Data Analysis & Research Manager: Cancer Research UK
Data Analysis and Research Manager – maternity cover
Location: Stratford based (1-2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £40,000 p.a.
12-month contract – maternity cover
Full time (would consider 0.8FTE or a job share for the right candidate/s)
Are you passionate about using data to make a difference? Join us and develop your person and project management, data interpretation and communication skills to manage a team providing knowledge and intelligence to help the public and patients.
Cancer Research UK leads the way in providing engaging, evidence-based and up-to-date information about cancer. Every day we achieve extraordinary things by being innovative, imaginative and bold. Statistics have never been more vital. Here in our Cancer Intelligence Team, we provide and communicate authoritative statistics and analysis, to inform, inspire and raise awareness of cancer and Cancer Research UK. Our team’s vision is that by making use of and shaping the available evidence, we will prevent more, diagnose earlier, and more effectively treat cancer to beat cancer sooner.
What will you be doing?
We’re looking for a driven and self-starting individual to…
- Manage a small team of analysts/senior analysts delivering analysis and interpretation around the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Provide sign off for project outputs and messaging to be used externally and within CRUK.
- Maintain and enhance links between CRUK and Public Health England’s National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (PHE NCRAS) to improve ways of working and access to cancer data. Develop strategic objectives and priorities for this CRUK-NCRAS partnership, in collaboration with colleagues in both organisations.
Why this role?
Now we need a Data Analysis and Research Manager to help maintain our position as one of the leading providers of cancer statistics in the UK. As a Data Analysis and Research Manager, you’ll lead your team of Analysts/Senior Analysts to source, create and present high-quality statistical information and intelligence to a wide audience, including commissioners, policy makers, health professionals and researchers.
Who we’re looking for…
You can help us bring forward the day when all cancers are cured through your…
- Significant knowledge or experience of working in an analytical or statistical environment.
- Experience of project management, and matrix management of projects.
- Experience of people management.
- Proven track record of building and nurturing highly effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, especially with clinical community.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with a range of audiences and levels. Able to translate complex statistical data into messaging for varied audiences.
- Awareness of the use of technical skills, including database knowledge, SQL, STATA, R or similar programming skills and advanced Excel would be an advantage.
- Degree in statistical or epidemiological field or equivalent work experience.
- Some knowledge and understanding of cancer and/or health statistics.
You’ll quickly develop the knowledge needed to provide information and make decisions, to tight deadlines and with confidence. You’ll support your team to bring structure to a range of problems, extract the key issues and present their findings clearly and concisely. You’ll be a strong communicator who we can rely on to represent our team within Cancer Research UK and beyond.
If you can do all this and more, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling role as we work hard to beat cancer sooner.