Lead Research Data Scientist

An exciting opportunity to be involved at the cutting edge of life sciences innovation in east London.

Barts Life Sciences is our programme for using research, innovation and technology to transform health and care services. This covers a broad range of activities from discovery science, product development and testing, and the adoption of new technology. Life sciences in Whitechapel is firmly based on the principles of partnership and collaboration, with patients, clinicians, a wide range of commercial and other academic partners, local government and the local community. These partnerships will be founded on a common ambition and desire to achieve significant health, economic and social benefit for the people of east London, the UK, and internationally.

Proposed interview date: 28/11/24

This role is for a talented senior data or computational scientist to lead the data science team at Barts Life Sciences, developing applications using AI and machine learning to create innovative health care products and services. Using the Barts Health real-world health data assets, the postholder will have access to technical expertise, data and computational power, knowledge and innovation to lead a range of innovative data science projects.

You will have a PhD in data science or related field and significant experience in developing and managing data science projects in health care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sven Bunn Job title: Life Sciences Programme Director Email address: svenbunn@nhs.net