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# Research Assistant in Data Science

- **Company:** Queen Mary University of London
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £38,419.0 - £39,022.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Computer Programming, Databases, Machine Learning, Stata
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-4/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/10763-Research-Assistant-in-Data-Science/en-GB

## About the Role

This role is ideally suited to a proactive and ambitious researcher with an MSc in health data science, clinical epidemiology, or medical statistics, who is planning or has begun an academic career in this area.

You will have experience analysing large and complex datasets, strong programming skills in Stata, R or a comparable environment, and the ability to work independently under general supervision. You will be expected to contribute to peer-reviewed publications, present at conferences, and uphold rigorous standards of information governance and collaborative working.

Experience with electronic healthcare records (such as the QResearch Database), Trusted Research Environments, and artificial intelligence or machine learning methods would be advantageous.

## Description

Pregnant women have historically been under-represented in drug safety research, leaving prescribers and patients to weigh treatment decisions with limited evidence. This new post contributes to a programme aimed at changing that. It sits at the forefront of medical research, combining epidemiology, medical statistics, data science, and clinical medicine to address important public health challenges. Using large and complex electronic healthcare records, the postholder will support high-impact research with a primary focus on medication safety, children's, women's and public health.


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