Job overview As a senior member of the trust's Natural Language Processing (NLP) Team, the post holder will be responsible for expanding use and impact of our existing NLP technology (CogStack) and for the design and development of new Large Language Model (LLM) technology. The role involves designated leadership responsibilities for established projects, however, the post holder will also be expected to use their healthcare domain and technological knowledge to develop new project ideas to transform how we deliver care at Guy's and St Thomas'. The post holder will focus on the adoption of clinical language AI to improve our translational research capabilities, bolstering our long-term impact on patient care. Main duties of the job The main duties of this role are as follows: Managing, co-ordinating, and leading the multi-disciplinary Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) team whilst ensuring a consistent approach to the use of the platform and associated tools Managing, co-ordinating and leading multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure our projects using the CogStack platform and tools are delivered on time and deliver projected benefits Act as an internal source of expertise to other trust teams on how clinical language AI can be used to improve care Analysing and suggesting ways to improve current workflows and working practices, with a particular focus on research use cases and the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) Working with the appropriate stakeholders to analyse, negotiate and facilitate agreement for change to high-impact or critical workflows and current working practices, whilst managing expectations and resolving conflicts when necessary Deliver complex CogStack software demonstrations and present information on the teams’ progress to the Board, adapted in a way in which makes it easy for the audience to understand Working for our organisation This role sits within the AI, Data & Digital Innovation function of the Chief Medical Officer’s Office (CMO). It is made up of data science, technology and digital transformation experts, operating as part of the wider King Health partner’s (KHP) group. This role sits with the CogStack NLP team, based in GSTT but working closely with teams at King's College Hospital (KCH) and King's College London (KCL). The teams work on some externally funded programmes - that develop and implement AI platforms, with the aim to achieve better outcomes for patients’ diagnosis and treatment, improve clinical and operational workflows and drive innovative healthcare research. This includes the London Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare - a consortium of NHS, academic and industry partners led by Guy’s & St Thomas’, King’s College London and KCH in partnership with 10 NHS Trusts and 4 universities. The function is a relatively small but growing one within the trust. We offer a supportive culture and opportunities for learning from colleagues from different disciplines. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities Take responsibility for the development and use of the Cogstack platform Log issues as they arise and liaise with colleagues and suppliers to achieve resolution, and update the system accordingly Escalate unresolved issues from the whole team to the Head of Projects Responsible for team members, colleagues and Trust staff to provide information to configure the system in a timely fashion to enable deadlines to be met Negotiate and persuade senior Trust staff to accept changes to working practices which will improve efficiency, patient flow and/or patient experience Report the team’s progress on a weekly basis to the Head of Projects Work with the report writers in the other configuration teams and the Data & Analytics Team to ensure the application produces all reports required by the department Initiate regular communication with other configuration teams and relevant supplier staff Develop and run training programmes to ensure awareness of build development and changes Incorporate feedback from training sessions into future developments or make urgent changes to build as appropriate Be responsible for own area of work, working autonomously to plan and organise workload to meet multiple and often conflicting deadlines Initiate, arrange, chair and/or participate in meetings between senior Trust staff and/or Programme colleagues to discuss workflows and/or areas of concern and/or take notes of any action points Initiate, arrange and chair application team meetings, with and without the suppliers, to discuss progress, and/or areas of concern and/or take notes of any action points Use conflict resolution strategies in response to barriers of understanding or acceptance faced by or from the teams and/or wider Trust audience Handle change management issues professionally and sometimes in hostile or antagonistic situations; Demonstrate/present highly complex build work in an easy to understand format to individuals and/or large groups of Programme and/or Trust staff, including at senior and director level Regularly undertake surveys, audits or research to support the monitoring and implementation of the designated application Ensure end-users are given the appropriate levels of access and security to the CogStack platform as defined by their job role 2. Key working relationships Internal to the Trust External to the Trust Apollo teams CMO teams CITI DT&I Programme/Project Managers DT & I Operational Leads and their staff Information Governance Lead Clinical Scientific Computing (CSC) Researchers across the trust KCH CogStack team Epic application experts and deployment team Other suppliers of goods or services to the trust NHS England (where appropriate) Colleagues in other NHS and Social Care organisations AI Centre/KCL Person specification Knowledge Essential criteria Masters in data or AI specialism Desirable criteria PhD in relevant discipline Technical Skills Essential criteria Python proficiency R proficiency Desirable criteria Experience developing LLMS People skills Essential criteria Experience of coaching and mentoring others Desirable criteria Experience of leading teams Further details / informal visits contact Name Barbara Rafferty Job title Head of Digital Innovation Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07702794956