Employer NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Employer type NHS Site 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2026 23:59 Interview date 14/05/2026
NHS AfC: Band 7
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
As a medicines insight analyst in the insight and programmes team, you’ll play a key role in delivering NICE’s ambition to be part of a system that constantly learns from data and implementation. You’ll be part of a team which is focused on helping NICE and the wider healthcare system drive improvement by understanding the implementation and adoption of our recommendations.
You’ll bring your experience of extracting and analysing NHS prescribing data to help us identify where our guidance is making a difference. You’ll work with colleagues across NICE and stakeholders in the healthcare system, using your medicines expertise to advise on what can be learned from prescribing data, carry out analyses and identify actionable insights which support decision-making.
Please note that we’ll be holding interviews for these roles in person in our Manchester office on 14th of May 2026.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications so please don’t delay your submission.
Main duties of the job
In this role you’ll be working as part of a team and taking a lead in areas of medicines and prescribing analysis.
* Sourcing, collating, analysing and synthesising prescribing and other healthcare data to develop insights on the implementation and adoption of our guidance in the healthcare system, at a national and local level – we’re moving towards using R as much as possible in our analytical work
* Developing analytical outputs and presentations suitable for a range of technical and non-technical audiences – we use PowerBI for our dashboards
* Communicating actionable insights which support decision-making within NICE and to the wider healthcare system
* Contributing to the writing, editing, design and critical appraisal of relevant programme publications
* Working closely with other team members, including reviewing and quality assuring outputs and agreeing suitable analytical approaches
* Developing and maintaining working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Working for our organisation
The Impact and Partnerships directorate is responsible for driving and enabling the effective and appropriate use of all NICE guidance and advice, and supports the engagement of patients and the public.
Within the directorate, you’ll join the insight and programmes team. Our analysts develop actionable insights by measuring the uptake of NICE guidance as well as analysing system intelligence gathered by colleagues across NICE.
NICE benefits include:
* Generous NHS Pension – secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK
* Flexible working – enjoy a healthy work‑life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times
* Exclusive discounts – save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card
* Time to recharge – start with 27 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Inclusive staff networks – join supportive communities such as Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud – we celebrate diversity
* Tailored development – grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job. Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Post‑graduate level qualification with a substantive component related to evidence‑based medicine or healthcare data (for example epidemiology, public health, data science, health informatics) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
* Experience in working with a range of individuals and organisations, ideally in healthcare settings
Skills/Knowledge
* Knowledge of and skills in analysing routinely collected NHS medicines‑related data, including prescribing data, healthcare activity, epidemiology, and costs
Skills/Knowledge
* Ability to gather data, analyse, critique and synthesise complex information and prepare reports and briefing documents
Skills/Knowledge
* Knowledge of high‑level analytical languages such as R, SQL, Python, etc.
Important – due to NICE’s use of anonymised recruitment practices we ask all candidates not to include any personal details within their application. Please ensure you provide sufficient detail in the supporting information section to allow our team to make an informed judgement about your suitability for this role at this stage. CVs will not be considered.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidates must ensure that all information provided in their application is factually accurate. Any examples provided must be taken from personal experience. NICE abides by honesty and integrity as part of its organisational values, if evidence of plagiarism is found, applications may be withdrawn.
By submitting an application, you agree that it may be rejected or subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Please contact resourcing@nice.org.uk if you wish to discuss any additional needs or reasonable adjustments which may support you with your application and/or at interview.
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