Picture yourself at one of the world's most innovative companies, providing life-saving AI solutions that can make a real difference in helping to combat one of the world's biggest health burdens. Surrounded by teams and people who challenge you, support you, and inspire you to be extraordinary. Are you ready to join the fight against heart failure?

We are redefining Cardiovascular Medicine through transformational AI solutions and work alongside major collaborations such as Mayo Clinic and the NHS England, with one shared ambition, to save lives.

Ultromics is a global leader in AI-powered cardiovascular imaging diagnostics, transforming how heart disease is detected, assessed, and managed. Spun out from the University of Oxford, UK and built on a decade of world-leading research, Ultromics is redefining echocardiography with solutions that deliver actionable insights to clinicians and healthcare systems.

Our unique cloud SaaS platform leverages advanced FDA cleared AI diagnostics to unlock complex cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, cardiac amyloidosis, and more. We have established a world-class clinical evidence base with over 25 peer-reviewed publications, global collaborations with leading academic institutions and healthcare providers, and pivotal partnerships with life sciences organizations focused on drug development and commercialisation.

Ultromics is backed by some of the world’s most influential healthcare and technology VC investors, including Google Ventures (GV), Optum Ventures (UnitedHealth Group), Blue Venture Fund (Blue Cross Blue Shield), and other leading U.S. and U.K.-based funds. These strategic partnerships accelerate our access to healthcare systems, payers, and life sciences organisations, and support our ambition to reshape cardiovascular care on a global scale.

Ultromics is one of the first AI echocardiography solutions to achieve Category III CPT reimbursement from CMS in the U.S., unlocking a scalable commercial pathway and accelerating adoption in routine clinical care. Our growing product portfolio includes tools for disease detection, disease progression assessment, and treatment eligibility evaluation.

We are now expanding our reach, integrating into major healthcare systems and advancing partnerships with life sciences, pharma, and medtech companies to support drug trials and post-market surveillance. Our platform is poised to become the standard in AI-driven cardiovascular diagnostics, enabling better outcomes for patients and more efficient care delivery for providers.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-led company tackling one of the world’s biggest health challenges: heart failure
• Contribute to cutting-edge AI technologies backed by robust research, regulatory clearances, and reimbursement pathways
• Collaborate with a passionate, multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, engineers, and commercial experts
• Work at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and medical imaging with opportunities to shape the future of diagnostics

Join us and help change the future of heart health — making cardiovascular disease more detectable, treatable, and survivable for patients everywhere.

Your Role

Ultromics is seeking a Clinical Research Scientist to play a pivotal role in driving the success of our research and development initiatives. As a Clinical Research Scientist, you will work hand-in-hand with internal and external research and development teams to design high impact pre-clinical, pivotal, and post-market research projects, oversee completion of data collection, and lead the analysis and dissemination of scientific communications. You will play a key role throughout the product lifecycle, collaborating with AI Scientists, Software Engineers, Product Teams, Marketing and Market Access, and Regulatory Experts to guide the development, evaluation, and integration of novel diagnostic and prognostic tools into the clinical workflow.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead in the development of research and development protocols, including literature reviews, data selection mechanisms, data management plans, and statistical analysis plans.
• Contribute to product design and subsequent market authorisation validation, including clinical and research design input Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AICV) process.
• Contribute to statistical analysis of clinical and imaging data for diagnostic and prognostic research.
• Contribute to scientific communication to internal and external audiences, including company presentations, cross-departmental presentations, conference presentations, and scientific manuscripts.
• Support market access and business development activities to develop and refine clinical and business use cases, including return on investment and cost-effectiveness evidence
• Collaborate with internal and external clinicians to understand disease-specific clinical workflows to effectively bridge the gap between research and practice.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to refine clinical and scientific messaging in marketing and customer engagement.
• Assist with review of internal research policy, procedures, analytical and data management code, and scientific communication.
• Follow good information governance practice throughout this job role and ensure compliance with Ultromics’ information security and data protection policies in all applicable assigned tasks.
• This list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be asked to carry out other duties through discussion with their line manager.

Requirements

Your skills and experience

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) in cardiovascular science, physiology, clinical research, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in research design, methodology, and biostatistics including experience developing studies from inception to analysis and dissemination.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex clinical questions into testable hypotheses and well-structured study protocols.
• Proficiency in data science programming methods such as Python or R.
• Knowledge and experience of adhering to good clinical practice.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present findings and influence decisions, internally and externally, across technical and clinical stakeholders.
• Ability to cope with competing and dynamic demands, timelines, and priorities independently and as part of a team.

Your desired skills and experience

• Background in cardiovascular imaging.
• Understanding of biostatistics, study methodology, and performance evaluation metrics for diagnostic/prognostic tools.
• Experience in regulatory submissions, real-world evidence generation (RWE), health technology assessment (HTA), and multi-centre trials.
• Experience working with or alongside clinicians, with an ability to understand clinical workflows and interpret medical data in context.
• Track record of publications or scientific communication in cardiovascular physiology or medicine.
• Knowledge of cardiomyopathies and heart failure related conditions.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in healthcare.
• Experience in industry research, preferably in medical device or pharmaceutical setting, especially venture capital-backed start-up.

We are committed to promoting work-life balance and offer a range of benefits to encourage this, including:

• Hybrid working options
• PMI
• Life assurance
• Two additional paid Company holidays in December (if they fall on Monday-Friday)
• 5% company pension contribution
• Employee referral reward
• Generous personal learning budget on our online learning marketplace, Learnerbly
• A well-stocked kitchen with free snacks - and great coffee!

Our Values

• We start with compassion; We do this by communicating with empathy and welcoming different opinions and experiences. This means we can better identify and leverage each other’s strengths and talents to deliver. We are inclusive and are always mindful of our colleagues’ wellbeing.
• We spark creativity; We do this by being adventurous, curious and innovative in spirit. Whilst also helping each other to evolve and progress. This means we question the status quo and, by doing so, shape our business and influence the field of science and healthcare.
• We show courage; We do this by stepping out of our comfort zone, welcoming challenges and encouraging feedback at all times. This means we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence to grow a progressive, responsible and transformational culture.
• We stay connected; We do this by relying on the increasingly connected globe to unleash learning support and teamwork from anyone and anywhere.This means we collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients and partners to stay ahead of the curve. We depend on each other and grow together as one team.
• We serve our customers; We do this by honouring our commitments, listening and responding to our internal and external customers’ needs. This means we are a trusted partner in the support of advancing healthcare in Echocardiography, support each other's needs and make a meaningful contribution to people’s lives.

Research Operations and Clinical Sciences

Job Title

Clinical Research Scientist

Experience

Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) in cardiovascular science, physiology, clinical research, or a related field