Senior Data Analyst

Health Research Authority; North East; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive health data organisation is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to enhance data capabilities within their digital transformation team. The ideal candidate will apply advanced data analysis and visualisation techniques, manage data quality, and support a culture of data governance. The role supports flexible working arrangements and values diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience with advanced tools and techniques for data analysis and visualisation.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and data manipulation.
• Ability to manage, clean, and aggregate data.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced data analysis and visualisation techniques.
• Identify and synthesise data requirements.
• Support data governance and ensure data quality.

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Work at the HRA with a flexible working approach and support a culture that values diverse ideas and perspectives.

Working at HRA

We are a flexible working friendly organisation and aim to support work arrangements that suit you and the work we do. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the diverse community: age, disability, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and other diverse characteristics. 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, please discuss any flexible working arrangements you may need; if possible we will make it work for you.

Locations

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

About the Role

This role sits within HRA Digital. The digital directorate is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting complex solutions within the HRA’s 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. To find out more and to understand the full duties of the role, please refer to the job description attached.

Application Notes

In submitting your application with us, please note the following:

• We currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
• We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
• Where applicants fail to demonstrate how they meet any one of the essential criteria of the person specification, the application will not be shortlisted.

The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications.