Senior Data Scientist (Biostatistics) — R, AI & Cloud

Acuity Analytics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Analytics in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Data Scientist (Biostatistics) to lead statistical modelling and production-grade software deployment on cloud platforms. You will collaborate with client biostatisticians and cross-functional teams to refine modelling approaches and design scalable R-based processes.

You will play a technical advisory role, ensuring models are reproducible, maintainable, and production-ready, while enabling teams to adopt efficient, scalable, and

Qualifications

• Strong background in statistics, ideally with experience as a biostatistician.
• Advanced proficiency in R, including package development.
• Solid experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and documentation practices.
• Strong understanding of reproducible research and robust statistical modelling practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, documentation, debugging, and technical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with biostatisticians and cross-functional teams.
• Refine and enhance statistical modelling approaches and methodologies.
• Design and develop robust R-based workflows and packages.
• Implement best practices for testing, documentation, and CI/CD in statistical projects.
• Support the deployment of models as scalable, production-ready software on cloud platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to improve modelling and engineering standards.
• Ensure reproducibility, maintainability, and performance of statistical solutions.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery speed, code quality, testing, documentation, and refactoring.
• Identify practical opportunities to apply LLMs or AI-enabled tooling within modelling, analytics, engineering, or knowledge workflows.

Skills

Biostatistics

R programming

Git

CI/CD

Reproducible research

AI-assisted tools

Stakeholder engagement

Production-ready software

Communication

Tools

Databricks

API development

Cloud platforms

R package development

Job description

Acuity Analytics in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Data Scientist (Biostatistics) to lead statistical modelling and production-grade software deployment on cloud platforms. You will collaborate with client biostatisticians and cross-functional teams to refine modelling approaches and design scalable R-based processes.

You will play a technical advisory role, ensuring models are reproducible, maintainable, and production-ready, while enabling teams to adopt efficient, scalable, and