Teams

The Communications team helps to tell UK Biobank’s story – showing participants and researchers how their involvement is helping to drive our understanding of disease and how best to prevent, diagnose and treat it.

We help inspire researchers, engage participants and keep colleagues up-to-date through videos, photos, interviews, write-ups and reports. We work with the media, run our website, Intranet and social media channels, host events including our Annual Scientific Conference, produce newsletters and much more.

The Estates and Technical Team at UK Biobank plays a vital role in ensuring that all systems, equipment, and services remain fully operational to support the organisation’s mission.

Our work involves not only maintaining legacy and obsolete systems but also integrating cutting-edge technologies to keep pace with innovation. A key focus is the design and construction of our new headquarters – an ambitious project that reflects our commitment to securing a future as forward-thinking and pioneering as our past.

The Finance Team at UK Biobank plays a crucial role in ensuring that our charitable funding is used efficiently and effectively to support our mission.

We apply a broad range of financial expertise to safeguard the organisation’s resources, maintain accurate and timely records, manage payments and expenditure in line with compliance standards and deliver clear, insightful reporting to both internal and external stakeholders. Everything we do is focused on driving value and operational efficiency.

We are also committed to continuous improvement through finance transformation—leveraging technology and smarter working practices to better support the wider organisation and enhance our impact.

The Health, Safety and Environment team at UK Biobank plays a vital role in formulating and implementing the health, safety and environmental arrangements for our operations, by engaging and coordinating with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines.

We support a culture of continuous improvement by promoting safe working practices, maintaining compliance with UK health, safety and environmental legislation, to protect colleagues, participants and samples.

From risk assessments to environmental initiatives, we work collaboratively across the organisation to enable innovative research in a safe and sustainable environment.

The Laboratory team at UK Biobank are custodians of more than 17 million biological samples stored for research. We send samples all over the world for tests that help researchers understand disease better.

The team is really varied with roles working in the laboratory handling samples to project management, oversight of quality, training, innovation roles and many more. This diverse team works together to ensure high quality samples are delivered to researchers.

At UK Biobank, quality is at the heart of everything we do. Our dedicated Quality team plays a critical role in maintaining the trust of our participants, researchers, funders and regulatory bodies. By designing and upholding robust Quality and Information Security Management Systems—formally certified and independently validated by credible third parties—we ensure the integrity, transparency, and excellence of our operations are continually upheld.

Joining the Quality team means becoming part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where continuous improvement and risk-based thinking drive innovation. We are committed to safeguarding data, ensuring compliance and enabling world-leading research that improves human health.

The People and Development Team is dedicated to supporting every colleague throughout their entire employee journey.

Our core mission is to empower UK Biobank’s success through its people—by providing support, fostering growth, and equipping managers with the skills to attract, lead and develop talent to its fullest potential.

The Projects and Project Management Office (PMO) Team serves as a strategic enabler, supporting the successful delivery of the organisation’s most impactful initiatives. We provide structured governance, delivery oversight and cross-functional collaboration to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, cost-effectively and in alignment with UK Biobank’s mission to improve global health.

From complex IT programmes and operational enhancements to major organisational transformations—such as our relocation—we bring clarity, pace and purpose to every stage of delivery. Our role spans from setting standards and enabling effective project execution to ensuring quality outcomes through disciplined execution and continuous improvement.