Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual(s) to join our team to undertake the role of Research Performance Analyst.
This post is Fixed Term/Secondment for 2 years until October 2027 due to secondment cover.
The post holder will support the delivery of high-quality health and social care research across Wales.
This role is central to improving performance against key indicators and ensuring research studies meet their targets, contributing to Wales' reputation as a leading location for impactful research.
Working closely with the Research Performance Manager, the postholder will help drive continuous improvement through expert analysis and interpretation of research data, supporting strategic decision-making across the Health and Care Research Wales Support & Delivery service.
The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- lead the development and maintenance of business intelligence systems, including the central data warehouse and live dashboards.
- produce high-quality, accurate performance reports and visualisations, respond to complex stakeholder queries, and champion innovation in data representation.
- have a strong understanding of NHS research operations and a commitment to service development are essential, as is the ability to communicate technical insights clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
- be the first point of contact for queries from stakeholders relating to reporting and business intelligence.
- be responsible for answering queries relating to the business intelligence and BI systems, problem solving and communicating where issues arise and answering often highly complex or technical questions on reporting.
About us
This is a Health & Care Research Wales post, hosted by Powys Teaching Health Board.
Health and Care Research Wales is a networked organisation, supported by Welsh Government, which brings together a wide range of partners across the NHS in Wales, local authorities, universities, research institutions, third sector and others.
Health and Care Research Wales works in support of Welsh Government's overarching goal which is to ensure that today's research makes a difference to tomorrow's care.
Its mission is to promote, support and provide collective oversight of health and social care research in Wales. Ensuring it is of the highest international scientific quality, is relevant to the needs and challenges of health and social care in Wales and makes a difference to policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of patients, people, and communities in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING AS ASECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAINPERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGERPRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING AS ASECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAINPERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGERPRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a health/social care or information related subject or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of research in a health and/or social care setting
- Expert knowledge of a range of data analysis and presentation tools and techniques gained through post graduate qualification or via professional experience in a relevant setting
- Expert knowledge of the use of NHS research activity data against national Key Performance Indicators
- Specialist knowledge and experience in the collation, interpretation, validation, analysis, and presentation of data gained through postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Excellent working knowledge of data analysis and reporting systems, tools and software, for example business intelligence software
- Significant experience in specifying and/or documenting data items in systems
- Knowledge of legislative requirements relating to data collection, management, and storage (for example the Data Protection Act/GDPR, the Freedom of Information Act and the Caldicott Guidelines)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in reporting or business intelligence related role
- Significant experience of manipulating, querying, analysing and presenting complex data using e.g. Access and Excel
- Experience of successfully using project management tools and techniques to manage and support projects
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Proven organisational skills
- Ability to communicate complex information with a wide range of professionals at different levels with varying IT and information/ business intelligence knowledge and skills
- Understanding of statistics and ability to perform statistical comparisons
- Excellent computer literacy especially in MS Office applications, email and the internet
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; able to analyse, investigate and resolve complex data queries where a range of solutions may be available
- Ability to analyse complex numerical data using statistical techniques where appropriate
- Excellent demonstrable attention to detail when handling large volumes of information and data
Values
Essential
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Able to work as part of a team or independently with minimal day- to-day supervision
- Able to work to tight deadlines and deal with urgent non-routine requests
- Excellent attention to detail
- Flexible approach to ensure that the needs of the organisation are met
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Other
Essential
- Able to travel to locations in Wales as required
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a health/social care or information related subject or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of research in a health and/or social care setting
- Expert knowledge of a range of data analysis and presentation tools and techniques gained through post graduate qualification or via professional experience in a relevant setting
- Expert knowledge of the use of NHS research activity data against national Key Performance Indicators
- Specialist knowledge and experience in the collation, interpretation, validation, analysis, and presentation of data gained through postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Excellent working knowledge of data analysis and reporting systems, tools and software, for example business intelligence software
- Significant experience in specifying and/or documenting data items in systems
- Knowledge of legislative requirements relating to data collection, management, and storage (for example the Data Protection Act/GDPR, the Freedom of Information Act and the Caldicott Guidelines)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in reporting or business intelligence related role
- Significant experience of manipulating, querying, analysing and presenting complex data using e.g. Access and Excel
- Experience of successfully using project management tools and techniques to manage and support projects
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Proven organisational skills
- Ability to communicate complex information with a wide range of professionals at different levels with varying IT and information/ business intelligence knowledge and skills
- Understanding of statistics and ability to perform statistical comparisons
- Excellent computer literacy especially in MS Office applications, email and the internet
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; able to analyse, investigate and resolve complex data queries where a range of solutions may be available
- Ability to analyse complex numerical data using statistical techniques where appropriate
- Excellent demonstrable attention to detail when handling large volumes of information and data
Values
Essential
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Able to work as part of a team or independently with minimal day- to-day supervision
- Able to work to tight deadlines and deal with urgent non-routine requests
- Excellent attention to detail
- Flexible approach to ensure that the needs of the organisation are met
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Other
Essential
- Able to travel to locations in Wales as required
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).
Additional information
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).
