Senior Policy Analyst/Policy Analyst (Humanities)

Progress Educational Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent health policy think tank is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst/Policy Analyst with a focus on humanities. This full-time role involves leveraging legal and ethical expertise to shape health policy and drive innovation in biomedical fields. Candidates should possess strong research, communication, and networking skills, ideally with a background in law or medical ethics.

Qualifications

• Must have a good grasp of legal, regulatory, and ethical landscape.
• First-class analytical, drafting, and communication skills.
• Able to transfer academic grounding into policy applications.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and communicate legal and ethical positions.
• Influence development of law and policy in healthcare.
• Work creatively in a small team on biomedical innovations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Networking

Education

Degree in law, medical law, or ethics

Job description

Senior Policy Analyst/Policy Analyst (Humanities)

• PHG Foundation
• Cambridge

Hours: Each role is available on a full-time basis (37 hours per week) or part-time basis (minimum 30 hours per week, with salary pro-rated accordingly)

Contract type: Permanent

Location: 60% office-based in Cambridge

Drive health policy innovation using your legal and ethical expertise

This is an opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic person with expertise in law and regulation, who is passionate about the policy and ethics of biomedical innovation and cutting-edge healthcare. As part of the humanities team, you will work with colleagues in science, healthcare, and policy to research, analyse and communicate legal and ethical positions into the policy process for new biomedical innovations.

You must have a good grasp of the legal, regulatory, and ethical landscape relating to healthcare and health technology, and first-class analytical, drafting, and communication skills. A degree/postgraduate qualifications in law, medical law and ethics or similar would be a distinct advantage. You must be able to transfer your academic grounding into actionable policy applications.

You will have excellent research and analytic skills, together with ambition to drive the development of health policy and the wider policy context. You will be an excellent networker and have the personal qualities to work creatively and effectively in a small team of highly-motivated colleagues, liaising with individuals and organisations across the health policy landscape.

This role offers intellectually challenging work, and a chance to influence the development of law and policy in a rapidly evolving field. In turn, you will help the PHG Foundation to further develop its reputation as a leading independent health policy think tank.

The PHG Foundation is a linked exempt charity of the University of Cambridge.

An application pack, and details of how to apply, can be downloaded here .

Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 30 June 2025

Interview date: 14/15 July 2025 (interviews will be held in person in Cambridge)

No agencies please.

You must have the right to work in the UK.