Data Analyst Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Analyst , leading the design, development, and implementation of advanced data science solutions within the Lancashire & South Cumbria Secure Data Environment analytics and research teams. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in shaping and advancing the Real World Evidence (RWE) strategy, with a strong focus on data transformation using OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership), as well as the use of ETL and data management tools.
Working closely with clinical, operational, and research stakeholders, you’ll lead efforts to transform and standardise complex healthcare datasets, enabling high-quality analytics, research, and innovation. To succeed, you’ll bring deep expertise in data engineering, statistical modelling, and SQL-based transformation frameworks, along with experience delivering actionable insights from real-world clinical data.
Data Analyst Main Duties
You will be responsible for delivering a proactive, effective, and high-quality data science service, acting as a role model within the Lancashire & South Cumbria Secure Data Environment (LSC SDE) Real World Evidence (RWE) team.
In this role, you’ll support and mentor colleagues to help them reach their full potential, while ensuring data science activities are completed within agreed timescales. You’ll take the lead on all aspects of analysis and reporting, including integrating, transforming, and consolidating data from various structured and unstructured sources into formats suitable for advanced analytics.
You’ll help stakeholders understand and explore data, building and maintaining secure, compliant data processing pipelines using a variety of tools and techniques. As the data science representative in key meetings, you’ll also play a lead role in developing the LSC SDE strategy and contribute to wider Trust and Integrated Care System (ICS) initiatives.
Leveraging your extensive knowledge and technical skills, you’ll manage complex information challenges, support forecasting and capacity planning, and contribute to the development of predictive models.
You’ll also lead and support research, academic, and commercial collaborations, ensuring that the development of data science products and services aligns with the needs of operational, clinical, and nursing staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Data Science or related field
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in the NHS and local area
- Member of relevant professional body (British Computer Society or equivalent
- Project management qualification (PRINCE2 – Foundation or higher)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation qualification or higher
- Formal Management / leadership training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with clinical and healthcare data; demonstrated experience using OMOP CDM and Real World Evidence frameworks
- Proven experience with SQL-based data transformation tools such as SQL, DBT, or custom ETL frameworks
- Experience in large dataset management, statistical analysis, and machine learning techniques
- Extensive experience of information analysis, business intelligence and reporting
- Experience of using Business Intelligence tools (e.g. SQL, Python/R, Azure services)
- Extensive experience of analysis of NHS Information and data flows to support healthcare
- Experience of supporting non specialist staff to interpret and apply results of information analysis
- Experience of working in a pressured and complex environment requiring prioritisation of workloads and negotiation of delivery timescales
- Experience of interpreting national policy for implementation
- Experience of analysis of NHS Information and data flows
Desirable
- Experience in managing others
- Experience Managing Successful Programmes
- Experience of supervision of a team providing information / intelligence services to customers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 17 June 2025
