Senior Business Data Analyst

Job Summary

The business data analyst is part of a highly successful team working within the HRA digital directorate, responsible for developing, delivering, and supporting complex solutions within the HRA's portfolio of national information systems for health research. This includes the Research Systems programme, a major programme to build a new integrated research application and workflow system and to achieve the successful migration and eventual closure of current systems (IRAS and HARP).

As a business data analyst, you will use the data analysis process to understand, interpret, and predict patterns in business, and then use those data-driven insights to enhance the business requirements and practices.

Main duties of the job

1. Make sure that all data structures are analysed, documented, and aligned with business requirements.
2. Collaborate with business analysts, product managers, and data architects to understand data needs and translate them into requirements.
3. Own the main stakeholder relationships related to your discipline.
4. Analyse, understand, and define a data problem or opportunity.
5. Undertake research and analysis to understand how a business area works, considering the people, organisation, processes, information, data, and technology.
6. Identify areas for improvement, explore feasible options, and define data-driven ways of implementing business solutions.
7. Ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with industry standards.
8. Facilitate the alignment of data models with business process requirements.

About Us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services.

We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community. This includes:

• Age
• Disability
• Ethnicity
• Gender identity and expression
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
• Other diverse characteristics

We have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement - if it works for you, we'll do our best to make it work for us.

Date posted: 31 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 25 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference number: TEMP_500
Job locations: Nottingham Office, Equinox House, City Link, Nottingham, NG2 4LA

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Professional qualification at master's level in an information related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Knowledge, Skills and Expertise Desirable

• Understanding of data analytics software such as Power BI.
• Understanding of Microsoft development software.

Interpersonal Skills Essential

• Lead on communication with stakeholders at all levels and actively establish relationships and apply the benefits of professional networks.

Knowledge, Skills and Expertise Essential

• Demonstrable expertise of working in data, software, and technology solutions to make informed decisions that add value, efficiency, and solve a problem.
• Demonstrable expertise of implementation and evaluation of business data analysis processes.

Experience Essential

• Proven experience in business analysis, synthesis, and modelling in a complex digital landscape.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills Essential

• Demonstrable experience of anticipating and preventing problems, showing understanding of how problems fit into the larger picture to drive data-driven decisions.

Other Desirable

• Commitment to inclusivity and valuing diversity.

Employer details
Employer name: Health Research Authority
Address: Nottingham Office, Equinox House, City Link, Nottingham, NG2 4LA
Employer's website: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/