Data Scientist: Sponsorship Available

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job Summary

As a Data Scientist, the post-holder will play a key role in development of VESTA app. The post-holder will be responsible for extractions of data from standard inertial measurement units (IMUs) and perform validation of 3D trajectories utilising pre-existing data models. The post-holder will develop automated algorithms for real-time sensing and feedback to ensure accuracy of diagnostic and treatment manoeuvres for BPPV. The post-holder will regularly communicate with the clinical and non-clinical members of the team to adapt the methodological approaches for achieving adequate diagnostic accuracy. The post-holder will regularly communicate with a systems engineer to fulfil the requirements for integration of analytical, diagnostic, and treatment methods in a mobile application.

The post-holder will contribute to the broader work of the team, in particular the development of reproducible and reusable data curation pipelines. This role would suit a candidate who has existing translational research experience in vestibular domain and would like to expand their skills in supporting the development of data-driven solutions for diagnostics and treatment for common vestibular disorders.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Develop, run, and maintain analytics pipelines for allocated projects.
  • Extract, curate, and validate the data from inertial sensors; ensure reusability and reproducibility of methods.
  • Develop algorithms for real-time sensing and feedback for accuracy of positional manoeuvres.
  • Close collaboration with clinical team to update methodological approaches as needed for an integrated app.
  • Close collaboration with Systems Engineer to ensure seamless integration of analytical, diagnostic, and treatment pipelines as part of a single app.
  • Development of automated algorithms for detection of cases requiring urgent care with acceptable accuracy.
  • Analysis of collected data to evaluate treatment effectiveness, user satisfaction, and safety.
  • Prepare plain-language summaries, charts, and reports for stakeholders.
  • Incorporate user feedback into algorithms and app design.
  • Maintain detailed documentation of data collection, analysis methods, and results; ensure best practices in data handling for a handover.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate engineering degree in relevant subject
  • Postgraduate qualification

Desirable

  • Completed/ongoing doctoral qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in high level programming for analytics such as MATLAB, python, R.
  • Experience working in a clinical vestibular laboratory
  • Experience of working with ear-bud consumer devices
  • Experience of working with flight simulator hardware and electronic control systems
  • Experience defining and delivering end-to-end systems across components/teamsSpecialist knowledge acquired through training and experience
  • Proven track record of successfully delivery of projects within timescales
  • Experience of verbal and written presentation of information to specialist and lay audiences.
  • Experience of working with patients
  • Experience of using data analytics in academic and healthcare research

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS trust environment
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of workflow and processes in an NHS trust environment

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrable knowledge of analytical approaches relevant to project
  • Ability to explain complex ideas to non-experts
  • Ability to work and plan flexibly and independently in clinical setting
  • Ability to learn and obtain necessary skills for any form of problem solving

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 17 March 2026

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