Oscar Bennett

Oscar is a Senior Data Scientist at Faculty who complements his technical experience with a background in clinical medicine having previously practised as a clinician in the NHS. He has a special interest in the development of data-driven solutions for solving problems in healthcare, social care, and life sciences.

His work has encompassed a wide range of technical approaches including the use of machine learning, statistical modelling, data and cloud engineering, as well as advising clients more broadly on data strategy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he helped the NHS set up the National Covid Chest Imaging Database to build up our understanding of the Covid-19 virus. Previously he worked at Babylon Health in their Machine Learning R&D team and in the NHS as a medical doctor and radiology speciality registrar.