Cancer Data Insight Manager - (Maternity Cover - 12 months)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UK's leading cancer research charity based in Yorkshire. The charity is a leading funder of cancer research in the region and has a track record of supporting ground-breaking projects and clinical trials to help prevent cancer and increase survival.

Cancer Data Insight Manager – (Maternity Cover – 12 months)

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing the Cancer Insight team and for ensuing they are the cancer and impact knowledge hub of the charity, through the collection and analysis of cancer data.
• Monitoring and improving our understanding of the charity’s Landscape.
• Development of policy positions relevant to achieving the strategy of the charity.
• Supporting strategy development, funding decisions and development of external health related communications for the charity.

Person specification

• Experience working with cancer data (or national and local data for another disease area).
• Experience managing a team in a health data related role.  
• Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Experience of creating models to estimate the impact of planned/proposed activity against strategic aims.
• Experience of impact monitoring and how this can be used to assess the impact of the charity’s completed, current, and future work.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data and evidence from a range of sources in a way that derives actionable insights and experience of tailoring these insights for different audiences.
• Knowledge and awareness of the cancer services landscape and publicly available cancer-related data.
• Experience of policy development and influencing external stakeholders.

Closing Date: ASAP