Lead Business Intelligence Analyst – GM Cancer

Job overview

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.  You will work closely with a range of stakeholders; including Clinicians, Executives, Project Managers, and the wider Cancer Alliance to scope new projects and provide high quality and accurate analysis to support the Alliance’s objectives. 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.  If you think you meet most - but not all - of the criteria, give yourself a chance and apply. The Alliance intelligence team has a strong track record of talent development.  Please note, as a part of this role you will be required to attend regular in person meetings at the Christie Hospital.

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 mechanisms. •    Be 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 resource. •    Co-ordination of communication & flows of data and reporting at local and regional level. •    Responsible for co-ordinating the activities, training and workload of the Band 5 analysts •    Responsible for system management of the GM Cancer presence within the GMHSCP Tableau environment (Data Sources, Reports) including detailed configuration of systems permissions affecting access to patient identifiable information •    Responsible for assessing and planning the equipment needs of the GM Cancer Information Function

Set-up and organisation •    Ensure delegated projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required.  •    Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes. •    Look for opportunities to reduce inefficiency and maximise the use of resource across the Service, and act upon them to deliver.

Improving quality and outcomes •    To contribute to a robust process and system to produce insightful Cancer performance reporting across the GM region within modern BI Infrastructure. •    Develop population focused reporting working towards realisation of the GM Cancer Plan. •    To manage the delivery of delegated Cancer analysis for Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP). These priorities will include assurance and accountability, commissioning, transformation, quality and safety, finance and policy and strategy development •    To ensure that quality and outcomes are the focus of all analytical work undertaken •    To ensure that clinical leadership is central to the delivery of all NHS England activities

Communication and support •    To work closely with analysts in other key partner organisations, consistent with partnership agreements. •    Able to use input from stakeholders as part of the wider context of work and understand potential sources of bias. •    Can mentor others through understanding NHS context for their work. •    To work closely with national and regional executives and their senior teams, championing the use of analysis and insight to improve decision-making on key priorities across NHS England •    To develop strong networks with key internal and external stakeholders and partners to ensure alignment and coordination of work to maximise impact.

Data and information •    Develop safe yet functional flows of data from the various sources of cancer data, both national and local to deliver a GM & GMEC system view. •    Developing reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Head of Department. •    Collate as required, a range of information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to project ‘products’. •    Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making. •    Undertaking risk assessments in line with the G&SCP risk assessment process •    Develop efficient processes for data collection, transformation and extraction.  •    Develop robust and efficient datasets to feed the requirements of the business intelligence team. They will manage the dissemination of datasets to be available for data visualisation.