Lead Data Architect

Anson Mccade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson Mccade is partnering with a leading digital and technology consultancy to recruit a Lead Data Architect – Healthcare (Data & AI) in London. The role combines pre‑sales, solution design and delivery leadership within a growing Data & AI practice.

You will engage senior stakeholders, shape opportunities, design large-scale data and AI solutions, and mentor consultants across healthcare programmes. Hybrid working and strategic impact across the UK public healthcare sector are key.

Qualifications

• Experience operating as a Data or AI consultant in client-facing environments, including pre-sales and opportunity shaping.
• Strong expertise across core data architecture disciplines: data modelling, data transformation and migration, metadata management, data governance.
• Proven track record delivering or assuring large-scale Data or AI programmes within healthcare or the public sector.
• Experience providing technical leadership across complex delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement up to Director and C-suite level.
• Broad understanding of modern data platforms, cloud ecosystems, analytics, and AI/ML.
• Experience across the full sales lifecycle, from shaping through to proposal and close.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions and exploratory workshops with senior stakeholders; shape early-stage opportunities and support qualification activities.
• Lead or assure the design of complex data and AI solutions; take ownership of data architecture across delivery programmes; define data models, data flows, governance frameworks and transformation strategies.
• Develop reusable accelerators and offerings aligned to healthcare data and AI; support go-to-market proposition development; contribute to industry engagement.
• Track emerging trends in healthcare data and AI; apply new tools and approaches to improve solution quality; mentor individuals across the Data & AI practice.

Skills

Data modelling

Data transformation

Metadata management

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Pre-sales

Healthcare data platforms

Cloud ecosystems

AI/ML

Delivery leadership

Job description

Lead Data Architect – Healthcare (Data & AI)

London | Permanent | Hybrid Working

Our client is a leading digital and technology consultancy delivering large‑scale transformation across the UK public sector, with a strong presence in healthcare. The organisation focuses on building data platforms, analytics capabilities, and AI‑enabled services that improve operational performance, research, and patient outcomes.

This opportunity sits at the intersection of data architecture, AI, and consulting, playing a ключ role across a growing healthcare portfolio. The position combines pre‑sales engagement, solution design, and delivery leadership, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape and deliver complex Data and AI initiatives.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Shape Data & AI opportunities across complex healthcare environments
• Engage senior stakeholders to define problems and design solution approaches
• Influence bids, proposals, and go‑to‑market offerings
• Lead the design and assurance of large‑scale data and AI solutions
• Contribute to thought leadership in healthcare data and AI
• Mentor and develop consultants within a growing practice

Your Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Pre‑Sales
  Lead discovery sessions and exploratory workshops with senior stakeholders
  Shape early‑stage opportunities and support qualification activities
  Develop compelling, solution‑led proposals and presentations
  Act as a trusted advisor across healthcare organisations
• Data Architecture & Delivery
  Lead or assure the design of complex data and AI solutions
  Take ownership of data architecture across delivery programmes
  Define data models, data flows, governance frameworks, and transformation strategies
  Provide technical leadership and assurance across delivery teams
  Advise on platform selection and data operating models
• Offers & Thought Leadership
  Develop reusable accelerators and offerings aligned to healthcare data and AI
  Support go‑to‑market proposition development
  Contribute to industry engagement and knowledge sharing
• Innovation & Leadership
  Track emerging trends in healthcare data and AI
  Apply new tools and approaches to improve solution quality
  Lead and mentor individuals across the Data & AI practice

Key Requirements

• Experience operating as a Data or AI consultant in client‑facing environments, including pre‑sales and opportunity shaping
• Strong expertise across core data architecture disciplines, including:
• Data modelling
• Data transformation and migration
• Metadata management
• Data governance
• Proven track record delivering or assuring large‑scale Data or AI programmes within healthcare or the public sector
• Experience providing technical leadership across complex delivery environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience up to Director and C‑suite level
• Broad understanding of modern data platforms, cloud ecosystems, analytics, and AI/ML
• Experience across the full sales lifecycle, from shaping through to proposal and close
• You will gain exposure with:
• National‑scale healthcare data and AI transformation programmes
• Healthcare data standards and interoperability (e.g. FHIR, HL7, SNOMED)
• Secure and research‑focused data environments
• Practical applications of AI, including emerging GenAI use cases
• Large‑scale public sector delivery and procurement models
• Development of reusable assets, accelerators, and go‑to‑market offerings

Why Join?

• Play a leading role in shaping Data & AI across UK healthcare
• Influence programmes with real‑world clinical and operational impact
• Work across strategy, architecture, and delivery
• Build a strong profile in a growing and high‑demand sector
• Progress within a high‑growth Data & AI capability