Technology Business Analyst

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** Expert analysis. Cross-functional collaboration. Resolving complex challenges.
**** Technology Business Analyst**£38,500 - £42,500 (+ )
** Grade:
** P2

Reports to:

Lead Business Analyst
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* Contract:

** Permanent
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* Hours:

** Full time 35 hours per week
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* Location:

** Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
** Visa sponsorship:
** You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is
** not
* * able to offer visa sponsorship.
** External closing date:
** 05 March 2026 23:55
** Internal closing date:
** 12 March 2026 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact  as soon as possible.
** Recruitment process:
** Telephone interview and two competency-based interviews with an exercise included
** Interview date:
** From the week commencing 09 March 2026. We will be shortlisting on a rolling basis, so please do not delay in applying

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
** At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
** We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Cancer Research UK has an extensive technical estate that underpins the charity’s ability to deliver our vision and . The Business Analysis team play an essential role in our mission by bridging the gap between our technology department and the wider organisation. The team maximises the value of all our technical resources by delivering operational transformation & management that enables us to be an inclusive, well-governed, agile, and sustainable organisation.

This involves championing innovation, providing analytical insight, and driving technical change across a range of products and services used by 4,000+ staff, 600+ shops, and thousands of supporters who raised £735m towards our life-saving research in 2024/25.As a Business Analyst, you will be assigned to a technology portfolio to deliver large/complex technology and change projects whilst rotating across a range of products.

This will involve accurately analysing, capturing, and validating requirements; identifying and assessing highly beneficial solutions; and providing analysis to shape and deliver technical solutions and outcomes. You will partner and collaborate with stakeholders, influencing across all levels of the organisation to ensure alignment with the underlying technology needs of the charity and its strategic direction.

If you are an experienced Business Analyst who has worked in medium to large businesses with a large IT function or within a large IT agency/consultancy, we would love for you to join our mission.
* Delivering large/ complex projects within one of our product portfolios to develop innovative and flexible business solutions, whilst driving efficiencies and harnessing shared capabilities.
* Driving analysis on multiple projects/ products to identify and assess solutions that meet business outcomes and provide the best cost/benefit balance.
* Scoping and shaping analytical approaches to problem-solving.
* Forging strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels to identify and assess opportunities to meet business needs.
* Analysing and mapping core business processes and systems, identifying pain points, and leading process improvements.
* Collating, understanding, and documenting business, functional, and non-functional requirements ensuring stakeholders have a shared understanding.
* Translating business requirements into Agile epics, user stories, and…