Medical Director, UK

• Provide clinical expertise for decisions related to data processing, database creation, and research and clinical product development.
• Help to build our tumour-specific data models using Electronic Health Record data and based on UK oncology clinical practice.
• Inform key data processing decisions: assess what types of data elements are routinely captured in structured vs. unstructured data to inform how Flatiron will process health records into data products
• Support the building of data processing policies and procedures: develop rules for abstractors (clinical professionals who extract complex unstructured clinical data from electronic medical records assisted by Flatiron’s proprietary software)
• Support the engagement of NHS Trust clinicians and employees to understand how RWD can help support clinical and research needs.
• Work closely with data scientists to provide clinical and methodological support to external users of Flatiron Health’s oncology real-world databases.
• Conduct RWD research with internal & external partners. Be involved with Flatiron Health’s Research Oversight processes. Publish manuscripts and present research output at national and international conferences.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team including technical (e.g., software engineers), data scientists, business development, data privacy experts, and other clinical professionals
• Work with the Flatiron Health UK Patient Voices Panel to ensure our approach to research remains patient-centered.
• Work with US clinical scientific leadership to ensure knowledge generated / learned by the US clinical team becomes embedded within the UK business (e.g., approaches to clinical variable development and research methods)

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• You have direct and recent clinical experience with an oncology specialty (e.g.,medical oncology, clinical oncology, surgical oncology, etc.)
• You have completed the relevant post-graduate exams (or equivalent) (e.g. Certificate in Medical Oncology, FRCR, FRCS, etc.).
• You have a strong understanding of NHS cancer diagnostic and treatment pathways
• You are curious and stay up to date on the latest advance in oncology drug development through reading and conference attendance
• You have worked in a research environment either as a principal investigator or member of a research team in academic or industry context. You have published and presented oncology research
• You have interest and experience with creating databases for research
• You have experience with health records, and oncology electronic clinical systems
• You have experience with how clinical data is represented across UK (e.g., understanding of ICD codes, cancer registry data)
• You are excited about working in a passionate, fast-paced, technology-driven culture
• You can collaborate and easily explain scientific terms to a non-medical, highly sophisticated audience; strong communication skills
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and a willingness to teach and learn
• You are fluent in English

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