National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Research Fellow - Health Data Scientist

UCL
London
2 days ago
Create job alert

About us

UCL established the Institute of Health Informatics (IHI) in August 2014 in the Faculty of Population Health Sciences. The aim of IHI is to conduct high quality data-intensive research to improve health at local, national, and international levels. delivers one of the largest and most highly regarded teaching programmes in health informatics and health data science. It is home to one of four UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training in AI in Healthcare.

The Faculty of Population Health Sciences has established itself as UCL's largest research-based faculty, encompassing eight institutes. More information available atwww.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/.

About the role

Institute of Health Informatics is looking to appoint a Research Fellow - Health Data Scientist to join our welcoming and vibrant Institute. The Research Fellow - Health Data Scientist will join our expert project team to deliver an exciting project alongside our industry partner. The postholder will work with contemporary electronic health record data sources, including the UK Biobank, Genes and Health and Our Future Health, to create and evaluate novel methods for defining phenotyping algorithms, develop detailed data analysis plans and contribute to writing technical documentation and scientific reports.

The Research Fellow - Health Data Scientist will help plan and participate in regular meetings with the funder to provide expert advice on cutting edge methodology in data science and phenomics.

The post is full-time (36.5 hours per week) and the post is funded until 31 December 2026, further funding may become available.

For informal enquiries please contact Ana Torralbo at

For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact Anita Gorasia at .

About you

The Research Fellow - Health Data Scientist will hold at least a PhD in a related field (e.g. computer science, health informatics, bioinformatics) or have a similar level of experience in an academic and/or industrial setting, as well as excellent knowledge of the Python scientific programming stack and best practices for software development. The postholder will have outstanding knowledge and experience of manipulating and analysing large electronic health record datasets, practical knowledge of controlled clinical terminologies (e.g. ICD-10 and SNOMED CT) and will have experience working with relational databases and SQL for manipulating electronic health record and clinical data.

Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at research assistant Grade 6B (salary £38,607 - £41,255 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

Please review the job description before applying, paying particular attention to the essential/desirable criteria, and ensure your experience in these areas is addressed in the questionnaire section of the application.

If you believe you meet the requirements why not come and be part of this unique and exciting opportunity and be part of something where you feel included, valued and proud.

What we offer

We offer flexible working options, including part-time and job-sharing opportunities, wherever possible.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, including:
• 41 days holiday (pro rata for part-time staff) (27 days annual leave,
• 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• On-site gym

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Institute prides itself on operating in an all-inclusive environment irrespective of personal, physical, or social characteristics.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusionhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion
#J-18808-Ljbffr

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Research Associate or Research Fellow In Machine Learning (2 Posts Available)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Neurodegenerative Disease Spatial Transcriptomics and Machine Learning

Research Scientist (Machine Learning, Cell and Tissue Biology), London

Senior Data Scientist - Research

Sr. Data Scientist - Advanced AI Research & Next-Gen ML (Remote, GBR)

Data Engineer

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Present Machine Learning Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

Machine learning is driving change across nearly every industry—from retail and finance to health and logistics. But while the technology continues to evolve rapidly, the ability to communicate it clearly has become just as important as building the models themselves. Whether you're applying for a junior ML engineer role, a research position, or a client-facing AI consultant job, UK employers increasingly expect candidates to explain complex machine learning solutions to non-technical audiences. In this guide, you’ll learn how to confidently present your work, structure your message, use simple visuals, and explain the real-world value of machine learning in a way that makes sense to people without a background in data science.

Machine Learning Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this page—we refresh the Hotlist every quarter so you always know who’s really scaling their ML teams. The UK’s National AI Strategy, a £2 billion GenAI accelerator fund and a record flow of private capital have kicked ML hiring into overdrive for 2025. Whether you build production‑grade LLM services or optimise on‑device models for edge hardware, employers need your skills now. Below you’ll find 50 organisations that advertised UK‑based machine‑learning vacancies or announced head‑count growth during the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the type of employer—and mission—that excites you. For each company we list: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look (stack, impact, culture) Search any employer on MachineLearningJobs.co.uk to see real‑time adverts, or set a free alert so fresh openings drop straight in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Machine Learning Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Returning to work after an extended break can feel like starting from scratch—especially in a specialist field like machine learning. Whether you paused your career for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter, the UK’s machine learning sector now offers a variety of return-to-work pathways. From structured returnships to flexible and hybrid roles, these programmes recognise the transferable skills and resilience you’ve developed, pairing you with mentorship, upskilling and supportive networks to ease your transition back. In this guide, you’ll discover how to: Understand the current demand for machine learning talent in the UK Leverage your organisational, communication and analytical skills in ML contexts Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to machine learning Find roles that fit around family commitments—whether flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to ML Learn from inspiring returner success stories Get answers to common questions in our FAQ section Whether you aim to return as an ML engineer, research scientist, MLOps specialist or data scientist with an ML focus, this article will map out the steps and resources you need to reignite your machine learning career.