Job vacancy: Principal Data Scientist, Barts Health NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Pharos AI
Grade: Band 8c
Contract: Fixed term: 32 months (31/08/28)
Hours: Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-7230499GSS

Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Canary Wharf
Town: London
Salary: £82,462 - £93,773 Per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/06/2025 23:59
Interview date: 01/07/2025

Principal Data Scientist

Band 8c

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

“Although this position is a 32 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 32 months.”

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

To arrange a call to discuss this opportunity in more detail, contact Dr Sophie Williams, Lead Data Scientist) ([email protected])

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of developing and implementing research and technical policies that have an impact on other disciplines and research programmes
Significant experience establishing and leading impactful complex data science projects with multiple stakeholders within a hospital context

Experience

Essential criteria

Ability to plan and undertake detailed workplans from high-level research ideas, within time- and budget- constraints
Experience managing, motivating and training technical and non-technical staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and experience of regulations appropriate to use of patient data in research

Communication

Essential criteria

Experience of presenting research findings to conferences or other large groups

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Qualifications A PhD or equivalent professional experience in a field with relevance to data science Essential 2

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.