Director of Data Partnerships

Director of Data Partnerships

£120,000 + Bonus + Equity Remote (UK) | Occasional London Travel

I'm working with a high-growth HealthTech organisation to appoint a Director of Data Partnerships.

This is a unique opportunity to build and lead a new commercial research function focused on turning one of Europe's largest real-world healthcare datasets into valuable partnerships, research programmes, and new revenue streams. The role sits at the intersection of healthcare data, life sciences, research, and commercial strategy. The opportunity This is not a traditional:

Business Development role

Clinical Research leadership role

Data Science leadership role

Partnerships role

Instead, they're looking for someone who can combine

Health Data & Analytics Research & Clinical Programmes Commercial Partnerships Strategic & Operational Delivery

You'll take ownership of developing relationships across pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organisations, NHS bodies, CROs, and research partners, helping create and deliver programmes that leverage large-scale real-world care data. What you'll be doing

Build and lead a new Health Data Research Partnerships function

Develop relationships with pharmaceutical companies, NHS organisations, healthcare providers, and research organisations

Identify opportunities for clinical trials, real-world evidence, and health outcomes research

Translate complex healthcare data into commercially valuable propositions

Design and operationalise research programmes with external partners

Lead external networking, roadshows, and partnership development

Manage negotiations and long-term strategic partnerships

Line manage and develop a small existing research team

Work closely with Product, Data, AI, and Commercial teams to shape strategy and execution

The team You'll lead a small but established team including:

Research Manager

Clinical Research Programme Manager

The foundations are already in place, but this role is about taking the function to the next level and building a significant new growth area for the business. What they're looking forEssential

Experience building external partnerships

Strong commercial acumen

Ability to understand and interrogate complex datasets

Experience working within healthcare, life sciences, clinical research, or health data environments

Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders across Pharma, NHS, CROs, and HealthTech businesses

Experience creating new commercial opportunities

Strong leadership capabilities

Ability to move from strategy into delivery

Likely backgrounds

Real-World Evidence (RWE)

Healthcare Data Partnerships

Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR)

Clinical Research Partnerships

Life Sciences Strategy

HealthTech Commercial Leadership

NHS Data Partnerships

Research Programme Leadership

Why this role?

Build a completely new commercial and research vertical

One of the largest real-world healthcare datasets in Europe

Significant executive support and investment

Opportunity to create meaningful commercial impact

Remote-first working

Equity participation

Blend of data, partnerships, healthcare, research, and business growth

Package

£120,000 salary

Bonus

Equity / stock options

Fully remote working

Occasional London travel

Leadership role with significant autonomy