Do you want an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding job with supportive and inspirational colleagues? Join our team!

At The Data Lab, we live by our values of Support, Respect, Innovate and Grow. By working with us, you have the opportunity to play an integral part in the growth of data, AI and innovation in Scotland – one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting fields in industry and academia. Most importantly, you will make a difference in people’s lives and help make Scotland a fairer and better place to live and work. 

Benefits

A career at The Data Lab will give you support, nurture your talents and reward your success. Benefits and entitlements include:

• A competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Defined benefits pension scheme
• Staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives
• Flexible working

Access the University of Edinburgh’s staff benefits page for further information and use the reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. 

We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race. Appointment will be based on merit alone. 

What jobs are available?

The Data Lab is seeking a Partnership Manager to develop and implement the partnership strategy for AI Scotland.  

As a member of The Data Lab team, the post-holder will play a leading role in supporting the successful delivery of the Scottish Government’s AI Scotland Programme 2026–27. Working across a diverse partner landscape, including AI Scotland consortium partners, enterprise agencies and other relevant organisations, the role will act as a key non-government point of contact for the Programme, ensuring that activity is effectively coordinated, scheduled, delivered, monitored and reported on.

Responsibilities include identifying and engaging key stakeholders, building strong, trusted relationships, and leveraging the wider AI and innovation ecosystem to raise awareness of the Programme, build confidence and enable progress against agreed objectives and outcomes.

A key aspect of the role will be to promote the Scottish Government’s AI Strategy and AI Scotland to external audiences through events, meetings and high-quality communications materials, helping to strengthen stakeholder engagement and support successful Programme delivery.