Head of Data (Maternity Cover)

At Doccla were redefining where and how healthcare is delivered.

We made our name as the UKs leading provider of Virtual Wards designed to help hospitals discharge patients sooner and to care for them safely at home. Now Doccla is investing in technology-enabled proactive care to prevent people from unnecessary hospitalisation at a scale that can have a meaningful impact.

We provide everything clinicians need to deliver safe effective Virtual Care across the full acuity spectrum under one managed service. That spans Virtual Wards helping hospitals discharge patients sooner and care for them safely at home and Proactive Care preventing unnecessary hospitalisation for the highest-risk patients in the community. Behind both sits a CQC-regulated clinical team medical-grade devices logistics patient onboarding EHR integration and an AI-powered care platform built around real-world workflows.

We currently work with over 60% of NHS ICBs and support health systems across the UK Ireland and the DACH region to reduce hospital pressure improve outcomes and create a more resilient model of care.

Were backed by top European investors having secured 35m in Series B funding led by Lakestar with participation from Elaia General Catalyst Speedinvest and Bertelsmann.

This is your chance to join Doccla at a key stage in our growth.

Were building the category leader in Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring. Youll be part of a highly entrepreneurial mission-driven team that combines expertise across clinical technical commercial and operational domains.

Were solving real problems for patients and health systems and growing fast.

Were looking for an experienced data leader to take the helm of Docclas data function on a fixed-term basis. Youll start in January 2027 and work alongside our current Head of Data for a handover period before taking full ownership from March 2027.

This is not a caretaker role. Doccla is at a pivotal stage in its growth and data is central to how we design our services work with NHS partners and demonstrate the impact of our care. We need someone who can lead from day one and bring a fresh perspective.

Youll lead a team of analysts and engineers be the senior data voice in commercial discussions with NHS partners and own how we measure and evidence outcomes. Youll need to be credible in the room with senior NHS leaders and clinicians and equally credible peer reviewing the technical work of the team.

Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover approximately 14 months with a January 2027 start.

Location: Hybrid at least twice a week at our London HQ. Some travel to NHS partner sites.

• Shape value-based contracts. Lead the data input to partnerships with NHS organisations defining robust outcome measures and baselines.

• Own evaluation. Design and deliver robust evaluations of our services using quasi-experimental methods and present results to commissioners and external reviewers.

• Build a sustainable and scalable evaluation capability across the team

• Build and maintain data sharing partnerships with NHS organisations within UK GDPR and NHS information governance.

• Set population health strategy. Partner with clinical and product leadership on population health strategy.

• Lead and develop the team. Set priorities line manage and support each persons growth.

• Own technical standards. Review data models and pull requests uphold modelling standards in our dbt project and wider data strategy and make sound calls on architecture and tooling across our modern cloud data stack.

• Provide senior oversight. Own data quality and incident response in a live clinical service.

• Be the senior data voice. Represent data at leadership level set priorities against business goals and say no clearly when needed.

Must have

• 7 years in healthcare data analytics or population health including at least 2 years leading a team of analysts and engineers.

• Hands-on experience of health economics and value-based care including measuring the financial impact of healthcare interventions.

• Designed and delivered evaluations of healthcare interventions using quasi-experimental methods with results used in commercial or commissioning decisions.

• Deep familiarity with healthcare data such as claims EHR or hospital activity data (e.g. SUS HES) and clinical coding (ICD-10 SNOMED CT).

• Experience of risk stratification and population health analytics.

• Strong SQL and working knowledge of analytics engineering (dbt or similar) enough to review code and challenge technical decisions.

• Excellent communication from board-level narrative with NHS executives to detailed working sessions with analysts and clinicians.

Nice to have

• Direct experience of securing and working with NHS data: data sharing agreements DPIAs and NHS controlled environments.

• Experience of NHS commissioning and ICB decision making.

• Experience in a health-tech start-up or scale-up ideally in a CQC-regulated or clinical setting.

• Modern data stack experience such as cloud data warehouses dbt and BI tooling.

• Data science experience: building and validating predictive models in healthcare such as risk prediction using Python or R with an understanding of causal inference.

• A true leader who can step in earn trust quickly and run the function without heavy oversight.

• Someone who brings new ideas not just continuity while respecting whats already working.

• Commercial judgement: you understand how data informs business decisions and you hold the line on rigour.

• A coach who grows people matching support to each persons needs.

• Comfort with ambiguity and pace in a fast-growing company.

We empower everyone at Doccla to take ownership of their work and the companys mission. We act ethically and always put patient safety and outcomes first.

To thrive here youll need a can-do attitude and an action-oriented approach along with a willingness to learn and grow through open feedback.

Were a hybrid team with offices in London Denmark Germany. Most of our team is London-based and enjoys in-person time at our WeWork HQ 13 days per week where youll find great lunch barista coffee and a pet-friendly space. Some of our teams are fully remote depending on the team and responsibilities. This includes our Engineering Clinical & Patient Support teams.

Annual Leave & Holidays
25 days annual leave up to 8 UK bank holidays this varies depending on the role
Option to buy or sell holidays

Remote Working
Flexible remote options
Remote working stipend

Financial Benefits
Employee stock options
4% pension on full basic pay
4x salary life insurance

Health & Wellness
Private health insurance
4 months full pay for birthing parent*
4 weeks full pay for non-birthing parent*
Phased return back to paid work
Sick pay

In-Office Perks (London HQ)
Free daily lunch
Pet-friendly office

Other Benefits
500 L&D budget per person
Cycle to work scheme

Via Smart Health:
24/7 GP appointments
Mental health support
Nutrition & fitness advice
Second opinions & health checks

• A competitive compensation package (base stock options) with half-year and annual performance reviews

• The chance to work on patient-first system-level healthcare challenges in one of Europes leading healthtech companies

• Opportunities for growth and leadership we want you to challenge the status quo own your impact and continue developing with our full support

We embrace diversity. To build a great product we need a team with a wide range of perspectives backgrounds and experiences.

Were committed to equal opportunity hiring regardless of race religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or background. If youre excited about the role we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesnt match every point.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices. As Doccla is a CQC registered company a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required for all roles.

It is an offence to apply for such work if you are barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.