Research Scientist - Digital Platform Lead

Job Description

BioTalent are partnering with a pioneering global research initiative uniting experts from healthcare, biotechnology, and AI who are seeking a Senior Research Scientist. Backed by significant long-term investment, this programme is developing cutting-edge digital and AI platforms to drive precision, prevention, and personalised care.

As Senior Research Scientist, you’ll shape the digital and AI ecosystem powering this landmark project. You’ll provide technical leadership, align multi-stakeholder teams, and ensure the secure and scalable integration of multimodal data across global partners.

This opportunity offers you

• A high-impact role within one of Europe’s most ambitious digital health research programmes.
• The chance to define digital infrastructure and AI strategy for a globally collaborative initiative.
• Cross-functional work with world-class clinicians, AI researchers, and engineers.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and a flexible, mission-driven working culture.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of a secure, scalable digital platform for multimodal health data.
• Oversee vendor partnerships, system integration, and performance delivery.
• Collaborate with AI, software, and clinical teams to build innovative digital health tools.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7) and data protection regulations.
• Establish quality and risk frameworks, monitor KPIs, and report on platform progress.

You will bring

• PhD (or equivalent experience) in Digital Health, AI, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or similar.
• Proven experience leading large-scale digital health or AI-driven research projects.
• Strong knowledge of data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and healthcare interoperability.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for advancing responsible, real-world AI in healthcare.