Early in Career Development Programme - Access and Innovation 2027

Roche; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in Burgess Hill offers a two-year Graduate Health Data Analyst programme designed to accelerate your impact on patient care within the UK NHS. You will analyse healthcare data, develop real-world evidence skills, and support NHS pathway improvements that could enable earlier diagnosis and better access to care.

The role provides exposure to health economics, market access and data visualization using R and Power BI, with ongoing support and development opportunities throughout the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Medical Sciences, Epidemiology or Health Economics.
• Some practical experience using R or another statistical programming language for data analysis, with knowledge of SQL desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with confidence working with data and quantitative information.
• Curious, collaborative and motivated to develop new skills, with an interest in healthcare, real-world evidence and AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Analyse UK healthcare datasets, including HES, QOF data and national audits to identify trends and opportunities to improve patient pathways.
• Design and deliver real-world evidence studies, defining clinical and health economic outcomes and data collection.
• Use R to clean, analyse and interpret healthcare data.
• Create data visualisations and dashboards using Power BI and R Shiny, exploring AI-enabled tools for evidence generation.
• Generate data insights to support health economic analyses and NHS business cases.
• Collaborate with teams across Health Economics, Market Access and wider Access & Innovation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

R

SQL

Power BI

R Shiny

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Job title: Graduate Health Data Analyst

Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex (hybrid)

Length of programme: 2 years (September 2027 - August 2029)

Our Early in Career Development Programme accelerates your growth to directly impact patients' lives. Start your career with a UK market leader in biotechnology, recognised as the #1 Best Big Company to Work For (2021) and dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The Opportunity

The Access & Innovation team works to demonstrate and enable the value of diagnostics for patients and the UK NHS. Within the team, Health Economics uses clinical, economic and real-world evidence to understand NHS patient pathways, demonstrate value and support healthcare decision-making. As a Graduate Health Data Analyst, you will analyse healthcare data to identify gaps and inequalities in care, helping shape improvements to NHS pathways that could enable earlier diagnosis, better access to care and improved outcomes for patients. Alongside this, you will develop skills in real-world evidence, clinical study development, health economics and market access. Throughout the two-year programme, you will benefit from ongoing support and development opportunities, gaining exposure to projects across Access & Innovation while building both technical and broader healthcare strategy skills.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse UK healthcare datasets, including Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data, disease registries, national clinical audits and other NHS datasets, to identify trends, variations in care and opportunities to improve patient pathways
• Support the design and delivery of real-world evidence studies, including defining clinical and health economic outcomes, prospective data collection and retrospective analysis of existing healthcare databases and registries
• Use analytical tools such as R to clean, analyse and interpret healthcare data
• Develop clear data visualisations, dashboards and pathway maps using tools such as Power BI and R Shiny, while exploring how digital and AI-enabled tools can support evidence generation
• Generate data insights to support health economic analyses, NHS business cases and access strategies, helping demonstrate the value of diagnostics to patients and healthcare systems
• Collaborate with teams across Health Economics, Market Access and the wider Access & Innovation function

Who are you

To be successful in this opportunity, applicants should also have:

• Recent graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Data Science, Statistics, Medical Sciences, Epidemiology or Health Economics. We welcome candidates from a range of academic backgrounds who can demonstrate strong practical data analysis skills or the potential to develop these
• Some practical experience using R or another statistical programming language for data analysis, with knowledge of SQL or database querying desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with confidence working with data and quantitative information
• Strong attention to detail, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex findings clearly
• Curious, collaborative and motivated to develop new skills, with an interest in healthcare, real-world evidence and applying digital and AI technologies to improve healthcare decision-making

Please note: Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates must already hold a valid authorisation to work in the UK.

Application process:

Stage 1: Submit your CV and cover letter

• Our focus is to understand why you have applied for this role and what you will bring to the role to ensure team and personal success.
• Applications close on Friday, 16 October 2026. The application process may be extended beyond this date but could close at any point after this time

Stage 2: Recorded video interview

• You will take part in a recorded video interview, where you will be presented with questions and record your answer to support your application
• Estimated date: November 2026

Stage 3: In person assessment centre

• You will take part in our full day in person assessment centre at our Roche offices in Burgess Hill, Sussex. Further details will be provided if successful
• Expected date: w/c 07 December 2026. The exact date will be provided if successful

Ready to apply? Go ahead and join us, we are waiting for you!

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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