About The Role
We’re looking for a detail-focused and forward-thinking Digitisation Quality Assurance Lead to shape how data quality is delivered across the DiSSCo UK programme. This is a unique opportunity to design and embed a national approach to quality for digitised natural science collections. You will work across the Natural History Museum and a network of UK-wide digitisation hubs, ensuring that data and images meet consistent, high standards and are ready for long-term research and public use.
You will lead the development of end-to-end QA/QC processes, combining frontline digitiser checks, automated validation, sampling and post-capture assurance. Working closely with data, digitisation and innovation teams, you will also help develop and implement AI‑enabled QA approaches, including human‑in‑the‑loop workflows and continuous model improvement.
Alongside this, you’ll support teams across the programme to embed best practice, providing clear guidance, training and troubleshooting support. You’ll play a key role in identifying and resolving systemic data quality issues, improving workflows, and ensuring alignment with international standards such as Darwin Core and GBIF. This role offers the opportunity to influence how quality is managed at scale, contributing to a major national research infrastructure programme.
About You
You bring experience designing and applying QA/QC processes for data, ideally within digitisation, collections or research environments. You’re comfortable combining manual and automated approaches, and have experience working with tools, scripts or workflows that support data validation and quality assurance.
You are a strong problem solver who can identify root causes, resolve complex data issues and drive continuous improvement. You’re equally comfortable working with technical teams and domain specialists, and can communicate complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
If you enjoy working in collaborative, multi‑institution environments and influencing without direct authority, you will thrive here. You take a structured, detail‑oriented approach, while maintaining a focus on practical delivery and impact, and you are motivated by improving data quality to support research, innovation and wider access to natural science collections.
Hybrid Working
We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role. The precise pattern of days on site and worked from home will be agreed with your manager. We recognize the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings.
What We Offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 – 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in‑house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
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