Data & Insights Analyst

We are looking for a full-time Data and Insights Analyst to join our Research and Intelligence team to work 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 Data and Insights Analyst plays a key role inthe Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in ensuring wefulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They lead on external official statistics publications and work with team members to quality assure data.

The Analyst is responsible for extracting information from the register for internal and external publications and preparing datasets for researchers with approvals from the Register Research Panel. The Data and Insights Analyst will also prepare data for use in policy decisions to improve the waywe regulate, and in response to public enquiries. Within the HFEA, the Analystis responsible for providing regular, useful and accurate extracts of register data and providing methodological advice on data projects and publications.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and the right to work in the UK will need to be confirmed prior to interview.

The HFEA reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, you are therefore, encouraged to apply as soon as you see this advert, rather than waiting for the closing date.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 2nd February 2026.

The HFEA isthe UK's independent regulator overseeing safe and appropriate practice infertility treatment and embryo research. We license and monitor clinics carrying out IVF, donor insemination, and human embryo research.

This post isoffered as either office based (in which case you will need to attend theoffice at least one day per week) or home based (in which case office attendance will be specified byyour 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 amember 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 thatthere 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 thatwant to work with us.

The HFEA has been awarded People Insight's Outstanding Workplace Award for two consecutive years - 2024 and 2025.

The Data and Insights Analyst plays a key role inthe Research and Intelligence team and across the organisation in ensuring wefulfil our statutory and corporate responsibilities. They lead on external official statistics publications and work with team members to quality assure data.

The Analyst is responsible for extracting information from the register for internal and external publications and preparing datasets for researchers with approvals from the Register Research Panel. The Data and Insights Analyst will also prepare data for use in policy decisions to improve the waywe regulate, and in response to public enquiries. Within the HFEA, the Analystis responsible for providing regular, useful and accurate extracts of register data and providing methodological advice on data projects and publications.

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 contributing to updates to our award-winning HFEAdashboard, and improving use ofour data in our functions in regulating licensed fertility clinics.

Key responsibilities

1.Responsible for querying and extracting data from the Register database using Microsoft SQLServer:

to undertake our statutory responsibilities in responding to freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions

toprovide data including disclosable protected patient information to external researchers in line with Regulations, ensuring that regulatory exclusions are appropriately applied

toenable responses to a broad spectrum of other high-level requests including consultations, legal cases, ministerial questions, and requests from clinics and the Department of Health and Social Care

2.Lead onthe development of official statistics publications such as our flagship corporate publication, Fertility Trends, and reports on more specific topics of interest in the sector such as recent reports examining variations in fertility treatment access and outcomes by ethnicity see our Research…