John Busby

I am the Chief Operating Officer here at UK Biobank, which includes responsibility for our Estates & Technical Services, Laboratory, Access & Study Administration Teams as well as Health & Safety. 

It is a really exciting time to join us at UK Biobank. Since inception in 2002, our impact as a health research resource has grown rapidly: indeed, exponentially in recent years. As an organisation, we continue to grow in size and you can join our team of talented, motivated and friendly individuals who share a passion for our mission to enable scientific discoveries that improve human health. A major focus of the next few years is replacement of our physical and digital infrastructure, which is a great opportunity to show what you can do. We always have a variety of interesting projects to get involved in, some great benefits and a sense of purpose.

Before joining UK Biobank in 2020, I was the Chief Operating Officer at Hull York Medical School and have a background in university corporate planning and leadership.

My advice to any prospective candidate is to research UK Biobank and understand what we do. Everyone who works at UK Biobank contributes to the process of collecting health data from our 500,000 participants, which is used by health researchers around the world. Our website / Linkedin pages are a really rich source of information about the impact of our work.