About this role
Job summary
This is an opportunity for a highly experienced senior economist or analyst to join an established, high-performing analytical team. Strategic Analysis is a multidisciplinary team of specialists in economics, behavioural science and other analytical professions. We operate as an in-house consultancy, working across analytical and professional boundaries to analyse important and interesting NHS challenges.
Our work is project-based, and we collaborate with teams across NHS England, DHSC, and the NHS to translate our analysis into real-world impact. We use a range of methods including econometric modelling, other advanced quantitative techniques, experimental methods, and qualitative research. Some of our recent projects have been on the impact of moving care closer to home, the relationship between the NHS and economic growth, the drivers of health sector productivity, and the use of digital health technologies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a key member of the Strategic Analysis leadership team. You will independently identify, design, and lead high-quality analytical projects for senior clients in NHS England and DHSC. You will be responsible, alongside the team's Deputy Director, for influencing executive-level stakeholders and promoting the team's work. Drawing on specialist skills and knowledge from an analytical profession like economics, behavioural science, statistics, or epidemiology, you will provide expert advice to support evidence-based decision making.
About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Job description Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, and person specification in the attached Job Description. Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.
For further information or to discuss the role, candidates can contact the hiring manager [email protected] before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to post-graduate level in a relevant subject (such as Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Operational Research, or a related quantitative or analytical discipline), or equivalent experience
Skills Essential
Consultancy skills - able to understand the real issues underlying a request and ability to agree and manage scope of work Skilled at logical problem structuring, able to apply existing knowledge/skills to unfamiliar areas
Knowledge Essential
Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to analysis and statistics
Experience Essential
Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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United Kingdom
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