Cancer Data & Analytics Lead

St. Vincent's University Hospital; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin invites applications for the Grade V Officer - Cancer Data Manager within the Cancer Services Directorate. The role focuses on data collection, quality, reporting, and MDT support to improve cancer care services.

The successful candidate will oversee data management for the cancer pathway, maintain high data quality, develop new reporting insights, and collaborate with clinical teams and IT staff.

Responsibilities

• Data collection at key points along the cancer patient pathway.
• Input, validation, and management of data at unit level.
• Oversee collection, storage, and retrieval of clinical data for patients in the unit, including follow-up data from outside the Cancer Centre.
• Adapt and refine data collection processes to reflect developments in cancer care and service needs.
• Develop new data collection pathways to support evaluation of service areas.
• Maintain high standards of data quality and integrity, ensuring completeness and accuracy of the minimum dataset.
• Establish and monitor data validation checks and controls; escalate issues when needed.
• Participate in departmental audits and data cross-checking activities.
• Coordinate collection and management of extended datasets required for accreditation.
• Ensure data definitions are developed, documented, and agreed with stakeholders.
• Develop, document, and implement essential data-related policies with the wider team.
• Produce accurate, timely reports at unit level; develop new reports to support clinical and operational needs.
• Be an expert in Excel and maintain Cancer Data Dashboards to support decision-making.
• Manage and analyse survival data; support Head Clinician with accurate data.
• Handle ad hoc data requests, including those for research purposes.
• Support MDT process by ensuring accurate capture of treatment plans in the MDT database module; attend on-site MDT meetings as required.
• Provide ongoing support to clinical teams and participate in regular MDT meetings.
• Collaborate with Database Administrators, IT staff, and clinical teams; attend on-site tasks as scheduled.
• Develop and maintain expert-level knowledge of all systems used, including Excel; lead implementation of data systems within the service area.
• Deliver training to staff in system use and cross-specialty training where required.
• Contribute to the development of the unit service plan with data insights; manage priorities and meet deadlines; ensure external KPI reporting deadlines are met.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as required.

Job description

St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin invites applications for the Grade V Officer - Cancer Data Manager within the Cancer Services Directorate. The role focuses on data collection, quality, reporting, and MDT support to improve cancer care services.

The successful candidate will oversee data management for the cancer pathway, maintain high data quality, develop new reporting insights, and collaborate with clinical teams and IT staff.