Predictive Modelling Analyst - Band 7

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with two office-based 


Job summary

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is seeking an experienced analyst to build predictive, regression and forecasting models on need, demand and resource use, using large health and care datasets.

You will analyse data in R, SQL and Power BI, test assumptions, document limitations and present findings to senior leaders and colleagues across population health, evaluation and commissioning. Hybrid working with two office-based days is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent managerial experience.
• Sustained commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Build predictive, regression, forecasting, risk-stratification and scenario models on need, demand, outcomes and resource use.
• Analyse large health and care datasets in R, SQL and Power BI, choosing methods suited to each question.
• Test and document assumptions, assess model performance and set out limitations.
• Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences through reports, visualisations and briefings.
• Work with population health, evaluation and commissioning colleagues so outputs are interpreted and applied well.
• Provide quantitative input to wider analytical, population health and evaluation work.
• Support information governance, data protection and data sharing compliance.

Skills

Advanced statistics

Microsoft data stack

SQL

R

Power BI

Quantitative analysis

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Tools

SQL

R

Power BI

Job description

This analyst post sits in the analytical and population health intelligence function of NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, which commissions care for around 1.9 million people. The work uses large health and care datasets to build predictive, regression and forecasting models that estimate demand, risk and the effect of different scenarios. It is distinct for close working with population health, evaluation and commissioning colleagues, and for hybrid working. The organisation holds no sponsorship licence, so visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Build predictive, regression, forecasting, risk-stratification and scenario models on need, demand, outcomes and resource use
• Analyse large health and care datasets in R, SQL and Power BI, choosing methods suited to each question
• Test and document assumptions, assess model performance and set out limitations
• Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences through reports, visualisations and briefings
• Work with population health, evaluation and commissioning colleagues so outputs are interpreted and applied well
• Provide quantitative input to wider analytical, population health and evaluation work
• Support information governance, data protection and data sharing compliance
• Use ICB data platforms and analytical environments to agreed standards
• Manage own priorities and deliver outputs to time and quality
• Share knowledge and support continuous improvement in analytical practice across the team
• Support the ICB's transition, including prevention, community care and data-led improvement under the NHS 10 Year Plan
• Support people management in the unit, including recruitment, onboarding and performance management

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent managerial experience
• Sustained commitment to continuing professional development

Experience

• Experience in a relevant healthcare environment, NHS or other
• Advanced analytics on NHS or comparable healthcare data, including NHS data flows in England
• Line management, including supporting development and addressing under-performance
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries on project delivery

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced statistical techniques and the Microsoft data and analytics stack
• Working knowledge of SQL, R and Power BI
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills for complex problems
• Interpreting highly complex data, including methods for population health management
• Clear communication of complex information to varied audiences, including senior leaders, with strong interpersonal skills

Other

• Commitment to NHS values, the NHS People Plan, the Nolan Principles and equality, diversity and inclusion
• Integrity and personal responsibility, working in a team and independently
• Ability to influence, challenge and escalate appropriately
• Experience of projects needing collective decision-making and successful negotiation
• Understanding of corporate governance and ICB decision-making routes

Nice to have

• Python or Stata experience

What’s offered

• Hybrid working with two office-based days