Data Analyst

First Databank; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Hybrid working options

Life assurance

Charity days

Job summary

First Databank (FDB) in Exeter, Devon, is seeking a Data Analyst to join on a 15-month maternity cover contract with hybrid working. We welcome full- or part-time hours, with a focus on turning healthcare and product data into clear insights for customers and teams across the organisation.

You will analyse data using SQL and other tools, create reports and dashboards, investigate data quality issues, and communicate findings clearly to diverse audiences, helping drive medicine optimisation and

Qualifications

• Experience of analysing data in a work, study or project setting.

Responsibilities

• Turn healthcare and product data into clear, useful insights that support customers and teams across First Databank.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

Data Analyst

Exeter, Devon (with hybrid working)

About Us

At FDB (First Databank), we're part of the Hearst Health network, and we create and deliver the world's most trusted drug knowledge, enabling healthcare professionals to make critical decisions that improve patient safety, efficiency, and outcomes. Our solutions are embedded across hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, and wider healthcare systems, supporting millions of patients every day.

Our values guide everything we do: Better Together, Clear Expectations, Constantly Curious, and Health at the Heart. If these resonate with you, you'll feel right at home with us.

We're now looking for a Data Analyst to join for a 15 month maternity cover contract. We will consider full and part-time hours.

The Rewards

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' annual leave (with the option to buy up to 5 additional days)
• Pension scheme
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Life assurance
• Charity days and volunteering opportunities
• and many more...

This is an exciting opportunity for a curious, detail-focused analyst with experience working with data and the ability to communicate findings clearly to join our trusted organisation.

You'll have the chance to use data to support better decisions across healthcare, helping turn complex information into insights that can improve services, strengthen medicine optimisation and ultimately contribute to better outcomes for patients.

What's more, with hybrid and flexible working, the option of full or part-time hours and a strong package of health, wellbeing and financial benefits, this is a role that offers genuine flexibility alongside valuable professional experience.

So, if you're ready to build your experience in a sector where better information can make a meaningful difference.

The Role

As a Data Analyst, you will turn healthcare and product data into clear, useful insights that support customers and teams across First Databank.

Using SQL and other analysis tools, you will investigate data and answer customer, product and business questions, creating reports, dashboards and data views that highlight performance, progress and opportunities for improvement.

You will work with colleagues and customers to understand reporting needs and deliver practical, accurate outputs, investigating anomalies and potential data-quality issues while communicating findings clearly to different audiences.

Additionally, you will:

• Support reporting for medicine optimisation and incentive-scheme activity
• Document analytical assumptions and limitations clearly
• Provide analytical support across our Product, Commercial, Marketing, Content and Account Management functions
• Identify opportunities to improve reports, dashboards and analytical processes

About You

To be considered as a Data Analyst, you will need:

• Experience of analysing data in a work, study or project setting
• Practical SQL experience, or a strong willingness and ability to develop SQL skills quickly
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• The ability to explain data and analytical findings clearly in conversations, written reports or presentations
• Strong attention to detail
• A collaborative and customer-focused approach
• Curiosity about how data, technology and healthcare services can be used to improve outcomes

The closing date for this role is 15th September 2026.

Other organisations may call this role SQL Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, BI Analyst, Reporting Analyst, Data & Reporting Analyst, Insights Analyst, Data Insights Analyst, Business Data Analyst, or Product Data Analyst.

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