Lead Data Scientist - Healthcare

Kainos is a leading AI and data business recognized for delivering impactful AI solutions across various sectors, with a focus on responsible AI and innovation. The company values diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Location: United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deliver advanced AI solutions leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning, generative and agentic AI technologies.
• Drive the adoption of modern AI frameworks, AIOps best practices, and scalable cloud-native architectures.
• Collaborate with customers to translate business challenges into trustworthy AI solutions.
• Ensure responsible AI practices throughout projects.
• Mentor and lead a team of AI professionals, fostering innovation and engineering excellence.

Requirements

• Minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics or similar quantitative field.
• Deep understanding and development of AI/ML models, including time series, supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and LLMs.
• Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agentic AI.
• Strong Python skills with software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews).
• Expertise in data engineering for AI, handling large-scale, unstructured, and multimodal data.
• Understanding of responsible AI principles, model interpretability, and ethical considerations.
• Strong interpersonal skills to lead client projects and communicate requirements effectively.
• Experience in managing, coaching, and developing junior team members.