Senior Scientist

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. UK Health Security Agency Senior Scientist The closing date is 19 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary This role sits within the Rapid Investigation Team, part of Field Services, which translates evidence into practice and strengthens disease surveillance and outbreak response through links with the NHS and other partners. Main duties of the job The Senior Scientist works closely with senior epidemiologist colleagues to provide epidemiological and data management support across a number of topic areas; and to the epidemiological investigation of incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases and routine, supporting local Health Protection Teams and in collaboration with other partners. This will include supporting and managing the technical and analytical aspects of epidemiological outbreak investigations and supporting a team in carrying out these tasks. The interface with local, regional and national colleagues, as well as with external stakeholders, will be an important feature of this role. The role includes research and development activities, including operational research and the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, which will involve deployments nationally. This will also include contributing to academic research collaborations, publications and conference presentations to help generate the evidence base for best practice in outbreak and incident investigation and response. The postholder will be expected to develop and maintain reproducible analytical pipelines to support routine reporting, research, and incident response. This will require proficiency in the R programming language and the application of strong analytical and coding practices. Please note this list is not exhaustive. About us We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all. Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers Details Date posted 08 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £41,983 to £52,113 a year pro rata, per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 20 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working Reference number 919-VO-306356-EXT Job locations Core HQ Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf) E14 4PU United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Specific duties of the role may vary depending on the site and teams/functions. Surveillance and Data Analysis Identify surveillance needs within given lead areas, create surveillance system specifications, conduct complex statistical analyses and interpret surveillance data, making appropriate recommendations, develop automated routines and solutions and supervise / assure on the preparation, quality and delivery of routine and ad hoc surveillance reports. Resp