The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London seeks to appoint a Consultant Histopathologist (Pharos AI) in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, which is the academic arm of one of the leading cancer centres in Europe bringing together world-class clinical services delivered by our NHS partners, with research and education for the benefit of cancer patients in South East London and beyond.

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PharosAI offers a unique cancer AI product development ecosystem for drug discovery and clinical applications, democratising access to data, AI assets, technologies, and capabilities. PharosAI unites large-scale multimodal cancer datasets with AI models through a highly-secure, trusted, federated platform, offering state-of-the-art AI tooling for use by pharma/biotech/life-sciences, AI-pharma, and AI developers of clinical applications, in enterprises, growth companies, and research organisations. PharosAI will also provide a “lend me an expert” concierge service, training and education in AI for clinicians, and an end-to-end product development and deployment service, helping cancer pathology services to be more easily deployed within the NHS. This will be facilitated by a best-in-class patient involvement and governance model, and fair value sharing for data providers.

 

PharosAI will revolutionise AI-powered cancer care, driving breakthrough therapies, clinical applications, addressing cancer’s social determinants, lowering barriers to UK SMEs, catalysing innovation and positioning the UK as a global leader in this dynamic ecosystem.

 

PharosAI is a joint venture between two leading research-intensive universities, King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London; and two innovative NHS Trusts, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health Trust. PharosAI has been awarded £18.9M in funding from the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, and cash and in-kind contributions bringing the total funding to £44M.

 

We are seeking a highly motivated, forward-thinking and experienced Consultant Histopathologist with expertise in breast cancer histopathology to join PharosAI, a multidisciplinary team at the forefront of AI-driven translational research in breast -cancer. You will play a pivotal role in shaping how artificial intelligence is applied to cancer research and clinical practice, to advance precision diagnostics and therapeutic stratification in breast cancer.

 

In collaborating with cross-functional teams, including bioinformatician, computer scientists, AI engineers, biologists, and clinicians, you will validate AI-generated insights by comparing them with traditional diagnostic criteria and provide clinical context to AI outputs, ensuring that models are interpretable and actionable in real-world settings. The ideal candidate will have experience working within the cancer research field, with a proven ability to undertake research, equivalent to post-PhD-level study. The candidate should be confident in troubleshooting scientific and logistical challenges, particularly during the early stages of a project, and capable to drive a research initiative from initial conceptualisation through to publication. The candidate’s ability to independently manage and deliver high-quality, impactful research will be essential to the success of this role.

 

This is post is part time, on a one-year fixed term contract.