Analytics Specialist Job Manchester area,England UK,IT/Tech

Analytics Specialist | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Company:
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum, Pro rata

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

Manchester, M20 4BX
Job type:
Contract Posting date: 15 Oct 2026 Closing date: 14 Nov 2026

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to become a senior analyst within the Clinical Outcomes and Data Unit at The Christie – one of Europe’s leading cancer hospitals. The unit’s members include analytics, statistics, information governance, audit, and research; working together to use real-world data to improve cancer care. As an analytics specialist you will be the assigned analyst to key projects across the organisation, all working to improve the experience and outcomes of our patients.

You will work closely with colleagues to identify the best way of providing insight into clinical and operational data.

In addition to leading on key projects, the post holder will work with other analytics specialists to manage requests for support made to the unit. You should be confident in managing workflows across a team, with strong skills in communication, negotiating and prioritising demands.

The unit strongly encourages the use of innovative approaches. You will be asked to lead on elements of our strategy involving the use of more advanced analytics methodologies and be encouraged to develop your own ideas for improvement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage their own day-to-day activities including:

Working as part of a team of analytics specialists to manage the requests service. Triaging, prioritising, and delegating requests.
Be the lead analyst assigned to support key improvement groups across the trust. Providing analytical insight and guidance to aid complex decision making.
Designing and producing Tableau dashboards and statistical reports, incorporating data science tools and techniques, where appropriate.
Presenting findings and analytical products to a wide range of audiences (technical and non-technical), including methodologies and recommendations where appropriate.
Identifying the most applicable techniques and variables to meet the customer’s needs, investigating conflicting information.
Investigating outliers and data quality issues. Generate data quality reports and advise on the implications of poor data quality.
Completing project documentation and delivering projects to agreed specifications.

Recommend and lead on delivering improvements in reporting, software, or other systems. Particularly where the improvements contribute to the performance of the system or accuracy of data.

Be an expert in the trusts reporting requirements and support this function. Identify and lead on opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy of reporting.

Lead on key projects with data engineering to improve the data repository, escalating where changes may impact on analyst products.

Post holder must be adept at researching and understanding complex, multi-departmental clinical data flows.

Test own work and peer-review team member’s work.

Prioritise and plan own work appropriately.

Explore and stay up to date with various analytics techniques, advising on those optimal for the purpose and to improve own work area.

Contact customers and digital colleagues, dealing with issues associated with access to data. Deliver bad news to customers, when necessary, such as delays in provision of data; suggest alternative approaches; provide support to reduce data quality issues. Be point of escalation for concerns.

Act as expert at understanding problems and utilising various software to provide data insight tools using appropriate analytical techniques.

With exceptional attention to detail, help ensure high quality and efficient new processes are implemented to…