AI and Code Integrity Lead
Salary:From £44,767 to £73,288 based on qualification and experience.
Contract term: Permanent
About Us
The CRUK Scotland Institute is a cancer research institute, situated in Glasgow with approximately 250 researchers split across 30 research groups consisting of PIs, postdoctoral scientists, PhD students and scientific officers. It is one of Europe’s leading cancer research centres, supporting cutting-edge work into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. As well as core support from Cancer Research UK, the Institute also receives an additional third of its total income from external grants and industry collaborations. It has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world-class metabolism studies and renowned in vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis.
The CRUK Scotland Institute is a cancer research institute, situated in Glasgow with approximately 250 researchers split across 30 research groups consisting of PIs, postdoctoral scientists, PhD students and scientific officers. It is one of Europe’s leading cancer research centres, supporting cutting-edge work into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. As well as core support from Cancer Research UK, the Institute also receives an additional third of its total income from external grants and industry collaborations. It has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world-class metabolism studies and renowned in vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis.
Position outline
CRUK is investing significantly in exploring how frontier AI could transform cancer science and patient outcomes, and the AI and Code Integrity Lead will play a critical role in ensuring these technologies are developed and applied responsibly, robustly and reproducibly across our research.
The postholder will provide strategic leadership for Code Integrity and the responsible development, use, governance and stewardship of computational methods and artificial intelligence across the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (CRUK SI). They will establish and maintain an Institute-wide framework for Code Integrity and Responsible AI, extending the CRUK SI’s strong culture of Research Integrity, Data Management and Scientific Excellence across computational research, and into the rapidly evolving domains of artificial intelligence and data-driven research.
Working across clinical, biological, computational and technology disciplines, the postholder will foster a culture of responsible innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration and continuous learning, ensuring that researchers have the skills, resources and guidance required to develop, use, deploy and evaluate computational and AI approaches that are scientifically rigorous, reproducible, trustworthy and aligned with regulatory, ethical and legal requirements.
The role will act as the focal point for developing the CRUK SI’s computational and AI-enabled workforce, embedding best practice in Code Integrity and Responsible AI use, working closely with the Research integrity lead and Data science teams, while helping to foster integrated teams that combine biological, clinical, computational and data science excellence.
For informal enquiries, please email J.Hay@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk
For a full description of the role please click here
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our vision is to build and maintain a diverse and inclusive research culture based on our shared values of Innovate, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. These values, which underpin our behaviours and everything we do, allow all our people to realise their full potential. The diversity of our staff and students is also what makes the Institute such a vibrant place to work and advance discoveries in cancer research. Family friendly policies, our collaborative ethos, a focus on good mental health and well-being and opportunities for all help to create an enjoyable and inclusive workplace where your voice matters.
Employee Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 40.5 days annual leave including bank holidays (FTE)
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Free life assurance scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Additional maternity pay for 6 months at full salary
- Shared parental leave including up to 6 weeks paid at full salary
- Cycle to work scheme saving tax and NI on cycle purchase and spreading repayments over up to 12 months
- Access to employee benefit schemes with discounts on supermarkets, cinema, travel and much more.
- On-site secure parking
Closing Date: 20th November 2026