Lead Data Architect

eFinancialCareers
London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£160,000 pa

Salary

£160,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
6 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)
£Up to £160,000 GBP

Bonus

Remote WORKING
Type: Permanent

Lead Data Architect - Healthcare (Data & AI)

London | Permanent | Hybrid Working

Our client is a leadingdigital and technology consultancy delivering large-scale transformation across the UK public sector, with a strong presence in healthcare. The organisation focuses on building data platforms, analytics capabilities, and AI-enabled services that improve operational performance, research, and patient outcomes.

This opportunity sits at the intersection ofdata architecture, AI, and consulting, playing a ???? role across a growing healthcare portfolio. The position combinespre-sales engagement, solution design, and delivery leadership, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape and deliver complex Data and AI initiatives.

You'll have the opportunity to:
  • Shape Data & AI opportunities across complex healthcare environments
  • Engage senior stakeholders to define problems and design solution approaches
  • Influence bids, proposals, and go-to-market offerings
  • Lead the design and assurance of large-scale data and AI solutions
  • Contribute to thought leadership in healthcare data and AI
  • Mentor and develop consultants within a growing practice
Your Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Pre-Sales
  • Lead discovery sessions and exploratory workshops with senior stakeholders
  • Shape early-stage opportunities and support qualification activities
  • Develop compelling, solution-led proposals and presentations
  • Act as a trusted advisor across healthcare organisations
Data Architecture & Delivery
  • Lead or assure the design of complex data and AI solutions
  • Take ownership of data architecture across delivery programmes
  • Define data models, data flows, governance frameworks, and transformation strategies
  • Provide technical leadership and assurance across delivery teams
  • Advise on platform selection and data operating models
Offerings & Thought Leadership
  • Develop reusable accelerators and offerings aligned to healthcare data and AI
  • Support go-to-market proposition development
  • Contribute to industry engagement and knowledge sharing
Innovation & Leadership
  • Track emerging trends in healthcare data and AI
  • Apply new tools and approaches to improve solution quality
  • Lead and mentor individuals across the Data & AI practice
Key Requirements
  • Experience operating as aData or AI consultant in client-facing environments, including pre-sales and opportunity shaping
  • Strong expertise across coredata architecture disciplines, including:
  • Data modelling
  • Data transformation and migration
  • Metadata management
  • Data governance
  • Proven track record delivering or assuringlarge-scale Data or AI programmes within healthcare or the public sector
  • Experience providingtechnical leadership across complex delivery environments
  • Strong stakeholder engagement experience up toDirector and C-suite level
  • Broad understanding of modern data platforms, cloud ecosystems, analytics, and AI/ML
  • Experience across the full sales lifecycle, from shaping through to proposal and close
You will gain exposure with:
  • National-scale healthcare data and AI transformation programmes
  • Healthcare data standards and interoperability (e.g. FHIR, HL7, SNOMED)
  • Secure and research-focused data environments
  • Practical applications of AI, including emerging GenAI use cases
  • Large-scale public sector delivery and procurement models
  • Development of reusable assets, accelerators, and go-to-market offerings
This environment blendsstrategic consulting, technical architecture, and hands-on programme delivery, creating a genuinely end-to-end role across Data and AI.

Why Join?
  • Play a leading role in shaping Data & AI across UK healthcare
  • Influence programmes with real-world clinical and operational impact
  • Work across strategy, architecture, and delivery
  • Build a strong profile in a growing and high-demand sector
  • Progress within a high-growth Data & AI capability

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