Data Science Intern

Join OneAdvanced to use Artificial Intelligence to solve exciting problems in healthcare. OneAdvanced is a leading AI healthcare software developer with unparalleled scale, supporting 80% of urgent care services and 70% of primary care services in the UK. Our products include Electronic Health Records, Clinical Decisions Support, Workflow Management and Online Consultation, powered by our advanced AI systems, reducing workload on NHS staff and improving clinical safety for patients.

Our healthcare AI & Innovation team is responsible for developing and maintaining our AI systems. We are a friendly and supportive team of PhD data scientists and software developers who love to solve technical problems and have a passion for improving people’s lives. We are currently conducting the UK’s largest ever evaluation of AI in primary care in collaboration with the University of Manchester and the University of Cambridge, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

What You Will Do

We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student with quantitative and programming experience to take part in a paid 3 or 6-month internship. You will receive experience across the entire machine learning lifecycle through developing and improving AI models, leverage the latest advances in Large Language Models (LLMs), and contribute to making our machine learning engineering (MLOps) practices more robust. You can also expect to work on other aspects of data science such as data analysis and visualisation. By the end of the internship, you will acquire essential skills for data science and AI with experience of working on real-world problems. If you’re considering a life outside academia or would just like to develop some new skills to apply to your research, this could be the opportunity for you!

What You Will Have

• You will be a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student in a quantitative subject, or recently completed a PhD in a quantitative subject.
• Some knowledge of machine learning techniques.
• Python programming experience.

Note: Only applicants currently enrolled in a PhD programme (or have completed a PhD) and have the full unsponsored right to work in the UK will be considered.

What We Do For You

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy more) plus 1 paid volunteering day every year.
• Exceptional family leave, 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave.
• Robust sick pay of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support.
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical-history exclusions.
• Performance-based rewards tailored to your role, from company-wide bonuses to OTE and commission structures.
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if you ever need it.
• SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future-manager training, and a huge online library.
• Access to external training and apprenticeships.
• MatchIt! Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding.
• Pennies from Heaven donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger.

Plus plenty of other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle on our RewardHub, including ULEV car scheme with 1,000+ models, Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover.

Who We Are

At OneAdvanced, we are at the forefront of delivering sector-focused technology solutions that simplify complexity, drive meaningful progress, and help build a fairer, more inclusive society. We’re much more than a software company. We deliver SaaS workflow applications and IT services that power organisations across Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing, Retail, and more. OneAdvanced is one of the UK’s largest business software and services companies, based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), operating across the UK, Ireland, India, and Australia.

Our secure, scalable platform, including OneAdvanced AI, our private AI service for UK organisations, powers connectivity and innovation across critical sectors. Alongside our software are our IT services, including hosting, managed services, and application modernisation. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that drives innovation and collaboration, championing diverse perspectives and ideas. Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is embedded in everything we do, guiding us to create meaningful impact for our people, our customers and the planet.

Proud to be recognised in the Financial Times’ Best Employers 2026 list for the second-year running, an independent and data-led ranking based on employee feedback. Join us and become part of a team that’s powering the world of work and making a real difference.