Analyst, Graduate Programme 2026, Management Consulting - Spring hiring cycle in London

Your rewarding career starts here. This is your opportunity to join an innovative healthcare consulting firm as an Analyst, working to provide innovative solutions to improve healthcare across a range of markets.

About us

Carnall Farrar (CF) is a growing consultancy which works across all aspects of the health sector from supporting the NHS to serving major life science companies. We are passionate about, and experts in health and healthcare. Founded in 2013 we have grown to a core staff base of management consultants, technical consultants, a data operations team and corporate functions. We have a strong reputation with the NHS within the UK and are actively seeking to spread awareness of our brand and growing offers across the health sector more broadly both in the UK and also increasingly internationally, specifically including in the Middle East, Ireland, and Europe. We are highly regarded both internally and externally for the level of support and development we give our people.

Our purpose

To have enduring positive impact on health and healthcare.

Our mission

To be invaluable to our clients, supporting them to innovate and make lasting improvements and to build an exceptional company that attracts, develops, and retains a trusted and uniquely talented team.

Our strategic intent

We are focussed on building the leading consulting company dedicated to the health sector. We serve the entire sector including healthcare systems (providers, payors, regulators), life sciences (pharma, biotech, devices, and diagnostics), health investing, health tech (data, digital and apps) and the wider suppliers to the sector (infrastructure, consumables and supporting services). Our clients include public sector organisations, private sector companies and investors.

We provide consultancy across a broad spectrum of services, which reflect the expertise of the CF leadership team and their ability to act as trusted advisors to chief executives, directors, and boards on the most important issues they face. We help organisations to improve population health and the effectiveness of life sciences and healthcare through understanding their aspirations, helping them to identify the opportunities to create value, spotting and applying innovation in practice, adopting best-in-class management approaches and providing hands-on support to deliver improvements.

Our consulting is renowned for its use of data and the insights this creates. We have access to more UK healthcare data than any other company and are expert in its safe use for delivering healthcare, improving health, managing services, supporting uptake of innovation, undertaking research, and generating evidence. Our access to data and our engineering and data science capabilities supports our consulting, and they are also available for direct client services including in multidisciplinary teams.

We are growing a team of expert consultants who want to be at the leading edge of the profession and who have a passion for health. With structured career development from Analyst to Partner in a model of apprenticeship, mentorship, and formal training alongside opportunities to work in industry we are cultivating the leaders of the future. We support future leaders to grow and develop their own unique focus that builds on their expertise, our capabilities and creates value for our clients.

Our Analyst training programme

Our accredited training programme has been running for 8 years now and we have seen our staff develop, grow and be promoted to the leadership team. Whether your preference is to follow a path in the consulting team or in the data innovation team, the learning and development programme will set you up for success.

We have achieved Chartered Management Consulting (ChMC) accreditation for our learning and development programme, the highest recognition in the field, meaning you will be embarking on a successful training programme, leading to associate chartered management consulting experience after 3 years and full accreditation after 5 years.

Year one training:

In your first year, you will undergo a comprehensive training programme designed to equip you with essential consulting and technical skills crucial for success in client projects, increasing the range of projects and roles you can complete during this time. Our single curriculum integrates core consulting principles with technical expertise, ensuring all participants are well-prepared to excel in their roles.

Year two development:

Moving into your second year, we will provide targeted training to further enhance your capabilities. At this stage, you'll have the opportunity to specialise in one of two tracks:

• Technical Data Analyst track: Dive deeper into the world of data analysis and become proficient in data science, data engineering and software engineering initially, and subsequently specialising in one of these fields.
• Consulting Senior Analyst track: Progress within the consulting team, honing your strategic consulting skills to take on more senior roles.

As you advance on your chosen track, opportunities for growth and specialisation are abound. Whether you are passionate about data or consulting, our structured career paths offer clear trajectories for your development and success, with a variety of projects on offer to nurture your skill.

Year three:

Starting from year three of the programme, you’ll have the opportunity to complete a secondment if you don’t already have health industry experience.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Structure and carry out task driven analysis to support the project under supervision.
• Ensure accurate use of data and checking outputs.
• Synthesise information and make use storyline to create high quality visual material.
• Build effective relationships with peers within the client group.
• Contribute to development of high-quality extension proposals, including exhibits, case studies and CVs.
• Demonstrate understanding of the client’s business including market trends affecting that client.
• Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities within existing clients to extend self.
• You will learn how to effectively flag concerns or issues in delivery, whilst attempting to provide possible solutions.
• You will develop an understanding of contribution of own work to the overall goal and timeline of the project and use this to effectively manage and prioritise own task list.
• Clearly present and communicate findings and contribute to problem solving.
• Contribute to and make use of the organisation’s knowledge management tools.
• Research independently using multiple methods.
• Use core tools (Powerpoint, Word, Excel) for clear presentation.
• Apply foundational skills in data analysis (Python, SQL) and develop interactive visualisations.
• Contribute to technical solutions, data pipelines, and front-end interfaces.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Minimum 2:1 graduate degree in a related subject.
• Passionate about healthcare (including health systems, health investing and / or life sciences), with an interest in health sector developments and the factors shaping health sector clients’ businesses.
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information to draw accurate, logical, and actionable conclusions.
• Ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining quality and attention to detail.
• Ability to build positive client relationships and show genuine interest in understanding their needs.
• A pro-active attitude with good communication (verbal and written) and team-working skills.
• Strong growth and knowledge seeking orientation with a learning mindset.
• Self-motivated, driven, and able to work in a flexible non-structured environment.
• IT literate (Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word).
• The legal right to work in the UK.
• Willingness to work internationally including in the Middle East and Ireland.

Desired

• Knowledge of basic computer science concepts, such as data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with coding in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with SQL.

Recruitment process

Application submission and screening stage: Submit your CV, cover letter (outlining your interest in working at CF), and completed application questions by 30 May 2026.

Test elements (numerical/excel): Selected candidates asked to complete online assessments sent via email from Test Partnership.

Telephone screening call: Successful candidates will be invited to a 15-20 minute screening call with a member of our team.

First interview (in person): Successful applicants to attend in person interview at CF’s London (Hammersmith) office on 8 or 9 June 2026.

Final interview (remote): Successful applicants will be invited to attend final interview on 15 or 16 June.

Successful applicants should ideally be available to start their induction from the 22 June 2026.

Flexible working

We follow a hybrid working model that balances in person connections and remote work to drive exceptional client impact. We enjoy working in person together with clients and colleagues and work where clients need us to be. In supporting flexibility and remote working, team members can work from home one day per week as standard. Additionally, we offer 44 remote working days per year which can be used to top up your working from home days and enable you to work from home up to two days per week-subject to client needs, or to allow you to work remotely in longer blocks to manage school holidays, other commitments or travel where you have the right to work. Our core in person working hours are from 10am until 4pm with flexibility outside of this during your day allowing you that extra flexibility to manage your schedule in a way that works for you.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all our people can excel. We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their skills and contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or other characteristics. We are Disability Confident Accredited, and we want you to feel comfortable and able to perform at your best in the recruitment process, if you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

About us

CF is dedicated to improving healthcare through working with health systems and the life sciences industry. We offer clients consulting and data services and products. Our work with health systems includes work with public and private providers of all kinds of care as well as their commissioners and regulators. We work at every level including national, regional, place and local level. We support health systems on critical strategic, performance and organisational issues to deliver the best outcomes for the populations they serve. Our work with the life sciences industry includes pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as medical devices, diagnostics, and health tech companies as well as their investors. We support the life sciences industry in the uptake of innovation including access, pathway transformation, and use of data & digital, and how they partner with health systems to improve patient outcomes.

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year.
• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like).
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription.
• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days.
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid.
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period.
• Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service.
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt.
• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000.
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments.
• Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care.
• Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 44 days a year.
• An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks.
• Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually.
• Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Specsavers.
• Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles.