Graduate Health Data Analyst

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

Job summary

Roche in the UK invites graduates to join its Early in Career Development Programme as a Graduate Health Data Analyst in Burgess Hill. You will analyse NHS datasets, support real‑world evidence studies, and develop data visualisations using R and Power BI to demonstrate value for patients and the NHS.

You will work across Health Economics, Market Access and Access & Innovation, learn health economics, clinical study development and AI‑enabled analytics, and participate in an in‑person assessment

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong practical data analysis skills or potential to develop these.
• Curious, collaborative and motivated to develop new skills in healthcare data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Analyse UK healthcare datasets (HES, QOF, registries, audits) to identify trends and opportunities to improve patient pathways.
• Support design and delivery of real‑world evidence studies, defining outcomes and data collection.
• Use R to clean, analyse and interpret healthcare data.
• Develop data visualisations and dashboards using Power BI and R Shiny.
• Generate insights to support health economic analyses and NHS decision making.
• Collaborate with Health Economics, Market Access and broader Access & Innovation teams.

Job description

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.

• 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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

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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