Senior Internal Auditor – Innovation, Technology & Data

Salary: 64900

Closing date: Monday 24 November 2025

Contract type: Permanent

Interview dates: w/c 8 December

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science leading policy and advocacy campaigns and building partnerships.

We plan to spend 16bn over the next ten years funding new discoveries in life health and wellbeing and taking on three global health challenges: mental health infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support but they wont be solved by science alone.

We are looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to join our team on a fixed term contract till January 2026

Where in Wellcome will I be working

You will be working in the Internal Audit team within the Operations department reporting to the Group Chief Internal Auditor.

The Internal audit team assists the Board and Executive management to protect the assets reputation and sustainability of the organisation. The team comprises of 14 team members assisted by two co-source consulting firms. They perform audits relating to all of Wellcomes activities (e.g. funded institutions Investments Strategy D&T Finance Wellcome Collection) as well as Wellcomes subsidiaries (Genome Research Limited Wellcome Genome Campus Limited Wellcome Leap Premier Marinas and Urban & Civic) and partner institutions.

The Internal Audit Team at Wellcome offers an excellent opportunity for a versatile internal auditor to contribute to a wide range of activities across the organisation. This includes conducting audits across Wellcomes varied operations and subsidiaries encompassing areas such as governance finance risk management operations and compliance. You will be involved in the full audit lifecyclefrom planning and risk assessment through to reporting and follow-upproviding assurance and valuable insights into Wellcomes processes and controls.

What will I be doing

In this role youll be delivering high-quality risk-based internal audits across Wellcome its subsidiaries and grant recipients aligned to the Annual Audit Plan. Working both independently and as part of a collaborative team youll assess controls identify and report on risks and support senior stakeholders with practical recommendationscontributing to continuous improvement inclusive practice and Wellcomes strategic objectives.

As a Senior Internal Auditor you will: Deliver end-to-end audits in line with the Annual Audit Plan ensuring high-quality execution from planning through to reporting and stakeholder engagement.

• Identify and assess risks draft clear audit observations and support management in developing effective responses and actions.

• Monitor and report on progress against agreed actions using established dashboards and reporting tools.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders offering constructive challenge and guidance that supports both assurance and organisational growth.

• Contribute to wider internal audit activities including reporting to Audit Committees KPI monitoring and continuous improvement of audit methodology.

Support and develop colleagues through mentoring and inclusive practices while remaining flexible to adapt to evolving priorities and responsibilities.

Is this job for me

If youre a proactive audit professional with strong interpersonal and communication skills and a keen eye for detail this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across Wellcomes digital and operational landscape. Youll thrive here if youre adaptable commercially aware and confident working independently or as part of a collaborative team. Whether your background is in internal or external audit we welcome individuals who are motivated pragmatic and committed to delivering high-quality work in a supportive and inclusive environment.

To apply for this role please submit an update CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Minimum Criteria:

• Experience working in internal audit either in industry or in practice with a focus on delivering IT audits (will consider external audit experience).

• Understanding and experience delivering IT audits in some of the following areas:

  • IT controls across change access and development process aligned to the standards expected from Sarbanes-Oxley legislation

  • Investments services technology (e.g. Bloomberg/JP Morgan)

  • Enterprise-wide platform as a service cloud technology

  • Enterprise level software as a service solution (e.g. workday)

  • Third party management

  • Openstack data centre environments

  • Data warehousing

  • Information security

• Good understanding of controls and risk management principles.

You can view the full job description on our website

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website

Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment in which people can perform at their best.

At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair andinclusiveenvironment where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includesmaking adjustmentsfor people who have a disability or long-term visit our websitefor more information on adjustments and accessibility or contact us at.

Upon a conditional offer being made the successful applicant for this position will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check to disclose any unspent criminal convictions or conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The criminal record check with not show anything that is spent.

For further guidance on disclosure of criminal records please see this UK Government Guidance. You can view our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders here. You can view our Privacy Statement here.

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