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Contract Data Scientist – Clinical TrialsLocation: UKContract: 12 monthsSector: Life Sciences / Clinical DevelopmentWe are supporting a Life Sciences organisation in the UK looking to engage a Data Scientist on a 12-month contract to support work across clinical trials and clinical development.This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys applying data science to real-world clinical questions, helping teams generate better insight from trial data and improve decision-making across study design, execution and analysis.You will work closely with stakeholders across clinical, biostatistics, data management, programming and wider technology teams, applying advanced analytics and machine learning to support trial delivery and evidence generation.What you will be doingApplying data science and statistical modelling approaches to clinical trial and clinical development datasetsWorking with structured and unstructured clinical data to generate insight and support decision-makingSupporting use cases across areas such as patient stratification, trial optimisation, site performance, enrolment forecasting, risk detection and operational analyticsBuilding robust analytical workflows, models and data pipelinesCollaborating with clinical, data and technical stakeholders to translate business and scientific questions into practical solutionsPresenting outputs and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiencesWhat we are looking forProven experience as a Data Scientist within Life Sciences, Biotech, CRO or Pharmaceutical environmentsStrong Python and applied machine learning experienceExperience working with clinical trial, RWD/RWE, patient, operational or healthcare datasetsStrong grounding in statistics, modelling and data interpretationAbility to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders across Clinical, Biometrics, Data Management and TechnologyExperience supporting clinical development, trial operations or study analytics would be highly beneficialNice to haveExperience with tools such as Python, SQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn or similarFamiliarity with CDISC standards such as SDTM or ADaMExposure to time-to-event analysis, patient journey analytics or predictive modelling in clinical settingsExperience working in GxP or regulated environmentsContract details12-month contractUK-based roleCompetitive day rateImmediate or near-term start preferred