Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, 1 day per week
Working from home: 4 days per week
Reports to: Director of Operations, Screening
Working with: Analytics Team, Programme Managers, Data Quality Teams, Customer Service Administrators and the Testing & Development Teams
Make data matter in healthcare
At InHealth, we deliver vital diagnostic and screening services on behalf of the NHS and the private sector. Every year, our services touch millions of patients, and behind every one of those journeys is data with the potential to improve outcomes, efficiency and experience.
We’re now looking for a Lead Data Analyst to play a pivotal role across two nationally important programmes, the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) and Child Health Information Services (CHIS).
This is a rare opportunity to shape how data is used in a growing healthcare organisation, moving from traditional reporting to modern, insight led, data driven decision making.
The opportunity
Today, valuable information exists across InHealth, but it can be difficult to access, time consuming to pull together, and often presented in static formats. We want to do better, for our teams, our customers and ultimately our patients.
You’ll lead the evolution of our analytics capability, working with a talented team who are skilled in SQL, Python and NHS datasets, and guiding them towards next generation approaches including cloud based data platforms, analytics products, dashboards and strong data governance.
We are already investing in this journey, with contractors engaged to build a new cloud based reporting environment, supported by our in house Senior Developers and Data Engineers. Your role will be to turn that ambition into reality.
What you’ll do
First and foremost, you’ll ensure our existing services continue to run smoothly, delivering statutory reporting, operational insight and meeting regulator and customer requirements. You’ll be supported by an experienced team who know the programmes inside out.
From there, you’ll:
- Define and execute the data and analytics roadmap for DESP and CHIS
- Help transition InHealth towards data as a product, with scalable, trusted insights
- Lead the design and rollout of new analytics tools, reports and dashboards
- Champion data driven thinking across the organisation
- Balance long term vision with practical, incremental delivery
- Make a tangible difference to how decisions are made across healthcare services
Your responsibilities
You will lead the Data and Analytics function for DESP and CHIS, with accountability for:
- Strategy execution, shaping and delivering a modern analytics capability
- Product development, identifying, building and launching data products
- Operational management, ensuring timely, accurate management information and statutory reporting
- Leadership and communication, advocating for the effective use of data across InHealth
- People management, line managing and developing a team of three analysts
- Senior leadership, contributing as a trusted member of the wider management team
What we’re looking for
You’re someone who combines vision with credibility, able to inspire trust while delivering results.
People describe you as someone who:
- Is passionate about improving patient outcomes through digital services
- Sees the big picture without losing sight of the detail
- Has strong knowledge of healthcare data and how to turn insight into action
- Understands NHS and private sector constraints and knows when to challenge them
- Gets the job done and earns trust through delivery
Your experience and skills
Essential:
- Extensive experience working in data, analytics or information services, with a strong track record of delivering insight in complex organisations
- Advanced knowledge of SQL, Python and Power BI or equivalent tools
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure or similar cloud environments
- Solid understanding of databases, data models, data structures and data quality metrics
Desirable experience:
- Leading data and analytics teams through periods of transformation
- Working with data as a product approaches
- Implementing data solutions across multiple organisations
- Digital healthcare experience, ideally within or alongside the NHS