Clinical Product Lead

Scale Health is recruiting a Clinical Product Lead for a fast-scaling healthtech company transforming early cancer diagnosis. As a Clinical Product Lead, you will bridge frontline NHS clinical practice and software development to drive safety, usability, and adoption. This fully remote UK role offers genuine strategic impact across two active product squads.

Drive clinical strategy and product roadmap for an AI cancer care platform deployed across more than 50 NHS hospitals.

Why this role exists

The business is expanding rapidly across secondary and primary care, requiring dedicated clinical leadership inside the product organisation. This role was created to ensure software development reflects frontline NHS workflows, meets regulatory safety requirements, and scales effectively across trust environments.

What the first twelve months look like

In three months, you will establish clinical safety processes for two squads and oversee regulatory sign-offs. Within six months, you will lead clinical discovery across multiple NHS trusts to refine early detection care pathways. At twelve months, your clinical insights will directly shape the strategic product roadmap as adoption grows.

What you'll own

  • Own UK clinical safety compliance as Clinical Safety Lead, overseeing DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards.
  • Lead clinical discovery and user research across NHS and independent care settings to map care pathways.
  • Translate complex clinical guidelines and frontline workflows into clear actionable requirements for engineering teams.
  • Evaluate product proposals for clinical risk, accuracy, and operational feasibility within primary and secondary care.
  • Guide NHS implementation teams on EHR workflow integration, including EMIS, SystmOne, and Epic.

What we need to see

  • Completion of CCT in General Practice with a minimum of 6 years of NHS clinical experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in a digital health, healthtech, or clinical informatics role.
  • Proven capability leading clinical discovery, workflow mapping, and user research in healthcare settings.
  • Strong understanding of NHS primary and secondary care pathways and EHR systems.
  • Ability to communicate complex clinical concepts to non-clinical technical stakeholders.

About the organisation

This organisation develops an AI-powered clinical platform focused on early cancer detection. Already operating across more than 50 NHS hospitals and growing 50-100% annually, the business embeds clinical expertise directly into product design to improve patient outcomes.

Questions candidates ask

What does a Clinical Product Lead do in a healthtech company?
A Clinical Product Lead embeds frontline medical expertise into software development teams. They evaluate feature safety, translate NHS clinical pathways into technical specifications, conduct user discovery with clinicians, and manage clinical safety standards such as DCB0129 to ensure digital tools are safe and effective.
What qualifications are required for this Clinical Product Lead role?
Candidates require a completed CCT in General Practice and at least six years of clinical experience in the NHS. Practical exposure to digital health, clinical informatics, or healthtech product development is essential, along with a firm understanding of NHS workflows and EHR integration.
Is this Clinical Product Lead role fully remote?
Yes, this position is fully remote for candidates based in the UK. You will work directly with cross-functional product squads, software engineers, and leadership online, with occasional visits to NHS trust sites or healthcare partners for clinical research and discovery work.

What happens after you apply

  1. 1

    You hear back in one working day

    A consultant reads your CV, not a filter. You get a yes, a no, or a question.

  2. 2

    A twenty minute call

    Scope, salary, working pattern and what the employer is really like, before anyone sees your details.

  3. 3

    We introduce you, with your consent

    Your CV only goes to the client once you have agreed to the introduction.

  4. 4

    Interview and decision

    Prep from us, feedback from them, usually inside two weeks of the first call.

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