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Principal AI/ML Consultant, Healthcare & Life Sciences - UK

  • London
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Position overview

As a Principal AI/ML Consultant, you will help Healthcare Providers, Pharma, MedTech, Digital Health and other organizations in the industry to translate business challenges into AI-driven solutions that improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and enhance regulatory compliance. Your role combines strategic advisory, use-case discovery, and stakeholder engagement to ensure AI adoption delivers measurable business value.

You will operate at the intersection of business strategy and emerging AI technologies, guiding clients through ideation, prioritization, and roadmap development. From clinical decision support and patient engagement platforms to drug discovery, clinical development and operational optimization, you will shape how AI transforms healthcare delivery.

This role requires approximately 25% travel.

Responsibilities

  • Consult and Advise: Partner with Healthcare & Life Sciences executives and business leaders to identify high-impact AI opportunities aligned with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
  • Define AI Strategy: Develop AI adoption roadmaps, business cases, and ROI models for healthcare use cases.
  • Facilitate Workshops: Lead ideation sessions and stakeholder workshops to align technical possibilities with business priorities.
  • Bridge Business & Technology: Translate complex AI concepts into clear business outcomes for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Prototype & Validate: Oversee rapid PoCs and pilots to demonstrate feasibility and value before scaling.
  • Evangelize Responsible AI: Guide clients on ethical, compliant, and secure AI adoption in regulated healthcare environments.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with DataArt’s AI Lab and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet both technical and business objectives.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in consulting or advisory roles within healthcare or life sciences.
  • Strong understanding of Healthcare and/or Life Sciences workflows, regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 13485, etc.), and industry challenges.
  • Ability to translate business needs into AI-enabled solutions and articulate ROI to senior stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with technical AI concepts (Generative AI, LLMs, predictive analytics) and their business applications in Healthcare and/or Life Sciences.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills for executive-level engagements.
  • Understanding of cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and basic architectural technical concepts.
  • Experience leading client-facing workshops, strategy sessions, or transformation programs.

Nice to have

  • Exposure to healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7) and integration strategies.
  • Prior experience in shaping AI governance or responsible AI frameworks.

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