Senior Data Analyst

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programme

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work

Car lease scheme

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join the Surgery and Cancer Business Intelligence team. The role will lead reporting on cancer performance, data quality, and ad-hoc insights to drive service improvement, balancing workloads across the St Mary’s Paddington site and remote work.

Strong technical skills including Excel, SQL, Python and Power BI are essential; Qlik and Somerset are desirable.

Qualifications

• Senior Data Analyst with NHS experience and strong data analysis skills.
• Experience delivering clinical or cancer data analyses and dashboards.
• Proven ability to drive data quality, validation, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on delivering the Cancer Directorate's priorities with reports on NHS cancer performance (FDS, 31-day, 62-day).
• Perform data quality assurance including monthly validation and data cleansing.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and data insights to support service improvement and decision making.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and corporate teams to present complex data clearly.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tools

Qlik

Somerset

Job description

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a talented, experienced, and enthusiastic Senior Data Analyst to join the Surgery and Cancer Business Intelligence team.

This role will lead on the delivery of the Corporate Cancer Directorate’s priorities including:

• Reporting on Trust cancer performance internally and externally e.g. the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), 31-day and 62-day standards.
• Data quality and assurance which will include monthly data validation.
• Ad-hoc reporting and data insights to drive service improvement.

The role will be split between being based at the St Mary’s site in Paddington, with some meetings at other sites, and working from home.

The successful candidate will have strong technical skills (Excel, SQL, Python and Power BI are essential and Qlik and Somerset desirable) as well as extensive NHS cancer knowledge and experience. They will use these skills to analyse, interpret and present complex data, supporting operational, performance and strategic decision-making across cancer services.

The role requires a collaborative, proactive and flexible individual who can work independently and as part of a wider team. The post holder will maintain high standards of accuracy and quality whilst managing a varied workload, balancing competing priorities and consistently meeting deadlines. They will be expected to demonstrate excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills, taking ownership of tasks and using their initiative to identify opportunities for improvement.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as the post holder will be required to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of corporate, operational and clinical managers.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natasha Singh Job title: Head of Data & Analytics Email address: [e-mail]