Location: United Kingdom
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is seeking an exceptional and internationally respected cardiometabolic clinician-scientist to provide senior scientific and clinical leadership for the BHF Data Science Centre. This is a part-time secondment to December 2030, remote with some travel.
Purpose of the post: Working closely with the Centre's leadership team, the Chief Scientist will guide the development and delivery of data products, services and capabilities that enable the cardiometabolic research community to undertake cutting-edge, data-enabled research. They will ensure the Centre's activities are informed by the needs of researchers, clinicians, industry, patients and the public, and focused on accelerating research that improves clinical practice, patient outcomes and public health.
Main responsibilities:
- Provide visible, authoritative and inclusive cardiometabolic scientific and clinical leadership as a member of the Centre's leadership team.
- Build trusted relationships across cardiometabolic clinical, research and data science communities, convening interdisciplinary expertise from academia, healthcare, industry and the wider sector.
- Lead engagement with these communities to identify priority research questions, unmet needs and opportunities for collaborative action.
- Translate community and user needs into strategic priorities for data products, services, infrastructure and analytical capabilities, ensuring patient and public perspectives inform decisions.
- Provide senior scientific and clinical expertise throughout the design, development and delivery of the Centre's products and services.
- Maintain oversight of developments in cardiometabolic science, clinical practice, health data research, AI, statistics and data-enabled clinical trials.
- Act as a senior ambassador for the Centre at UK and international forums, and promote its role to the public and policy makers.
- Identify funding opportunities and provide scientific leadership for major funding applications and business cases.
- Establish objectives, milestones and measures of scientific, clinical and public benefit.
Requirements: Exceptional clinical cardiometabolic credibility; a substantial record of scientific or clinical achievement and leadership; excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills; experience engaging senior stakeholders across academia, healthcare, industry, government and policy; commitment to patient and public involvement; strong understanding of the complexities of using health data for research (quality, linkage, interoperability, security, governance); experience of engaging with UK and devolved governments and familiarity with the UK health data governance model; experience leading large, complex partnership projects.
Deadline: 27 October 2026 – 5:00PM
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the HDR UK application portal (https://app.beapplied.com/apply/hbrhe8wqpv) by 27 October 2026, 5:00PM. HDR UK may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Applicants must be living in, and eligible to work in, the UK; visa sponsorship is not available. No contact from recruitment agencies.