Cancer Intelligence Analyst — Registry & Data

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Public Health Wales seeks an Information Analyst Specialist to join the Wales Cancer Registry. You will handle cancer data from multiple sources, ensuring quality, linkage and timely intelligence for patient care, planning, research and policy.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, provide expert advice on standards, and help shape future cancer registration services across Wales. Welsh language ability is desirable.

Qualifications

• Degree in health informatics, statistics, data science or computer science.
• Proficient in SQL querying, data extraction and manipulation.
• Understanding of database structures, data management and analytics.
• Knowledge of information governance and data protection legislation.
• Knowledge of cancer registration methods and data quality standards.
• Data linkage, record matching and validation knowledge.
• Professional qualification in informatics, analytics or data science.

Responsibilities

• Manage acquisition, validation, linkage and maintenance of cancer registration data.
• Analyze complex healthcare data to support intelligence, surveillance and improvement.
• Use SQL and analytical tools to extract, manipulate and quality assure data.
• Produce routine and ad hoc reports and data products.
• Investigate data quality issues and contribute to improvements.
• Provide specialist advice on cancer registration standards and data quality.
• Support research, publications and official statistics outputs.
• Contribute to system development, process improvement and innovation.

Skills

SQL querying

Data analysis

Data quality

Information governance

Cancer data

Data linkage

Statistical methods

Data visualization

ETL processes

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Health Informatics

Professional qualification in informatics or data science

Tools

Power BI

SAS

ETL tools

Job description

Public Health Wales seeks an Information Analyst Specialist to join the Wales Cancer Registry. You will handle cancer data from multiple sources, ensuring quality, linkage and timely intelligence for patient care, planning, research and policy.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, provide expert advice on standards, and help shape future cancer registration services across Wales. Welsh language ability is desirable.