Health Data Scientist

October 16, 2026

Overview

The University of Dundee is offering two Health Data Scientist positions within the Faculty of Health, specifically in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Computing. This full-time, fixed-term opportunity is based on site in the United Kingdom for a duration of up to 24 months. The selected individuals will join a collaborative research team involving clinicians and computing experts working alongside Eli Lilly to study health outcomes in individuals with diabetes.

What you get

The position provides a salary ranging from £37,694 to £46,049 per annum. Successful candidates will work with over 25 years of longitudinal follow-up data, developing and applying artificial intelligence methods to electronic patient record data, linked retinal imaging, and molecular data such as genotyping arrays and proteomics.

Requirements

Applicants must possess excellent skills and demonstrable experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning software development for data and image analysis, utilizing current packages and languages such as Python and relevant libraries. Essential qualifications include prior experience in software projects involving healthcare data and image analysis via machine learning, healthcare data curation and processing in safe havens, paper writing, conference and workshop presentations, and an excellent command of the English language for constructive communication. Desirable qualifications include a PhD in a numerate discipline, knowledge of SQL, R, Python, and PySpark, experience analyzing molecular data like proteomic and genomic data, familiarity with Bayesian statistical methods, and active roles in biomarker discovery research projects.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 2026-11-18.

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Any offer of appointment will be conditional upon the individual having, or being able to obtain, the right to work in the UK. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review UK Government immigration guidance to assess their eligibility to work in the UK, including consideration of visa options that may be available to them, prior to applying.