At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead teams to develop AI systems that advance science and knowledge discovery.
- Company: Global leader in information and analytics, focused on impactful science and healthcare.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, wellbeing initiatives, study assistance, and sabbaticals.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape AI strategy and make a real impact on science and healthcare.
- Qualifications: Experience in data science, AI/ML, and leading technical teams.
The predicted salary is between 80100 - 97900 £ per year.
Are you ready to lead the teams building AI that helps advance science? Are you motivated to shape AI and data science strategy that drives meaningful impact across products, customers, and business outcomes? Would you enjoy leading teams to build advanced AI systems that power knowledge discovery and innovation at scale?
About our Team
Our global team supports products in education and electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today’s modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we’ve worked to get to and strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.
About the Role
In this role, you will define and lead AI and data science strategy across machine learning, NLP, search, and generative AI to deliver impactful, scalable solutions. You will guide teams through the full lifecycle of AI systems, from experimentation to production, while aligning work to product goals and customer needs. You will also influence senior stakeholders, shape roadmaps, and drive measurable outcomes across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Set AI and data science strategy across ML, NLP, search, recommendation, experimentation, and generative AI, aligning work to product goals, customer needs, and business priorities.
- Lead and develop high-performing teams by coaching talent, setting priorities, fostering scientific rigor, and building an inclusive, collaborative culture.
- Deliver advanced AI and knowledge-discovery systems across the full lifecycle, from experimentation through production, including LLMs, RAG, search, and domain-enriched AI solutions.
- Drive evaluation and AI quality by establishing robust frameworks, metrics, experimentation practices, and responsible AI standards.
- Influence across product, technology, and business by partnering with cross-functional leaders, shaping roadmaps, translating technical insights, and aligning teams on customer and business impact.
Requirements
- Significant experience in data science, AI/ML, NLP, information retrieval, statistics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Excellent technical expertise across modern data science methods, including machine learning, experimentation, deep learning, generative AI, and production AI systems.
- Hands-on experience delivering AI-powered products, including LLMs, RAG, semantic search, embeddings, agentic workflows, and knowledge-driven systems.
- Proven success leading and developing technical teams in complex product, platform, or research environments.
- Experience working with large, complex datasets and building scalable, maintainable, production-ready AI/ML systems.
- Exceptional people leadership, prioritization, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to turn ambiguity into clear strategy and measurable outcomes.
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working Pattern
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world. Together, we create possibilities. Join us.
Data Science Manager in London employer: Elsevier
At Elsevier, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, particularly for our Java Software Engineer role in Oxford. Our vibrant work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, while our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous learning opportunities and flexible working arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional journey in the exciting field of scientific knowledge sharing.
