Human Data Collection Lead

Job description

Type : Full-time · Location : London, UK · On-site Compensation : £60,000–£80,000/year, in accordance with experience Travel : Occasional international travel as we stand up collection sites in other locations The Role We're looking for a Human Data Collection Lead to run our human-subjects data collection from end to end: recruiting participants, facilitating sessions, and owning the quality and integrity of everything we record. You'll be the person who makes sure sessions run on schedule, protocols are followed to the letter, participants have a great experience, and the data reaching our research team is trustworthy. This is a hands-on operational leadership role. You'll build the pipeline, run it, and scale it as collection volume grows. You'll define the process and own it, and partner closely with the Hardware Systems team who build and maintain the recording rigs and the research teams who use what you collect. As the operation grows, you'll hire and lead a small team of Human Data Collection Associates who run sessions on individual rigs and report to you. You may also travel internationally to help set up and standardise collection at new sites. Responsibilities Recruitment & Scheduling Build and manage the participant panel and recruitment pipeline; run screening and eligibility across a diverse pool Structure repeat-session participation and drive retention so onboarding effort compounds into deeper data Coordinate participant and staff calendars for high throughput while protecting quality Session Facilitation Onboard and brief participants and obtain informed consent Run, and later oversee, in-person recording sessions Ensure every session follows the experimental protocol and SOPs exactly, maintaining fidelity as procedures evolve Data Quality & Integrity Verify each session is complete, correctly logged, and meets quality standards before it reaches the research team Own the data pipeline day to day: how recordings are captured, labelled, stored, and handed off Identify and resolve issues quickly Keep clear, versioned SOPs, consent materials, and training documentation Data Governance, Ethics & Privacy Own informed consent and participant data handling under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, including lawful basis and appropriate safeguards for special category data Maintain the ethics record: prepare and manage REC submissions and a…