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Senior Research Manager
| Posting date: | 03 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £45,500 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £45500 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E20 1JQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | G0002-25-0008 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is proactive, can work effectively as part of a team, and who has good written and verbal communication skills including an ability to handle sensitive public enquiries relating to the data we hold. You should be able to demonstrate experience of managing projects and of working with a variety of stakeholders. You should also have the skills required to analyse large datasets and be able to summarise and identify key points from a wide range of evidence. Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively are key given the varied nature of this role. You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare or public setting. Key responsibilities 1. Manage the work of the Register Research Panel, ensuring business is conducted according to the law. 2. Line manage the Research Officer, who is responsible for the secretariat work of the panel. 3. Represent the HFEA at national and international conferences, seminars and external working groups, presenting as required and where needed. 4. Be the main advisory contact for data research for the senior management team, the HFEA Chair, and external organisations such as other ALBs or professional societies. 5. Lead on provision of guidance and information, both internally and externally, on matters relating to data research, seeking legal advice as necessary. 6. Negotiate data processing agreements on behalf of the HFEA engaging both with internal and external stakeholders, liaising with legal advisors as appropriate. 7. Provide expertise in analysing a range of information and on the structure and quality of Register data over time, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to determine their requirements and relaying the strengths and limitations of Register data. 8. Work closely with the Data and Insights Analysts and colleagues in IT to oversee preparation of data extracts for research projects and their secure transfer to relevant research establishment storage systems. 9. Work with a range of colleagues and stakeholders to champion the use of register data for research purposes. This will include managing our quarterly data research newsletter and planning webinars/events for researchers. 10. Contribute to our official statistics publications such as our flagship corporate publication, Fertility Trends, and reports on more specific topics of interest in the sector such as recent reports examining variations in fertility treatment access and outcomes by ethnicity (see our Research and Data page). 11. Work with the Data and Insights Analysts and Head of Research and Intelligence to translate extracts of data from the Register and other sources into publications and reports for internal and external use, and ensuring we base our policy and regulatory approach on evidence. 12. Responsible for preparing responses to freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions as required, ensuring responses are in line with our statutory responsibility.