Senior Research and Insight Analyst

About the GMC

We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

The role

The Senior Research and Insight Analyst works in the GMCs Data Research and Insight Hub,  providing analytical and research project management expertise. The role is critical in co-ordinating insight-based activities across a range of teams, delivering high quality, high impact published outputs and analyses. These analytical outputs include high profile publications, such as, The state of medical education and practice series of reports and leading presentations of those findings in internal and external sessions.

Our Senior Research and Insight Analyst is a mixed methods specialist who is called on to present numerical and text-based findings as clear, informative insights. You would facilitate and oversee team-based project activities to create concise, robust content for reports aimed at a range of audiences. Co-ordinating the process of publication, you will problem solve and handle issues in the research and editorial process, and work with a wide range of teams including communications and policy experts.  

Portfolios of work will include project management of components of our flagship analytic publication, The state of medical education and practice, and leading insight activities such as survey development, linking with policy teams to develop their evidence bases, rapid evidence searches on topical healthcare and regulatory issues, and more.

The person

We are looking for someone who has the skills and experience to plan and oversee the development and delivery of a varied range of insight outputs including discussion papers, surveys, and reports as part of a wider team.  

Our ideal candidate would be proactive in their work, able to work with others to specify mixed method research, and capable of drafting high quality text to a deadline.

This is a hybrid working role, with an expectation of spending one day a week working in Manchester office. We are happy to consider a range of flexible working options, all requests will be considered in line with GMC policy.

You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

The benefits 

As a member of our Data Research and Insight Hub you will work along specialists across multiple insight and management disciplines, with opportunities and support to develop your skills and career.  This will include

• Taking ownership of your own project scale work, with opportunities to specify research, commission and deliver work, and set up and lead dissemination activities
• Working closely with and learning from experienced insight managers, statisticians, survey developers, policy leads, risk managers, and project and programme managers.
• Becoming involved in other areas of work, such as our horizon scanning, strategy development, wider team skill planning and development.
• Accessing a wide range of learning and development online resources and in-person training events, as well as frequent team events.
• Contributing to continuous improvement activity and wider corporate programmes

If your career aspiration is to progress in your analytic specialty, or to work in more senior leadership and managerial roles linked to data, research, and insight we can offer you support for personal development planning, protected time for learning, and shadowing or mentoring to help you progress once you are established and delivering the core aspects of the role.

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Private medical insurance
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

To find out more please click here. 

How to apply for the role

If you are interested in applying for this role, please provide a CV, a statement which demonstrates your reason for applying and answer each of the specific questions, provide examples where possible.

Please note, applications submitted without the above information will be considered incomplete and not shortlisted.

Details on how to complete the application can be found in the attached guidance document.

We let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent, and free from discrimination. We are committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support its principles. However, please note that although we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, the Disability Confident interview scheme will not be applied for this role on this occasion.

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