Head of Clinical Safety & Governance

Want to join a team of passionate people who want to build a future where no one dies from skin cancer? 👋 About us Skin Analytics is an award-winning, health tech company that works with dermatology teams to deploy world-leading skin cancer pathways using AI as a medical device, DERM. Following our recent £15M series B funding round and regulatory milestones, we're ready to scale internationally, making history for AI in healthcare and the future of dermatology. We're proud to epitomise AI for good - with a Class III CE mark, DERM is the only AI as a medical device approved to make clinical decisions autonomously in the cancer space, as well as being the first company to receive a NICE recommendation for use across the NHS.* DERM is deployed at more than 25 NHS organisations where we're supporting dermatology teams to build sustainable services that enable patients to gain quicker access to skin cancer diagnosis. If that's not enough, we also collaborate with some of the largest health insurers to reach patients in their own homes. We are a team of passionate people on a mission to build a future where no one dies from skin cancer.

🏢London based - Hybrid (3 days a week in the office if FTE, 2 days min if 4 days a week)

🔎 As the Head of Clinical Safety & Governance, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining the highest standards of clinical safety and governance across our digital health portfolio and clinical services. Reporting to the VP-Medical, you will be responsible for the strategic direction and operational delivery of clinical services, ensuring our products and pathways meet rigorous clinical risk management standards across NHS, private, and international healthcare markets. ​Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance

Leading the organisation's approach to clinical risk management, you will ensure robust governance frameworks are in place for our non-medical device digital health products. Your responsibilities will include:

Overseeing proactive and reactive clinical risk assessments across the product portfolio, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution of clinical incidents Leading the development of comprehensive safety cases for new products and features from concept through to market launch Maintaining strategic oversight of clinical risk management documentation and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements Partnering with Product, AI, and Technology teams to embed safety considerations throughout the product development lifecycle

• Clinical Governance & Operations

You will establish and maintain robust clinical governance frameworks aligned with NHS Clinical Risk Management Standards (DCB0129/DCB0160) and wider healthcare regulatory requirements. This includes:

Designing and monitoring safety KPIs and metrics, with responsibility for identifying systemic risks and driving organisational improvements Overseeing clinical audit programmes and ensuring findings translate into actionable improvements Developing and maintaining clinical safety policies, SOPs, and governance structures that support audit-readiness for Care Systems Regulators Managing post-deployment monitoring activities, including trend analysis of complaints and safety signals across deployed pathways ☑️ We want to hear from you if you Registered health care professional permitted to practice in the UK (e.g. medicine, pharmacy, nursing, paramedicine) with clinical experience. Professional active registration with GMC, NMC or equivalent body Have completed appropriate training e.g. NHS Digital’s Clinical Safety Training including Practitioner Training. Practical experience in risk management and its application to clinical domains as applied to Health IT Systems, particularly NHS Digital’s Clinical Safety Standard DCB 0129 and/or DCB 0160. Critical appraisal and logical reasoning skills Great written communication skills to work on client materials Great verbal communication skills to communicate both internally and externally regarding customer safety queries Active participation in CQC (or other Care System Regulator) inspection Nice to have (but we can teach you) Experience of Clinical Risk Management in the manufacturing of a Health IT Solution (i.e. DCB 0129) for a supplier. Experience of conducting clinical risk management activities in an appropriate clinical setting. Experience working across multiple healthcare systems—such as private healthcare or international markets—will be highly valued, as will the ability to translate regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions.

Skin Analytics manufactures medical devices and complies with ISO standards 13485 and 27001. As part of your employment, you will be assigned Quality Management System (QMS) and Information Security Management System (ISMS). We require that our employees agree to complete their assigned training and diligently follow all company quality management and information security processes.​​ *The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended DERM for use within the NHS until May 2028, while further evidence is gathered. 💰Competitive salary Share options package - all our employees have ownership in the company 🏥Private healthcare 🌴25 days annual leave (5 day company shutdown in August + bank holidays) 👪Enhanced parental leave - includes adoption & foster 🚲Bike to work scheme 💻Training budget Weekly catch-ups, monthly meetings to talk about you, your ambitions and make plans 🎊Lots of fun social activities including company offsite!

Our Values 🌱 Building a Strong Foundation 🎓 Always Learning 🏅 Lead from the Front 💪 Tough and Resilient

The Real Stuff Skin Analytics embraces and is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. We are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.