Research Data Scientist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to apply advanced techniques to healthcare data. The successful candidate will work on projects that improve patient outcomes, using healthcare datasets and collaborating with various teams. A PhD in a relevant field and expertise in Python libraries for machine learning are required. This role offers the chance to influence healthcare innovation and deliver real-world impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with healthcare or clinical data.
• Developing statistical models and using machine learning.
• Knowledge of information governance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Applying advanced data science techniques to healthcare data.
• Developing innovative health care products and services.
• Collaborating across clinical, technical, and academic teams.

Skills

Experience with healthcare or clinical data

Data science and modelling

Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration for grant funding

Education

PhD in quantitative scientific discipline

Tools

Python (Scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow)

SQL

Azure cloud platforms

Job description

Overview

Barts Life Sciences is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our innovative and growing team. In this role, you will apply advanced data science techniques to healthcare data, helping to develop products and services that directly improve patient outcomes.

Example projects include:

• Designing models to predict disease outcomes from structured and unstructured medical records
• Using real-time clinical data to forecast inpatient stay outcomes

As part of Barts Life Sciences, you\'ll benefit from access to rich healthcare datasets, advanced computing resources, and strong collaboration across clinical, technical, and academic teams. You\'ll also work closely with Queen Mary University of London, industry partners, and patient groups to ensure that your work drives real-world impact in healthcare.

We\'re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience working with healthcare or clinical data
• Strong expertise in data science and modelling (structured and unstructured data)
• Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment

Why join us? At Barts Life Sciences, you\'ll have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare innovation and see your work make a meaningful difference to patients\' lives.

Main duties

This role is for a talented senior data scientist to join a growing team which is focused on projects and applications of healthcare data to deliver innovative health care products and services. Example projects include developing models to predict disease outcomes from structured and unstructured patient medical history, and predicting inpatient stay outcome from clinical data streams.

As part of Barts Life Sciences, the postholder will have access to data and computation power, knowledge and innovation to lead the project\'s development and genuinely impact patient care. We have a close network of clinical and technical teams across the Trust, research groups at Queen Mary University of London, industry collaborators and engaged patient groups to prioritise and spread project outputs.

About us

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.

Details

• Date posted: 29 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year Per annum inc pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 259-7552571GSS-A
• Job locations: Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HJ

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex or technical information clearly
• Able to work and communicate effectively with Senior staff, senior Consultants and other senior Executive/Non-executive staff within and outside the NHS, including the ability to present complex or technical information clearly and the ability to work with others to understand the problems they face
• Ability to play a collaborative role in applying for grant funding for research as appropriate to discipline

Skills Essential

• A PhD qualification or equivalent expertise/experience in a quantitative scientific discipline (eg mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, computational biology, computer science or a relevant discipline).

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of appropriate procedures for information governance, especially when using patient data

Qualifications Essential

• Expertise building statistical models and use of machine learning using Python libraries such as Scikit-learn, Keras, and TensorFlow frameworks
• Experience in natural language processing
• Experience with one or more data management tools (SQL etc.)
• Demonstrable use of programming in collaborative and reproducible analysis pipelines
• Experience using data visualisation for understanding and communicating large or complex data to non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to assimilate new ideas and work with problem owners to turn ideas into practical, applied techniques, and willingness to continue to learn new techniques
• Experience using cloud platforms, preferably Azure

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in developing and deploying AI within the healthcare sector.
• Experience mining and analysing electronic health records (EHR) and knowledge of clinical terminologies i.e. SNOMED-CT
• Knowledge of and experience in the use of large language models applied to solve healthcare and/or business problems
• Evidence of experience in academic publishing, such as peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings.

Disclosures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the details provided by UK Visas and Immigration. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust

Address: Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HJ

Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk