At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead data analytics for vital healthcare programmes and drive data-driven decision making.
- Company: Join InHealth, the UK's largest provider of diagnostic services, making a difference in healthcare.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team dedicated to transforming healthcare through data.
- Why this job: Shape the future of healthcare data and improve patient outcomes with innovative analytics.
- Qualifications: Experience in data analytics, strong SQL and Python skills, and leadership capabilities.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 60000 £ per year.
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
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 are 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.
Main duties of the job:
- Ensure existing services continue to run smoothly, delivering statutory reporting, operational insight and meeting regulator and customer requirements.
- 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.
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 are looking for:
- Someone who combines vision with credibility, able to inspire trust while delivering results.
- Passionate about improving patient outcomes through digital services.
- 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.
Essential experience and skills:
- 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.
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