Multimodal Data Capture Manager in Bristol

At Reach Industries, we believe that scientists are solving some of the world's most pressing challenges, from combating climate change to developing vaccines and new treatments for diseases yet their tools are still poor. Our AI powered software platform, Lumi, automates operational data capture, insights and processes in labs, augmenting scientists so they can focus on the more creative aspects of their work. Lumi is versatile and is being applied across a wide range of life science industries, including in biotech and pharma.

We are a startup where the early team have a strong background in various frontier technologies and a deep love for making science better. We’ve already shipped a first version of the Lumi platform and we’ve received excellent feedback from early customers. We are now looking for a Multimodal Data Capture Manager to take full ownership of how data is sourced, captured, processed, and delivered across the organisation. This role is critical to the success of Lumi and sits at the intersection of operations, data capture, and real-world environments.

This is not a hands-on recording role. Instead, you will run the show: designing capture strategies, setting up capture environments, coordinating internal and external teams, sourcing or commissioning data when needed, and ensuring capture operations run reliably at scale. As a Multimodal Data Capture Manager, you will own the end-to-end data acquisition pipeline for Reach Industries’s AI systems. You will work closely with AI engineers, product leaders, scientists, and external partners to ensure we are consistently capturing the right data, in the right way, at the right scale, and to the right quality standards.

Your Remit Spans

• Strategy and planning for multimodal data capture
• Setup and management of capture environments
• Execution through internal teams and third parties
• Data organisation, governance, and quality control
• Continuous improvement of capture pipelines as Lumi evolves

This is a highly autonomous role with real operational responsibility and influence over how Lumi scales.

Your Impact

• Data Capture Strategy & Planning

• Define and own the strategy for capturing multimodal data (audio, video, images), aligned with product and operational goals.
• Translate internal requirements into concrete capture specifications (modalities, environments, formats, volumes, quality thresholds).
• Decide when data should be captured internally, commissioned externally, or sourced via partners or third-party providers.

• Design and run data capture programmes across labs, customer sites, pilots, and internal environments.
• Identify, secure, and organise capture spaces, including studios, labs, offices, or temporary setups.
• Oversee setup of capture environments, including equipment, layouts, and workflows.
• Coordinate and manage the people doing the capture, including internal teams, contractors, partners, and customers.
• Build repeatable, well-documented processes that allow data capture to scale without chaos.

• Own the pipeline from raw data capture through storage, validation, and delivery to downstream teams.
• Work with engineering to ensure data is traceable, accessible, and well structured.
• Define and enforce quality checks to ensure captured data meets agreed standards.

• Source, onboard, and manage external data capture partners and vendors.
• Monitor and manage cost, throughput, and quality, to the highest possible standard.
• Continuously evaluate buy vs build vs partner approaches to data capture.

• Work closely with scientists and domain experts to ensure captured data reflects real-world lab behaviour.
• Support compliance, security, and privacy requirements (e.g. GDPR) across all capture workflows.
• Ensure appropriate consent and usage rights are in place for all captured data.

• Define KPIs for capture quality, coverage, cost, latency, and reusability.
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in capture operations and resolve them.
• Continuously evolve capture methods as Lumi expands into new domains and use cases.

Your Experience

We’re more interested in evidence of ownership and execution than a perfect CV, but you’ll likely have many of the following:

• Experience owning or running large-scale data capture or data acquisition operations, particularly involving audio and/or visual data.
• Proven ability to set up and manage physical or remote capture environments.
• Experience coordinating internal teams, contractors, or external partners.
• Strong operational mindset with the ability to design processes and make them work in practice.
• Comfort operating across technical, scientific, and operational domains.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with data governance, compliance, or regulated environments is a plus.
• Background in media operations, AV production, lab operations, or data operations is highly desirable.

This role is

• Operationally critical
• Highly autonomous
• Foundational to how Lumi scales
• A chance to build systems and processes from the ground up

This role is not

• A passive project coordinator
• A purely academic or research position
• An AI or machine learning engineering role
• A role limited to spreadsheets and vendor emails

Benefits

• Competitive salary depending on applicant experience and skill level.
• Stock Options - We want our team to be a part of our success and offer all permanent team members stock options.
• Holiday - 27 days + Bank Holidays + Birthday off + Company closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension Contribution - 8% from us and 1% from our employees.
• BUPA Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• Flexible working with an 8am-10am start and 4-6pm finish.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave - Available to employees with 6+ months tenure, Reach Industries pays 100% of your salary for the first 26 weeks of your maternity leave. The next 13 weeks is paid at 50% of your base salary.
• Growth & Development - Allocated annual budget for conferences, training courses and other materials.
• Hybrid working, with time in our Bristol HQ when required.

Celebrating Diversity

We encourage, support and celebrate diversity in the workplace and in all aspects of life. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who strives to ensure a balanced and measured approach to all aspects of employment. We want this to be the best place you've ever worked; a fun environment where you will positively influence the culture and have the freedom and confidence to do your best work with the respect and trust of your colleagues.

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