Inkfish Senior Research Scientist (Digital Health and AI Platform Lead)

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King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. We are delighted to announce exciting new opportunities to join our community.

EMBRACE is a visionary, multicomponent international research programme, the first of its kind in the world, supported by Inkfish with £35M core funds over six years, starting in April 2025. It is a global study of 60,000 participants, including 20,000 mothers, 20,000 infants and up to 20,000 partners. It brings together world-leading clinician scientists across six distinguished Healthcare organisations, world-leading AI & technology companies, together with premier biotech companies, with the overarching aim to fast-track major scientific breakthroughs, revolutionise maternal and early childhood health through precision-personalised interventions, powered by a groundbreaking symbiosis of cutting-edge AI combined with human support.

About the role

The post of Senior Research Scientist (Digital Health and AI Platform Lead) is a senior role on the EMBRACE study led by Professor Josip Car. This is a research post with both research and operational responsibilities, including delivering against research objectives, providing technical leadership with strategic oversight, digital platform vendor management, and ensuring alignment between the digital platform and research objectives.

The post holder will drive the design, development, and implementation of scalable AI-driven platforms that support translational research, clinical decision support, and patient-centric digital health solutions. They will work cross-functionally with data scientists, clinical researchers, software engineers, product managers, and external partners to conceptualise and deliver novel AI technologies. This post demands both deep scientific understanding and strong technical leadership, with the ability to navigate complex datasets, ensure model robustness and compliance, and align digital innovation with unmet clinical and healthcare needs.

This is a high-impact position offering the opportunity to shape the future of digital health and precision medicine through responsible AI, translational insights, and scalable digital infrastructure.

The post holder is expected to hold a PhD in digital health, AI or a very closely related discipline within the context of healthcare.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an fixed term contract until 10/05/2029.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in digital health, AI or a very closely related discipline within the context of healthcare
2. Expertise in digital health, AI, wearable technology, and strong understanding of multimodal data analysis
3. Experience and evidence of aptitude for leading large-scale digital health research projects
4. Strong understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7) and regulatory requirements
5. Leadership experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and complex stakeholder environments
6. Experience with cloud-based infrastructure for large-scale data processing and analysis
7. Good effective communication (both oral and written) skills, with experience of communitating complex concepts to both experts and lay members of the public
8. An understanding of the research ethics process and regulatory environment relevant to the EMBRACE programme

Desirable criteria

1. An understanding of the research ethics process and regulatory environment relevant to the EMBRACE programme
2. Experience using User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) to create digital products that are both functional and visually appealing