Health Intelligence Analyst

We're looking for a Health Intelligence Analyst to join our Health Intelligence team, you'll deliver high-quality health data analysis that helps shape our influencing, communications and strategic activity. You'll work closely with colleagues across our Data and Evidence team and the wider directorate to deliver our in-house real-world data projects and turn complex information into clear, actionable insight, for example understanding health inequalities and informing regional targeting and monitoring from cancer registrations data.

In this role, you'll regularly monitor, analyse and interpret a wide range of healthcare data sources, using a variety of statistical methods to support ongoing projects and inform organisational priorities. You'll lead defined analysis projects or key components of larger programmes of work, using statistical software to explore trends, outcomes and variation in health data. A key part of the role involves evaluating the impact of health influencing campaigns, sharing what we've learned and making recommendations that support future planning and decision making.

You'll also provide timely insights to support policy, communications and fundraising activity, helping teams understand the story behind the data, identify gaps and focus their efforts where they can have the greatest impact. You'll work collaboratively to develop and monitor key indicators and benchmarks, while championing the use of data and evidence to drive continuous improvement across the organisation.

You're an analytical and curious individual with experience of working with real-world health data, including linking, cleaning and modelling datasets using statistical software such as R, Python or Stata. With a good understanding of basic epidemiological concepts and population health measures, you'll also be familiar with both aggregated and patient-level data sources in health and social care. You're comfortable using Microsoft Excel and moving between different data tools and formats.

You're able to interpret complex information, assess data quality and identify gaps, and you enjoy turning analysis into clear, meaningful insight that others can act on. You communicate well, both verbally and in writing, and you're confident sharing findings with a range of stakeholders while maintaining credibility as part of an evidence-led organisation.

Ideally, you'll also bring experience or knowledge of more advanced statistical methods in health, such as regression, survival analysis or forecasts, or experience developing dashboards using tools like Tableau, Power BI or R Shiny. Exposure to stakeholder management, contributing to publications or presenting analytical findings would also be an advantage.

If you enjoy turning complex data into insight that drives action, this is a chance to do work that genuinely makes a difference., + Experience working with real-world data and linking, cleaning and analysing data using statistical software (e.g. R, Python, Stata).
+ Ability to apply epidemiological concepts such as bias, uncertainty and study design limitations to interpret results from routine health and social care data.
+ Ability to appraise and synthesise complex or incomplete evidence and identify implications to inform decision-making and future research.
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills to share insights with both technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Ability to approach unfamiliar problems and datasets with structured reasoning.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men's health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition - to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We're blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you'll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

What we offer

Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We'll support you to develop your skills and expertise.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

+ Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
+ One 'development day' a month to use for training or personal development
+ Enhanced contributory pension scheme
+ Life insurance and group income protection
+ Health Cash Plan
+ Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
+ Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
+ Loans for season tickets or cycles

This role is in salary Band 3, with a starting salary of £36,250 - £39,500 per year. We aim to pay the median salary for charity the sector. Following 12 months of successful service, colleagues will move to the midpoint of the pay band. The midpoint salary for this role is £42,500.

Our salaries reflect that the London office is our contractual place of work. We also pay a working-from-home allowance at the HMRC tax-free rate of £312 per year.

We are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage for all roles and apply the updated rate each April.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK we're committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We'll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.

We've also signed Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.

Our people networks

We're continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team:

+ Pride - A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues - and our allies - can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people
+ Mind and Body - Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and long-term illness
+ Culture Club - Here to increase awareness and celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that we have in the organisation, so that we all have our cultures felt and feel welcomed

How and where we work

Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part-time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships, and support projects and decision-making. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs.

Additional in-person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues.

We trust colleagues to work flexibly while balancing personal commitments with the needs of the charity, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long-term physical or mental health condition.