Skills

Data Engineering Test Machine Learning Analytics Data Science NLP

Job Specifications

This is an exciting opportunity to join The Christie’s Clinical Outcomes and Data Unit (CODU) as an Analytics Specialist with Data Science. Along with Analytics, Data Science and Statistics (ADSS) colleagues, you will provide dedicated support for the exciting new development of the Trust’s Joint Analytics for Cancer (JAC) data platform and Future Christie digital ambitions, working closely with data engineering colleagues, supporting data mapping, data cataloguing and data quality improvement, utilising NLP and machine learning methods to help deliver the JAC and Future Christie 5 year plan.

As a data expert, you will interpret information from multiple health care systems providing advice on best approaches for data utilisation and explaining technical data aspects to non-data experts.

When completing your application please ensure you have read the attached job description and clearly evidence how you meet the essential and desirable criteria that are indicated as being assessed via the application form – short listing will be based on this evidence and you will also be asked about these should you be shortlisted for interview. After all applications have been reviewed, those applicants who have been shortlisted will be assessed via a two-stage interview process. First round of interviews will be virtual and involve a technical test.

The second round will be an in-person interview held at our Withington site, a virtual option will not be offered for the second round.

Being the lead analyst assigned to support the JAC and Future Christie deliverables:

Providing analytical insight and guidance to aid complex decision making.

Working with DE colleagues on mapping, cataloguing and data quality evaluation and reporting.

Investigating outliers and data quality issues,

Generating data quality reports and advise on the implications of poor data quality.

Providing data and analytical expertise to inform the procurement of the new JAC data platform.

Designing and producing analytical and statistical outputs, incorporating data science tools and techniques, where appropriate.

Presenting findings and analytical products to a wide range of audiences.

Identifying the most applicable techniques and variables to meet the project’s needs, investigating conflicting information.

Completing project documentation and delivering projects to agreed specifications.

Working as part of the ADSS team of analytics specialists to manage data and statistical/data science requests. Triaging, prioritising, and delegating requests.

Any other duties commensurate with the post and grade that may be requested by Head of Analytics or ADSS Leads

Please note: this is a hybrid role and will based on site full time initially, transitioning to working from home up to three days a week once the candidate is settled in the role.

We are a customer facing service working with all members of the organisation, Executives, consultants, administrative staff and service users. We pride ourselves on our level of service, our quality of product and our ability to communicate and translate our data into intelligence. We work closely with stakeholders to ensure we delivering what they want, we are able to communicate the most advanced analytics and statistics to wide ranging audiences and we try to make our products as interesting and informative as possible. We are forward thinking, we like to try new approaches and to find innovative solutions even to long standing problems. We like a challenge, to learn new skills and to widen our horizons at any opportunity.

Our team operate a hybrid working model, working from site a minimum of two days a week and from home up to three days a week. We are very open to and actively encourage flexible working. For this role you will be expected to be based on site full time initially, transitioning to WFH up to three days a week once settled into role.

As a team, we come together in the office one day a week to meet up, share ideas, trouble shoot and learn from each other. We are all readily contactable via Teams when working from home, both as formal meetings and informal chats and meet ups.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine O’Hara Job title: Head of Analytics Email address: Catherine.ohara1@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 446 3000

About the Company

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million people from across our city region and beyond. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in cancer research, with our exper... Know more