Junior Data Analyst

Job number MED05902 Faculties Faculty of Medicine Departments Department of Surgery \& Cancer Salary or Salary range £46,614 - £56,345 per annum Location/campus St Mary's Campus - Hybrid Contract type work pattern Full time - Fixed term Posting End Date 10 Aug 2026 About the role ------------------ The Junior Data Analyst role is a key part of the Centre for Health Policy, and the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial. The post will involve working with multidisciplinary teams, including academics, policy fellows, clinicians, and patient and public involvement professionals to deliver quantitative analyses for both academic research and policy projects. What you would be doing --------------------------- As our Junior Data Analyst, you will develop and deliver quantitative analyses to support IGHI’s Centre for Health Policy projects. You will leverage a mix of statistics, data science, and data visualisation techniques to derive insights from healthcare data across different topics, including behavioural science, patient safety, digital health, and mental health. You will work with a broad range of healthcare datasets from national and global sources, and support both academic and non-academic (e.g. policy) outputs. What we are looking for --------------------------- We are looking for a curious and motivated individual with a strong interest in healthcare data and its potential to support real-world impact. This role is ideal for someone who is early in their career who will be able to demonstrate: * Knowledge of data access and analysis processes for sensitive healthcare data in England (e.g. HES, CPRD). * Experience of having used R and Python in a Secure Research Environment (SRE) to support academic and/or policy outputs. * Strong quantitative methodology knowledge, including statistics, machine learning, epidemiology, and natural language processing techniques. * Experience in accessing, cleaning and analysing publicly available data to update tools and data visualisations on a regular basis. * Experience of using data visualisation software (e.g. Tableau, Infogram, Plotly or similar) to communicate analytical findings. * Experience of reproducible analytical pipelines (RAP), use of version control and environment managers and their role in maintaining transparent, auditable, and reproducible analyses. * Strong ability to convey technical information to non-technical audiences, such as patients and the public. What we can offer you ------------------------- * The opportunity to translate your analytics skills into outputs that will inform decision-making at the highest levels of healthcare leadership and policy development. * The opportunity to work at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity. * Access to learning and development opportunities. * Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme. * Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days off a year and generous pension schemes). * Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel. * Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing. Further information ----------------------- This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), this role is for a fixed-term contract for 12 months. If you require any further details about the role, please contact: Sophia Batchelor (s.batchelor@imperial.ac.uk) Available documents ----------------------- Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download. Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above. We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated, should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. If you encounter any technical issues while applying online, please don't hesitate to email us at support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk. We're here to help. 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