Junior Data Scientist

Junior Data Scientist / Real-World Data Scientist – UK Contract

We are looking for a Real-World Data Scientist to join a major life sciences programme supporting clinical trial diversity and real-world evidence initiatives.

This is a hands-on data science role focused on analysing real-world healthcare data to support clinical trial planning and regulatory-facing outputs. The successful candidate will work directly with large healthcare datasets and will be expected to combine strong programming capability with an understanding of observational data and clinical research.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse real-world healthcare data including EHR, claims and survey datasets
• Support clinical trial diversity and recruitment planning through real-world evidence analysis
• Translate clinical trial eligibility criteria into observational and real-world data analyses
• Produce accurate, high-quality outputs for regulatory-facing documentation
• Work with epidemiology and broader clinical teams to support evidence generation
• Carry out primarily descriptive analyses across large patient-level datasets
• Quickly develop familiarity with new healthcare databases where required

Essential Skills and Experience

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Real-World Data, Real-World Evidence, epidemiology, biostatistics or health data science
• Strong hands-on programming skills in R, SAS or Python
• Experience working directly with healthcare datasets such as EHR, claims or survey data
• Practical experience with real-world healthcare databases
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working on regulated or high-accuracy deliverables
• Ability to clearly explain analytical approaches and findings to wider project stakeholders

Highly Desirable

• Direct experience with one or more of the following:
• Optum
• Flatiron
• NHANES
• NHIS
• Experience translating clinical trial criteria into observational study designs
• Previous pharma, CRO, clinical research or life sciences experience
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health data science or a related field

Contract Details

• Location: UK
• Contract length: 12 months
• Expected start: January 2027
• Working arrangement: Remote / flexible UK-based engagement
• Wider location flexibility: Strong candidates elsewhere in Europe or North America may also be considered

This role would suit a technically strong Real-World Data Scientist who enjoys hands-on programming and wants to work on a high-profile life sciences programme where data quality, accuracy and regulatory confidence are critical.

To apply, please send your CV and availability.