Senior Data Analyst

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in Newcastle is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to enhance data capabilities within its team. The role involves working with data to provide insights and improve decision-making processes. Candidates should have a degree in a data-related field and strong skills in data analysis tools such as SQL and Power BI. The position offers competitive salary, flexible working patterns, and a commitment to inclusivity.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Inclusive workplace policies

Qualifications

• Professional qualification at degree level in a data related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Significant experience in developing data analysis processes.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced tools and techniques for data analysis and data visualisation.
• Identify, collect and synthesise data requirements.
• Manage, clean, abstract and aggregate data using SQL.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualisation

SQL

Power BI

Data governance

Education

Degree in a data-related discipline

Tools

SQL Server

Microsoft Data Toolkit

Data Factory

Job description

Job Summary

Excellent Data Analysis, Reporting and Governance are a vital part of the HRA's Digital Transformation and Research Systems Programme. We are looking to enhance the capabilities, skills and knowledge within the data team with the addition of a Senior Data Analyst.

As a Senior Data Analyst, working closely with the Head of Data Engineering and other colleagues in the Agile development team, you will use the data analysis process to understand, interpret, and predict patterns in the business, creating and enhancing data products and practices to provide data‑driven insights and decision‑making capabilities. This will involve working with colleagues from across the HRA to identify and document data, analytical and reporting requirements, refining them into specifications for delivery by yourself and other members of the data team, seeking to automate where possible and appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• Apply advanced tools and techniques for data analysis and data visualisation (including the use of business information tools)
• Identify, collect and synthesise data requirements to and from a range of systems
• Utilise advanced SQL and visualisation knowledge to manage, clean, abstract and aggregate data alongside a range of analytical studies on that data
• Manipulate and link different data sets utilising advanced Microsoft data tooling suite
• Summarise and present data and conclusions in the most appropriate format for users
• Support the Head of Data Engineering to promote strong data governance within the directorate and organisation as a whole using appropriate tooling and processes
• Lead the discovery, understanding and documentation of business data and reporting requirements, collaborating with business analysts, product managers and data architects to understand data needs
• Ensure all data structures are analysed, documented, and aligned with business requirements
• Own the main stakeholder relationships related to your discipline
• Analyse, understand, and define a data problem or opportunity
• Identify areas for improvement, explore feasible options and define data‑driven ways of implementing business solutions
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with industry standards
• Participate in the alignment of data models with business process requirements

About Us

Working at the HRA, we are reminded daily of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications that represent the rich diversity of our community: age, disability, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and other diverse characteristics, and we have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement — if it works for us, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note, if applying to our Manchester, Nottingham or Bristol locations, we are only able to offer the role as home based.

Details

• Date posted: 28 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 18 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
• Reference number: 980-HRA7570066
• Job locations: Newcastle office, Holland Drive, Newcastle, NE2 4NQ

Job responsibilities

This role sits within HRA Digital. The digital directorate is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting complex solutions within the HRAs portfolio of UK-wide information systems for health and care research. This includes a major programme to build new systems, and to achieve the successful migration and eventual closure of current systems.

The HRA Digital team is a collaborative, supportive team consisting of HRA employees, secondees, contractors and vendors.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Professional qualification at degree level in a data related discipline or equivalent industry experience and portfolio of evidence demonstrating data warehousing, analysis and data management experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Expertise

• Understanding of Data analytics and visualisation software such as Power BI.
• Specialist expertise of working in data, analytics, software, and technology solutions to produce data products that add demonstratable value to the organisation.
• Specialist expertise of implementation and evaluation of data analysis processes.
• Experience using Microsoft Data Tooling, e.g. SQL Server, Power BI, Data Factory, etc.
• Extensive proven experience in data analysis, synthesis, and modelling in a complex digital landscape.
• Extensive proven experience working with a Data Warehouse.
• Significant experience in developing an overall data analysis process.
• Significant experience of being a lead specialist on all elements of data analysis.
• Demonstrable experience of developing new methods of data analysis to support the work.
• Demonstrable experience planning multiple streams of data analysis work with competing deadlines.

Desirable

• Understanding of the development life cycle.
• Understanding of the Microsoft BI Stack.
• Understanding of good data governance requirements.
• Demonstrable experience of presenting information.

Interpersonal Skills

• Lead on communication with stakeholders at all levels and actively establish relationships and apply the benefits of professional networks.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

• Demonstrated proven experience of anticipating and preventing problems, showing understanding of how problems fit into the larger picture to drive data‑driven decisions.

Other

• Commitment to inclusivity and valuing diversity.

Employer details

Health Research Authority

Newcastle office
Holland Drive
Newcastle
NE2 4NQ

Website: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/