Health Informatics & Data Scientist (Remote)

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home or remote working

Flexible working

Job share

Part-time option

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Health Informatics Specialist / data Scientist (Band 7) on a fixed-term 12‑month basis. The role supports an NHS England‑funded Rheumatology innovation project, using advanced analytics, machine learning and PROM data to transform services across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire.

You will collaborate with clinicians, researchers and digital teams to develop data‑driven solutions that improve patient outcomes, reduce waiting

Qualifications

• Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in Data Science, AI, Health Informatics or related subject.
• Experience applying statistical analysis and/or ML to real-world datasets.
• Experience with NHS data and information governance.

Responsibilities

• Leading the data science and analytical activity for an innovative Rheumatology project.
• Developing and applying statistical and ML models using clinical and PROM data.
• Managing, analysing and interpreting complex healthcare datasets with governance.
• Collaborating with clinicians, researchers, digital teams and IT to deliver data-driven solutions.
• Producing reports, dashboards and visualisations to support decision-making.
• Providing specialist advice on analytics and AI methodologies.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

Degree in Data Science/Statistics/Computer Science

Postgraduate qualification in Data Science/AI/Health Informatics

Tools

Power BI

SPSS

Job description

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Health Informatics Specialist / data Scientist (Band 7) on a fixed-term 12‑month basis. The role supports an NHS England‑funded Rheumatology innovation project, using advanced analytics, machine learning and PROM data to transform services across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire.

You will collaborate with clinicians, researchers and digital teams to develop data‑driven solutions that improve patient outcomes, reduce waiting