Senior Health Data Insight Analyst
Role Overview
Lead high-impact health data insight projects that deepen understanding of the needs and experiences of people living with cancer.
Analyse complex health system, epidemiological, and population datasets and turn findings into actionable insight for strategy, service development, and national cancer policy.
Work with colleagues and external partners to build a robust and relevant evidence base.
Full-time role of 34.5 hours; the organisation is open to discussing how the hours are worked.
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About the role
Lead high-impact health data insight projects that deepen understanding of the needs and experiences of people living with cancer.
Analyse complex health system, epidemiological, and population datasets and turn findings into actionable insight for strategy, service development, and national cancer policy.
Work with colleagues and external partners to build a robust and relevant evidence base.
Full-time role of 34.5 hours; the organisation is open to discussing how the hours are worked.
Workplace
- Hybrid working split between home and Macmillan’s London office.
Salary
- Advertised salary range is £48,000 to £53,000; the pay cadence is not specified.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the scoping and delivery of multiple complex, innovative projects.
- Synthesize insights from multiple data and evidence sources and share findings with internal and external audiences to drive change.
- Manage relationships with academics, government, cancer registries, and research agencies to deliver joint work and influence the UK data landscape.
- Present research at conferences and in reports, academic papers, media stories, and stakeholder meetings.
- Contribute to the health data team and matrix project teams, modelling Macmillan values.
- Use health, epidemiological, and population data to produce actionable insight for organisational strategy, service development, and cancer policy.
About you
- Experience in a role within the health or social care sector and a good understanding of the UK system and data on care activity.
- Familiarity with NHS data and cancer registry data is ideal.
- Analytical and programming skills, including Excel and R for extracting, transforming, and interrogating large datasets.
- Knowledge of advanced statistical methods, including modelling, predictive analytics, and machine learning.
- Significant experience with mixed-methods research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey instruments, cancer metrics, and evidence synthesis.
- Able to involve and influence stakeholders, refine project briefs, and ensure outputs meet expectations.
- Socially and politically astute, with awareness of trends affecting the organisation’s audiences.
Benefits
- 25 days of holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by one day per year of service up to 30 days.
- Pension matched up to 7.5%, learning and development offers, and access to external professional qualifications.
- Flexible working patterns, holiday buying and selling, life insurance, free wills, and retail discounts.
About Macmillan
Macmillan works to support people living with cancer and aims to improve cancer care and make the most of funds raised.
Recruitment
- Advertised application deadline: 12 October 2026; interview date: week commencing 19 October 2026.
- Applications are anonymised until an interview is confirmed.
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