Lead Business Intelligence Analyst

We are looking for a self-motivated and experienced senior analyst to join the Business Intelligence Team within The Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance. As a senior analyst, you will be leading on the intelligence elements of transformational projects within the Greater Manchester Cancer System that supports both operational improvements and progress towards the early diagnosis ambition.

Utilising strong communication skills, you will be able to present analytical outputs to a range of stakeholders ensuring message penetration at all levels.

You will have experience of working within healthcare, or a related discipline, in an analytical capacity. To balance existing skills within the team, we especially welcome applicants with robust SQL, Python or data science experience.

With support from your line manager and colleagues you will utilise your skills in dynamic work prioritisation, balancing evolving executive demands against long term projects.

You will have experience managing analytical resource and are able to delegate responsibilities, where appropriate, effectively.

Main duties of the job Key areas of responsibility include:

Working with colleagues to scope and produce new business intelligence products - including self-service dashboards and briefing documents.

Effective communication of findings, including verbally or via written reports and visualisations.

Responding to dynamic, time sensitive 'ad hoc' intelligence requests from the Alliance Executive

Coordinating the deployment of analytical products, ensuring stakeholders are empowered to utilise them on a self-service basis.

Working collaboratively with analysts within the wider Greater Manchester system, including within Hospital Trusts and the Integrate Care Partnership.

About us 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 across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. 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 research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job responsibilities ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and expertise

To lead on delegated projects, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.

Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate  responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner.

Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.

Demonstrate effective stakeholder management.

Support other project managers as and when required.

Take into account the impact of any change the projects will have on the business and oversee handover of any products to ensure full ownership and buy-in within the business Advocate the projects at senior and executive levels and ensure active engagement and sponsorship within NHS as a whole.

Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, is actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.Engage with senior BI representatives from BI teams across GM.Contribute to a collaborative working environment to share learning, innovation and  of communication & flows of data and reporting at local and regional level.

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