Clinical AI Scientist, 9 month FTC (Part-time, 4 days)

Location: UK based remote-first (with monthly travel to London)

Working pattern: 4 days per week 9 month FTC

Reports to: Clinical AI leadership

At Unmind were here to create better mental health.

We believe mental health should be a source of strength not struggle for people teams and entire organisations.

We combine science technology and human care to help companies like Uber Disney Major League Baseball and the NHS improve mental health and drive performance.

Now were looking for more brilliant people to help us do it.

Our Values

Were building a company where ambition and empathy go hand in hand.

Outpace the rest Move fast. Deliver excellence.

Stronger together We go further faster together.

Client first We win when our clients win.

Inclusion & Belonging

Were building a place where everyone feels seen heard and supported and where difference is celebrated.

If you need adjustments during the process tell us when you apply or email .

Learn more about how we hire and our commitment to equity in our Candidate FAQ

The Role Clinical AI Scientist

Nova is Unminds AI wellbeing coach and the centre of our product offering. Its value to clients depends on it being demonstrably effective safe and continually improving. Were hiring a Clinical AI Scientist to join a small ambitious clinical AI function and drive the day-to-day clinical work behind Novas in-product measurement safety and structured experience programmes.

What youll do

• Drive the day-to-day clinical delivery of how we measure user outcomes inside Nova at scale in close partnership with our research and data science functions.

• Help shape the clinical design of Novas structured wellbeing experiences including the safety architecture that sits underneath them.

• Run the day-to-day evaluation rubric and safety-testing work that helps govern Novas clinical quality from gold-standard responses to red-teaming and escalation protocols.

• Contribute to peer-reviewed publications whitepapers and the clinical evidence base that supports Nova.

• Partner with Product Engineering Data Commercial InfoSec and external academic partners to embed evidence-based thinking in how Nova is built and governed.

About You

In the spirit of equity and continuous growth we invite you to remove education from your CV. Qualifications are not a factor in our decision-making. However some experience in the following is important for this position:

Essential

• A doctorate in clinical counselling or health psychology (DClinPsy DCounsPsy DHealthPsy or a clinical psychology PhD) with current HCPC registration or an equivalent route into clinical practice including qualified clinicians without a doctorate.

• Demonstrable experience in clinical risk assessment and management gained through clinical placements post-qualification practice or equivalent settings.

• Demonstrable fluency in evidence-based behaviour change coaching and psychological frameworks (e.g. ACT FACT third-wave CBT).

• Experience translating these frameworks into structured artefacts that others can put into practice (e.g. AHPs peer supporters coaches product and engineering teams).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication with the ability to translate clinical thinking for product engineering and scientific audiences.

Strongly desirable

• Hands-on experience with LLMs in a clinical or mental health context: prompt design rubric and evaluation design and structured clinical testing.

• Psychometric or computational methods experience instrument validation item response theory latent variable modelling LLM-as-judge evaluation design or peer-reviewed measurement work.

Nice to have

• Working proficiency in Python and/or R with SQL and/or exposure to red-teaming or safety-evaluation methods for human-facing AI.

Tip for candidates: If youre unsure whether to apply do. We know great people dont always tick every box.

Life at Unmind

We believe wellbeing and performance go hand-in-hand and we build our environment to support both.

A few highlights:

Private medical for you & your family

Equity in Unmind

Generous gender-neutral parental leave

25 days holiday birthday celebration days

Revive & Thrive Days company-wide Friday off monthly

Flexible working early Friday summers

Remote-first within the UK with monthly in-person meet-ups and access to a London co-working space

Annual learning budget learning leave

Free weekly therapy or coaching sessions

Wellbeing support via WellHub & Bippit

See all benefits on our Careers Page

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