivity. We observe the Medical Research Council’s Equality and Diversity Vision, which sets out the MRC’s commitment to fulfill its obligations as a public body under the Equality Act 2010.
Technician’s Commitment
The LMS is a signatory to the Technician Commitment, a sector-wide initiative led by the Science Council and the Gatsby Foundation which aims to address the particular career challenges faced by technical and scientific support staff.
We provide opportunities to work alongside some of the top medical researchers on the planet, from our state-of-the-art research facilities.