London-Based Senior Scientific Software Consultant

Next Phase Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Phase Recruitment is helping a world-leading R&D software platform scale its scientific data platform from London. The Senior Scientific Software Consultant will own complex customer programmes, working directly with scientists, engineers and senior stakeholders to design and implement digital lab solutions.

The role involves leading platform deployments across customers, consolidating data from spreadsheets and legacy systems, configuring workflows, and guiding teams through major change.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering scientific software, laboratory digitalisation or large-scale transformation projects.
• Leading role in large-scale transformation projects, e.g. implementing new laboratory technology, launching a product or transforming workflows.
• Ability to work with scientists, technical teams and senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical software solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to lead complex customer engagements.
• Genuine AI literacy, with practical experience using LLMs, AI-enabled tools or automation to improve workflows.
• Open to candidates from scientific tech companies or internal digital transformation teams with ownership of complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a new digital platform across an R&D organisation.
• Collaborate with scientists and technical teams to understand existing processes and design how they should operate within the new system.
• Assist customers in consolidating years of data from spreadsheets and legacy systems, redesign workflows, and guide teams through major change.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and deliver value in complex customer engagements.
• Option to lead the London implementation team as the role evolves.
• Work in a largely office-based London role with ~25–30% travel.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

AI literacy

Scientific software delivery

Leadership

Job description

Next Phase Recruitment is helping a world-leading R&D software platform scale its scientific data platform from London. The Senior Scientific Software Consultant will own complex customer programmes, working directly with scientists, engineers and senior stakeholders to design and implement digital lab solutions.

The role involves leading platform deployments across customers, consolidating data from spreadsheets and legacy systems, configuring workflows, and guiding teams through major change.