Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£61,927 Per Annum

About the Role
Join one of the UK’s largest and most successful NHS trusts as a Senior Population Health Data Scientist. Based in our pioneering Population Health Hub, you’ll play a key role in transforming how we use data to improve health outcomes and tackle health inequalities. You’ll lead high-impact projects using Python, advanced analytics, and real-time NHS data on a cutting-edge cloud platform. From building predictive models to designing data visualisations, your insights will directly shape care models, inform service redesign, and drive preventative, equitable healthcare. You’ll work collaboratively with clinicians, system leaders, and the London AI Centre, combining analytical expertise with real-world impact. This is more than just a technical role; it’s your chance to contribute to healthcare transformation at the system level.

Experience
Significant experience working in an analytical role within health, public health, or care sectors. Proven expertise in working with large, complex, and multi-source datasets. Track record of influencing decisions at senior level through high-impact analysis and visualisation. Expert proficiency in SQL, R, Python, Excel, Power BI or Tableau. Skilled in segmentation, stratification, equity analysis, and predictive analytics. Excellent project and stakeholder management, with the ability to lead multiple complex streams simultaneously. Experience in data science and machine learning projects in the healthcare sector.

About you
Ambitious, innovative, and passionate about improving population health. Proven experience in the ability to interact with colleagues at all levels both clinical and non-clinical within healthcare. Ability to produce and deliver, or receive and process, detailed complex and highly sensitive information.

Qualifications
MSc in Population Health, Public Health Informatics, Health Data Science or equivalent. Evidence of significant continuing professional development in data science, quality improvement or a related field. Desirable: PhD level degree in relevant technical subject, medical degree, or other background working as a clinician, certification in project or programme methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma).