Senior Data Analyst (12-month fixed term contract)
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
- Closing: 9:00am, 28th Jun 2021 BST
Job Description
Overview
At Impact on Urban Health, we’re committed to achieving health equity by helping urban areas become healthier places for everyone to live. We take a place-based approach to improving urban health. This helps us understand how the local environment affects people’s health and to find solutions that work in practice.
The south London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark have been our home for over five centuries. It is here that we support organisations, groups and individuals – local, national and international – who are committed to achieving health equity in inner-city areas.
To drive better health in cities, we pay particular attention to the context in which people live and the wider determinants of their health, from finance and employment to social connections.
We have four programmes that each focus on one of the following health issues:
childhood obesity
multiple long-term conditions
the health effects of air pollution
adolescent mental health
This exciting opportunity, which will fall within our adolescent mental health programme, is the result of a collaboration between Impact on Urban Health and the Health Foundation. The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. The Health Foundation have an extensive data infrastructure and licenses for major health datasets in the UK.
This is a unique opportunity where the successful candidate will have a 12-month fixed contract with Impact on Urban Health, reporting to the Data & Analytics Director while also being embedded with the analytical team at the Health Foundation, led by the Assistant Director of Data Analytics. This approach will allow the candidate to work within the Health Foundation’s data infrastructure using real world, individual level, health and social care data to tackle complex research questions around adolescent mental health, particularly behavioural disorders.
Some potential research topics include:
Prevalence of behavioural disorders (at finer-grained detail than borough level) to help identify need
Understanding under-diagnosis and under-treatment
Comorbidities for people with behavioural disorders
Household/parental mental health and children's behavioural disorders
Job Description
We are looking for a self-starter, who shares the values of both organisations. You will be responsible for conducting high-quality analyses to the highest methodological standard to meet the objectives of the projects. With support from senior members of the team, you will develop study protocols and statistical analysis plans (SAPs).
The post will require experience with advanced statistical methods and proficiency in R, with a willingness to work with existing code. The team mainly conducts data analysis in R, and are committed to working collaboratively, and openly. The successful candidate will have a proactive, innovative and pragmatic approach to problem solving and an ability to think critically and independently as part of a cross-functional team.
Responsibilities
Conduct high-quality analyses to the highest methodological standard to meet the objectives of projects.
Work with senior team members to design research protocols and statistical analysis plans (SAPs) to deliver individual projects.
Review areas of literature relevant to projects.
Develop applications and requests for data in collaboration with the data management team and extract, clean and maintain pseudonymise data sets.
Develop expertise in specific methodological or research areas.
Prepare blogs, research reports and peer reviewed articles to a high standard and manage articles through peer review.
Communicate research findings to a wide range of audiences, including policy makers, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
Liaise progress and research findings between the Health Foundation and IUH
Personal Specification
Skills, attributes and abilities
Ability to apply analytics to problems important to policy makers and practitioners in the health care field.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to lay audiences, write analysis plans for projects, and pitch ideas effectively and persuasively to internal stakeholders
Ability to review relevant literature, synthesise available evidence, and identify suitable statistical and analytical techniques.
Effective team-worker with the ability to understand different needs and adapt accordingly
Ability to multi-task and work to project deadlines
Proficient in R
Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
A person who is flexible, respectful of colleagues, and adaptable.
An understanding of, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Knowledge and qualifications
Essential
A track record of producing high-quality analysis, for example in clinical or health services research, or with large data sets in other fields.
Understanding of analytical methods, and an ability to learn quickly and apply new methods.
Experience of working as part of a team.
An understanding of the data governance requirements that exist in the UK, as well as data security.
Desirable
Experience working with Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
Experience of working with health or social care organisations in the UK or internationally.
Relevant post-graduate degree with a strong research component.
Knowledge of and relevant experience in mental health.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Mon 28th Jun 2021
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Mon 28th Jun 2021