Healthcare Data Scientist

About Al-Futtaim Group

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Help Shape the Future of Healthcare Through Data, AI, and Innovation

Al-Futtaim Health is seeking an experienced Healthcare Data Scientist to join our growing team at our corporate office in Dubai Festival City.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly analytical and technically skilled professional who is passionate about using data, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to improve patient outcomes, operational performance, and strategic decision-making across one of the UAE's leading healthcare networks.

Working closely with clinical leadership, operational teams, finance stakeholders, and technology partners, you will play a key role in transforming healthcare data into actionable insights that drive better patient care and business performance.

The role will work extensively with healthcare datasets including electronic health records (EHR), insurance claims, pharmacy, clinical, and operational data.

About the Role

As a Healthcare Data Scientist, you will design, develop, and deploy advanced analytical models that support clinical decision-making, operational efficiency, healthcare quality improvement, and business intelligence initiatives.

You will work at the intersection of healthcare, data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, helping HealthHub leverage its growing healthcare data ecosystem to improve outcomes for patients, physicians, and the wider business.

The role involves predictive modelling, clinical analytics, healthcare data integration, and AI-driven decision support solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical & Predictive Analytics

• Develop predictive models to support clinical decision-making and healthcare operations.
• Build machine learning models focused on:
  • Disease prediction
  • Readmission risk analysis
  • Patient outcome forecasting
  • Length-of-stay modelling
  • Risk stratification
• Evaluate and improve model performance using evidence-based methodologies.

Healthcare Data Management

• Integrate and analyse healthcare datasets from multiple sources.
• Support healthcare data governance and quality initiatives.
• Work with electronic health record (EHR) and healthcare information systems.
• Support integration with healthcare data exchange platforms including NABIDH and other healthcare interoperability solutions.

Business & Operational Intelligence

• Develop dashboards and data visualisations for executive leadership and operational teams.
• Analyse operational, financial, insurance, and patient activity data.
• Support revenue cycle optimisation and healthcare performance initiatives.
• Produce actionable insights for clinical, operational, and financial stakeholders.

AI & Innovation

• Develop AI-powered healthcare solutions and decision support tools.
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare leaders to embed data-driven insights into clinical workflows.
• Support innovation initiatives involving machine learning, predictive analytics, and healthcare automation.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with DHA regulations and UAE healthcare data requirements.
• Adhere to healthcare data privacy and governance standards.
• Support responsible AI practices and healthcare data ethics.

Essential Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in:
  • Data Science
  • Computer Science
  • Statistics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Related quantitative discipline

Experience

• Minimum 2–5 years' experience in data science.
• Minimum 2 years' experience working with healthcare, clinical, insurance, or health informatics datasets.
• Experience building predictive models and machine learning solutions.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Python and/or R programming skills.
• Advanced SQL and database querying experience.
• Machine learning model development.
• Data visualisation and reporting skills.
• Experience using:
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Plotly/Dash
• Experience with healthcare coding and data standards such as:
  • ICD-10 / ICD-11
  • CPT
  • SNOMED CT
  • LOINC
  • HL7 / FHIR

Highly Desirable

• Master's degree or PhD in:
  • Health Data Science
  • Biostatistics
  • Computational Biology
  • Data Science
  • Related field
• Experience working within:
  • Hospitals
  • Clinics
  • Healthcare Groups
  • Health Insurance
  • Health-Tech organizations
• Experience with:
  • Clinical AI
  • Health Economics Analytics
  • Claims Analytics
  • Revenue Cycle Analytics
  • Predictive Healthcare Modelling
• Familiarity with:
  • NABIDH
  • Malaffi
  • DHA Healthcare Ecosystems
  • UAE health data regulations

Success Factors

Why Join Al-Futtaim Health?

• Dubai Festival City corporate office location
• Opportunity to work on AI and healthcare innovation
• Exposure to large-scale healthcare datasets
• Work directly with physicians and healthcare leaders
• Career progression opportunities
• Modern and collaborative working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to influence healthcare outcomes across the UAE

About Al-Futtaim Healthcare

We hear your ambition.

For over 90 years, the Al-Futtaim Group has been bringing the world’s leading brands of lifestyle watches, cars, home furnishings and fashion to the UAE. The Group has now introduced a whole new way of holistic healthcare through HealthHub Clinics by Al-Futtaim, its multi-speciality chain of more than 20 clinics in Dubai with over 25 specialties offering the right combination of advanced diagnostics, proven medical expertise and specialised services.

What gives our clinics an edge is that as a part of the Al-Futtaim Group, you can expect world-class quality standards, with access to the best medical services and facilities within a healing environment. It’s a new way of healthcare that’s designed to meet a patient’s needs with a complete range of smart healthcare solutions. As testimony to this, only recently, we’ve earned a rare milestone of being the only primary healthcare network in the UAE to receive the Gold Seal by a reputed international body: Accreditation Canada.

As trusted partners to health, we at HealthHub Clinics adopt evidence-based learning that enables us to listen to our patients more carefully. It helps us in treating the cause and not just the symptoms, while applying global best practices to ensure quality of care for every family member. Most of all, we adopt a patient-centric approach to healthcare that is reflected in the promise of our core belief: “We hear you.”