Data & Insights Analyst

Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare regulatory body in Greater London is seeking a full-time Data and Insights Analyst. You will play a key role in the Research and Intelligence team, responsible for statistical analysis and managing sensitive datasets. Ideal candidates should have experience in healthcare data analysis, SQL, and Power BI. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare setting.
• Experience developing complex queries in SQL.
• Proven track record of working independently with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead on external official statistics publications.
• Provide regular and accurate extracts of register data.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding data use.

Skills

Statistical analysis

SQL

Power BI

Data governance

Data manipulation

Education

Degree level education in quantitative analysis

Masters or PhD in quantitative subject

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Power BI

SSMS

Job description

Do you have extensive experience of statistical analysis ina healthcare setting?

We are looking for a full-time Data and Insights Analyst to join our Research and Intelligence team to work on using data across the HFEA including in statistical reports and our award-winning dashboards, as well managing preparation of large and sensitive datasets for specific research purposes.

***We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and the right to work in the UK will need to be confirmed prior to interview***.

Main duties of the job

The Data and Insights Analyst plays a key role inthe Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in ensuring wefulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They lead on externalofficial statistics publications and work with team members to quality assure data.The Analyst is responsible for extracting information from the register forinternal and external publications and preparing datasets for researchers with approvals from the RegisterResearch Panel. The Data and InsightsAnalyst will also prepare data for use in policy decisions to improve the waywe regulate, and in response to public enquiries. Within the HFEA, the Analystis responsible for providing regular, useful and accurate extracts of registerdata and providing methodological advice on data projects and publications. You will need to have extensive experienceof statistical analysis in a healthcare setting to be considered for this role.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and the right to work in the UK will need to be confirmed prior to interview.

The HFEA reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, you are therefore, encouraged to apply as soon as you see this advert, rather than waiting for the closing date.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 2nd February 2026.

About us

The HFEA isthe UK's independent regulator overseeing safe and appropriate practice infertility treatment and embryo research. We license and monitor clinicscarrying out IVF, donor insemination, and human embryo research.

This post isoffered as either office based (in which case you will need to attend theoffice at least one day per week)or home based (in which case office attendance will be specified byyour line manager based on business need). Our office is in Stratford, eastLondon, in attractive new premises on the edge of the Olympic Park, alongsideseveral other health Arms Length Bodies. In addition to flexibility and hybridworking we offer generous annual leave and pension arrangements.

The HFEA is amember of the Community Race and Work Charter and the Disability ConfidentCharter. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive workingenvironment that is free from any form of discrimination. We recognise thatthere are real benefits of having a diverse community of staff and aim for ourworkforce to be truly representative of all sections of society. Additionally,we adopt a culture that hopes to attract and retain talented individuals thatwant to work with us.

The HFEA has been awarded People Insight's Outstanding Workplace Award for two consecutive years - 2024 and 2025.

Job responsibilities

The Data and Insights Analyst plays a key role inthe Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in ensuring wefulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They lead on externalofficial statistics publications and work with team members to quality assure data.The Analyst is responsible for extracting information from the register forinternal and external publications and preparing datasets for researchers with approvals from the RegisterResearch Panel. The Data and InsightsAnalyst will also prepare data for use in policy decisions to improve the waywe regulate, and in response to public enquiries. Within the HFEA, the Analystis responsible for providing regular, useful and accurate extracts of registerdata and providing methodological advice on data projects and publications.

The HFEA has recently launched a new datasubmission system and completed a data migration project, to modernise theregister. This presents an exciting opportunity to make better use of ourregister data and enable greater access to it over time. This will include contributingto updates to our award-winning HFEAdashboard, and improving use ofour data in our functions in regulating licensed fertility clinics.

Keyresponsibilities

1.Responsiblefor querying and extracting data from the Register database using Microsoft SQLServer:

toundertake our statutory responsibilities in responding to freedom ofinformation requests and parliamentary questions

toprovide data including disclosable protected patient information to externalresearchers in line with Regulations, ensuring that regulatory exclusions areappropriately applied

toenable responses to a broad spectrum of other high-level requests includingconsultations, legal cases, ministerial questions, and requests from clinicsand the Department of Health and Social Care

2.Lead onthe development of official statistics publications such as our flagshipcorporate publication, Fertility Trends, and reports on more specific topics ofinterest in the sector such as recent reports examining variations in fertilitytreatment access and outcomes by ethnicity see our Research and Data page.

3.Work toprovide accurate register data in a timely and accessible manner to assistother team members in data publications.

4.PopulatePower BI with regular extracts of register data and work with the team toensure that extracts continue to provide meaningful, useful and accurate datato meet the requirements of the intelligence team and external stakeholders

5.Liaisewith colleagues from across the HFEA on register data use, including the seniormanagement, inspection, compliance, legal, register and policy teams; and externalorganisations such as Department of Health and Social Care and researchestablishments.

6.Provideinformation on the structure and quality of register data over time, liaisingwith internal and external stakeholders including government bodies andacademic researchers to determine their requirements. Relay the strengths andlimitations of register data.

7.Work closelywith colleagues in the Register and IT teams, communicating analytical requirementsfor the research and intelligence team and translating back technicalspecifications.

8.Create advanced data models in Microsoft SQL andPower BI, including updates and maintenance to our award-winningHFEA dashboard.

9.Whenrelevant, provide line management support to other staff such as anyapprentices, and provide training in SQL and Power BI to team members asrequired.

10.Representthe HFEA at national and international conferences, seminars, external workinggroups or on internal panels/committees, presenting as required and whereneeded.

11.Maintain a production environment, encompassingchange control and release management

Understandingthe importance of data reconciliation mechanisms to provide measures ofconfidence

Managethe storing, handling and manipulation of register extracts, adhering to bestpractice information governance and management technology systems.

Providequality assurance for Register extracts produced by other members of the Researchand Intelligence team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent and significant experience in settings that require a high level of quantitative analytical skill
• Masters or PhD in a subject with a significant quantitative component

Experience

• Experience of working in a production environment encompassing change control and release management
• Extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare or public-facing setting, preferably using administrative datasets
• Excellent skills and experience in manipulating large, complicated and sensitive datasets
• Experience developing complex queries, procedures and functions in SQL or similar language
• Experience in publishing official statistics publications
• Experience of Power BI, including creating and managing dashboards
• Experience of SSMS
• Experience with relational databases (eg. MS SQL Server / MySQL)
• Excellent analytical skills and an ability to draw intelligence from data and information
• Proven track record of working independently, with little supervision
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues with different areas of expertise, tailoring how information is communicated
• Ability to liaise with external audiences, including professionals and service users
• Excellent knowledge of SQL or similar language
• Knowledge of current best practice relating to information governance

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