Head of Data

London, England, United Kingdom

About the role

At SheMed, our mission is to revolutionise women’s health by providing accessible and personalised solutions tailored specifically for women. We are a startup consisting of enthusiastic people who are committed to empowering women with the knowledge and tools they need to take control of their health and well-being.

SheMed is an innovative and advanced weight loss programme that is groundbreaking in the world of women’s health. We have an unwavering dedication to quality care, and strive to create a supportive and compassionate community where every woman can thrive and achieve optimal health. In doing so, we believe SheMed will be a strong force in closing the women’s health gap.

We’re looking for a Head of Data to join our UK-based team and lead the company’s data strategy during a pivotal stage of growth. This role is designed to transform complex clinical, operational, and commercial data into clear, actionable insights that drive smarter decisions, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate growth across the business.

You’ll work closely with leadership, product, marketing, clinical, and engineering teams to build upon SheMed’s data infrastructure, own company-wide analytics, optimise the SheMed subscription model, and uncover insights from one of the UK’s largest emerging datasets in women’s metabolic health. You’ll play a critical role in helping senior leaders make faster, more confident, data-driven decisions while laying the foundations for future research, AI, and personalisation initiatives.

Please note: This is an office-based role, Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm. We are based in Euston, London.

Purpose of Role:

We are looking for an exceptional Head of Data to build and lead the data function at SheMed during a critical phase of growth and retention.

This is a highly strategic and hands-on role spanning analytics, data infrastructure, experimentation, clinical insights, and AI enablement. You will work directly with the founders and leadership team to turn one of the richest datasets in women’s metabolic health into actionable insights that improve outcomes, operations, and product experience.

You’ll own the company’s data strategy end-to-end, from defining/improving infrastructure and dashboards to uncovering clinical insights and supporting future research initiatives.

What You'll Work On:

Data Strategy & Infrastructure

Define and execute SheMed’s company-wide data strategy
Build scalable data architecture and pipelines across product, clinical, operational, and marketing systems
Own data governance, integrity, quality, and security standards
Partner with engineering to establish a modern analytics stack and warehouse

Analytics & Insights

Deliver high-impact reporting and dashboards across growth, retention, patient outcomes, operations, and finance
Identify trends and opportunities within patient and clinical datasets
Lead cohort analysis, forecasting, LTV modelling, churn analysis, and behavioural analytics
Translate complex datasets into clear recommendations for leadership

Clinical & Research Analytics

Work closely with clinical and research teams to analyse outcomes related to GLP-1 treatments and female health conditions
Support publication-grade analysis and future research studies
Develop frameworks to measure treatment efficacy, adherence, and patient success

Product & Experimentation

Partner with product and growth teams on experimentation and optimisation
Build frameworks for A/B testing, funnel analysis, and lifecycle analytics
Support personalisation and AI-driven product initiatives

Leadership

Build and lead the data team over time across analytics, engineering, and data science
Establish a data-driven culture across the organisation
Act as a strategic thought partner to founders and senior leadership

What We're Looking For:

6+ years experience in data, analytics, data science, or related fields
Experience in a high-growth startup, healthtech, consumer subscription, or marketplace business
Strong SQL and analytics capabilities with experience across modern BI tools and cloud data infrastructure
Experience building scalable reporting systems and data pipelines
Strong commercial intuition and ability to influence strategic decisions
Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Passion for women’s health and mission-driven healthcare innovation

Bonus Points:

Experience in healthcare, telehealth, clinical research, or regulated environments.
Experience working with patient or healthcare datasets.
Familiarity with experimentation frameworks and AI/ML applications.
Experience scaling data teams from early stage to growth stage.
Understanding of customer journey analytics, lifecycle marketing, segmentation, and retention modelling
Experience supporting A/B testing, landing page optimisation, creative testing, or funnel experimentation

Perks at Work:

A mission-driven team focused on closing the women’s health gap
Competitive Salary
25 days holiday
Breakfast and all day snacks
Monthly socials
Health care Cash Plan including physio, digital clinical appointments and wellbeing for you, your partner and children
£80 contribution to noise cancelling headphones
Life insurance cover of 4x salary
Pension contribution matched up to 5%
Cycle to work scheme

We want to make sure our interview process is fully accessible to everyone. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or physical accommodations for your visit to our office.

Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a enhanced DBS check.

WORKING AT SHEMED

Whether you work in one of our amazing offices, clinics or part of our remote clinician workforce, SheMed is highly collaborative and fun! You’ll have a chance to work in a fast-paced environment with experienced industry leaders. We have a learning environment where you can make an impact.

WHO WE ARE

At SheMed our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We’re a vibrant community of creative thinkers and doers, forging the way for a new generation of healthcare. We’re only as good as our people. So, finding the best people is everything to us. We serve millions, but we choose our people one at a time…

DIVERSITY

We believe that difference inspires a better, healthier world. That’s why it’s at the heart of everything we do. From our people to our products, difference enriches every part of our business and creates a culture based on equality of opportunity, and in which all employees can progress their careers. We’re committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.