Data Science Pod Lead

Mission

Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.

In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Data Science Pod Lead to join our Data Science team - a senior technical leader who combines deep hands-on expertise with a passion for growing people and teams. This is a dual-track role: approximately 75% of your time will be spent as an individual contributor, developing and delivering production-ready algorithms and ML models from novel sensor data, while approximately 25% will be dedicated to people leadership, serving as the direct line manager and mentor for a pod of data scientists.

You will work across projects such as Laser Speckle Imaging, contactless ECG, Skin imaging, Thermal Imaging, Cardiovascular Algorithms, and Tissue Imaging - turning complex health data into validated, clinica