Job summary
We are looking for a full-time Senior Data and Insights Analyst to join
our Research and Intelligence team to lead on using data across the
HFEA including in statistical reports and our award-winning dashboards, as well
managing preparation of large and sensitive datasets for specific research
purposes.
The HFEA holds the longest running national dataset
of fertility treatment in the world keeping a record of every patient,
partner, donor, and child born as a result of fertility treatment since 1991.
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 15 September 2025.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Data and Insights Analyst is responsible for extracting information from our registerfor all internal and externalpublications, as well as for data researchers through applications to our Register Research Panel. They champion use of our data internally to inform policy decisions to improve the way we regulate, as well as externally through publications, public enquiries and working with data researchers. Within the HFEA, the Analyst is responsible for providing regular, useful and accurate extracts of our register data and providing methodological advice on all intelligence projects and publications.
The post holder
will also contribute and lead on publications such
as our flagship annual publication, Fertility Trends, working with team members
to ensure accuracy and relevance to our audiences. Recent publications include
our National Patient Survey and our Family formations in fertility treatment report. They will also lead on updates to our HFEA
dashboard, which won the 2024
award for Trustworthiness, Quality and Value, and in improving data for use in our functions in
regulating licensed fertility centres.
About us
The HFEA is
the UK's independent regulator overseeing safe and appropriate practice in
fertility treatment and embryo research. We license and monitor clinics
carrying out IVF, donor insemination, and human embryo research.
This post is
offered as either office based (in which case you will need to attend the
office at least one day per week)or home based (in which case office attendance will be specified by
your line manager based on business need). Our office is in Stratford, east
London, in attractive new premises on the edge of the Olympic Park, alongside
several other health Arms Length Bodies. In addition to flexibility and hybrid
working we offer generous annual leave and pension arrangements.
The HFEA is a
member of the Community Race and Work Charter and the Disability Confident
Charter. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working
environment that is free from any form of discrimination. We recognise that
there are real benefits of having a diverse community of staff and aim for our
workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society. Additionally,
we adopt a culture that hopes to attract and retain talented individuals that
want to work with us.
In November 2024, the HFEA was awarded People Insight's Outstanding Workplace Award 2024.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA),
the UKs fertility regulator, holds the longest running register of fertility
treatment in the world keeping a record of the treatment and details of every
patient, partner, donor, and child born as a result of fertility treatment
since 1991. The Research and Intelligence team plays a pivotal role in ensuring
that data from our register is
used to continually drive improvements across the sector and address the way
patients are treated in clinics, including how we prioritise key areas for
improvement and policy development.
The Senior Data and Insights Analyst plays a key
role in the Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in
ensuring we fulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They are
responsible for leading on external official statistics publications and managing the teams quality assure processes. The
Senior Data and Insights Analyst is responsible for extracting information from
the register for all internal and external publications with their
report, the Data and Insights Analyst, as well as for data
researchers through applications to our Register
Research Panel. They champion use of
our data internally to inform policy decisions to improve the way we regulate,
as well as externally through official statistics publications, public enquiries
and working with data researchers.
Within the HFEA, the Senior Data and Insights Analyst
is responsible for leading on the production of regular, useful and accurate
extracts of register data and providing methodological advice on all Research
and Intelligence projects and publications. The Analyst also acts as an advisory contact
for register data to colleagues from across the HFEA including senior
management, inspection, IT, compliance, legal, register and policy teams as well as
external organisations such as Department of Health and Social Care and
research establishments.
The HFEA has recently launched a new data
submission system and completed a data migration project, to modernise the register.
This presents an exciting opportunity to make better use of our register data
and enable greater access to it over time. This will include leading their team
in developing our award-winning HFEA dashboard, and improving use of our data in our functions in
regulating licensed fertility centres.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA),
the UKs fertility regulator, holds the longest running register of fertility
treatment in the world keeping a record of the treatment and details of every
patient, partner, donor, and child born as a result of fertility treatment
since 1991. The Research and Intelligence team plays a pivotal role in ensuring
that data from our register is
used to continually drive improvements across the sector and address the way
patients are treated in clinics, including how we prioritise key areas for
improvement and policy development.
The Senior Data and Insights Analyst plays a key
role in the Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in
ensuring we fulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They are
responsible for leading on external official statistics publications and managing the teams quality assure processes. The
Senior Data and Insights Analyst is responsible for extracting information from
the register for all internal and external publications with their
report, the Data and Insights Analyst, as well as for data
researchers through applications to our Register
Research Panel. They champion use of
our data internally to inform policy decisions to improve the way we regulate,
as well as externally through official statistics publications, public enquiries
and working with data researchers.
Within the HFEA, the Senior Data and Insights Analyst
is responsible for leading on the production of regular, useful and accurate
extracts of register data and providing methodological advice on all Research
and Intelligence projects and publications. The Analyst also acts as an advisory contact
for register data to colleagues from across the HFEA including senior
management, inspection, IT, compliance, legal, register and policy teams as well as
external organisations such as Department of Health and Social Care and
research establishments.
The HFEA has recently launched a new data
submission system and completed a data migration project, to modernise the register.
This presents an exciting opportunity to make better use of our register data
and enable greater access to it over time. This will include leading their team
in developing our award-winning HFEA dashboard, and improving use of our data in our functions in
regulating licensed fertility centres.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent and significant experience in settings that require a high level of quantitative analytical skill
Desirable
- Masters or PhD in a subject with a significant quantitative component
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellent skills in manipulating large, complicated and sensitive datasets
- Knowledge of current best practice relating to information governance
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in a production environment encompassing change control and release management
- Extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare or public-facing setting, preferably using administrative datasets
- Extensive experience in developing stored procedures and functions in SQL or similar
- Experience of Power BI, or similar, including creating and managing dashboards
- Extensive experience with relational databases (eg. MS SQL Server / MySQL)
- Extensive programming experience in SQL, Python, R, or similar
Desirable
- Experience of SSMS
- Experience in publishing official statistics publications
- Line management experience
- Experience leading projects
Managing work
Essential
- Proven track record of working independently, with little supervision
- Track record of providing high quality and accurate information under pressure
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues with different areas of expertise, tailoring how information is communicated
- Excellent ability to liaise with external audiences, including professionals and service users
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent and significant experience in settings that require a high level of quantitative analytical skill
Desirable
- Masters or PhD in a subject with a significant quantitative component
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellent skills in manipulating large, complicated and sensitive datasets
- Knowledge of current best practice relating to information governance
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in a production environment encompassing change control and release management
- Extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare or public-facing setting, preferably using administrative datasets
- Extensive experience in developing stored procedures and functions in SQL or similar
- Experience of Power BI, or similar, including creating and managing dashboards
- Extensive experience with relational databases (eg. MS SQL Server / MySQL)
- Extensive programming experience in SQL, Python, R, or similar
Desirable
- Experience of SSMS
- Experience in publishing official statistics publications
- Line management experience
- Experience leading projects
Managing work
Essential
- Proven track record of working independently, with little supervision
- Track record of providing high quality and accurate information under pressure
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues with different areas of expertise, tailoring how information is communicated
- Excellent ability to liaise with external audiences, including professionals and service users
