Principal Data Scientist
Job summary
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) is seeking an experienced Principal Data Scientisttoprovide senior technical leadership across our growingreal-worldevidence (RWE) portfolio.Weare seeking someone who can build a QA/QC and technical assurance framework from first principles--anchored in strong data architecture and process--to enable the delivery oftop-tier, defensible analytical products.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will act as a senior technical authority, shaping and assuring complex analytical work that informsdecision-makingacross health systems,researchand innovation partners. You will lead the development of analytical and data engineering standards, support the evolution of ICHP's RWE offer, and providehands-ontechnical input to priority andhigh-riskprojects.For example,large-scalelinkage of NHS data withnon-healthcaresources (e.g. HMRC or Department for Education datasets), and the development or evaluation ofmachine-learningmodels intended to inform clinical or operationaldecision-making. These projects require advanced governance, reproducibility, explain ability and senior technical assurance to ensure defensible, regulator-readyoutputs.
This is a specialist rolewithout formal line management responsibility,operatingthroughexpertise,credibilityand collaboration. You will work closely with the Associate Director of Strategy & Insights andthe Senior Quantitative Insights Manager (RWE), influencing howreal-worlddata is used safely,rigorouslyand effectively to improve population health.
We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience deliveringhigh-qualityanalytics in regulated environments such as healthcare, academia, publicsectoror otherdata-intensiveindustries.
About us
About Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP)
ICHP is a partnershiporganisationbringing together healthcare providers and universities acrossNorth WestLondon. We work collaboratively across our health and research ecosystem in NWL and with industry partners to deliver innovation in practice.
Our goals:
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Health:a healthier population, enabled by a systematic focus on prevention,detectionand treatment of disease
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Growth:a vibrant UK economy driven by a productive population and thriving healthcare and life sciences industry
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Service:a sustainable health and care service that delivers high quality care for all citizens
Our priorities:
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Create:cultivate the best conditions for the end-to-end testing and scaling of innovation
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Advance:data-driven change, harnessing our capabilities and assets across the lifecycle
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Sustain:support our members with the problems of today, enabling an NHS Fit for the Future
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Shape:the future of health through investments in advanced technologies and funding models
ICHP delivers analytical andreal-worldevidence (RWE) services to system partners,researchersand commercial clients, drawing on assets including Discover, a depersonalised longitudinal dataset covering over 2.9 million people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
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Provide senior technical oversight and quality assurance across complex orhighriskanalytical projects, acting as final technical reviewer whererequired.
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Lead the development and continuous improvement of ICHPsrealworldevidence standards, including analytical pipelines, data engineering,reproducibilityand QA/QC.
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Providehandsontechnical input to priority projects, advising on feasibility, data preparation, linkage approaches, and reproducible delivery.
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Ensure all analytical workcomplies withFive Safes principles,governanceand disclosure control requirements.
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Act as a visible technical leader, sharing best practice, supporting capability building and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Experience
- significant hands on experience leading and delivering complex analytical or data science work
- have advanced practical experience in either R or Python, with working knowledge of the other (sufficient to review, critique and assure code)
- Experience of designing/ building reproducible analytical pipelines using version control (e.g. Git), with defined QA/QC and documentation standards
- experience working with large administrative or longitudinal datasets e.g. SQL
- experience as a senior technical reviewer or assurance point for high risk or high profile analytical outputs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) 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 UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ferguson House
15 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5JD
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/