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Data Specialist Stratford, London, England

Cancer Research UK

Full Time Stratford, London, England 55295 - 67795 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together we will beat cancer.

Data Specialist

£35,000-£45,000

Reports to: Lead Data Manager

Department: Chief Operating Office

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

We're open to a variety of ways of working, including full time, part time, job share and compressed hours.

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: 15 June 2023, 23:55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found

Recruitment process: One competency-based interview

Interview date: From the week commencing 19 and 26 June 2023

Application method: We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; we won’t be able to view them until the interview stage so they will not be reviewed in the shortlisting process. To be considered fairly for this role, you must fill out the employment history application questions.

Tech Stack: SQL, Python

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

The Data team plays an invaluable role in working across our portfolios to deliver data projects in support of the amazing work of our staff, aid data-driven decision making, and ensure we are working towards a best-in-class data offering.

As a Data Specialist, you will be responsible for the data and data processes within our Fundraising & Trading (F&T) portfolio that raised an incredible £543m towards our lifesaving research in 2021/22. As part of several strategic initiatives within this portfolio, our ambition is to utilise our Person Hub (master data management system) and modernise our E-Commerce, and Events platforms. You will play a crucial role by documenting as-is processes, reviewing and translating requirements for these platforms as we prepare for the migration.

This will involve owning the data requirements, reference data management, business rules, data standards, data mappings, data taxonomy, and embedding audit and reconciliation frameworks into data processes. You will also establish key documentation to ensure master data integrity, maintain and support data quality, and investigate data incidents.

However, this isn’t a purely technical role, as you will liaise and build relationships with stakeholders and business partners across F&T while also supporting delivery teams (including testing and skills transfer). In doing so, you will ensure our data structure’s future-readiness and all types of data are useable for Business Intelligence and foster a data-driven culture.

What will I be doing?

Acting as the Technology representative and subject matter expert for your data domain, championing data across the charity with the aim to embed a data-driven culture and drive value from our data.
Collaborating with subject matter specialists, and business and compliance colleagues to define, develop and document data requirements.
Ensuring accurate reference data, business rules, data standards, mappings, taxonomy as well as embedding audit and reconciliation frameworks as part of the data processes for your domain.
Being part of the design of data integrations, processes, and guiderails across different systems to ensure end-to-end data lineage.
Assisting the investigation of data incidents, analysing issues arising and identifying the root cause of problems to address anomalies, and drive forward the quality of our data.
Helping teams understand how to interpret their data, putting data into context and providing support to explore, and use the data to make informed decisions.
Ensuring data quality is measured and quality standards are appropriately considered and applied.
As part of a team, assisting the migration of data, creating data migration models and preparing, validating, and signing off the data mappings between “as is” and “to be”.
Working with Business Analysts to define functional and non-functional requirements for data flows, validating and implementing data business rules ie. retention, transformation, dependencies, acceptance criteria.

What skills are you looking for?

Applied design principles, compliance, and techniques to drive the analysis, modelling, and understanding of the data and its operation across the organisation.
Experience in areas of Data Management, Data Migration, Data Governance and/or Data Quality.
Experience making data quality improvements and helping resolve quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection, correction, process control and improvement.
Worked on data migrations and governed the implementation of data processes across multiple lines of business and information systems.
Introduced and built data capability within a large, complex, and multi-stakeholder environment.
Knowledge of data applications, relational databases and scripting languages (e.g. SQL, Python).
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to convey complex technical/data concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues
Understanding of data quality measurement and reporting frameworks.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

For the full job description and more information about working with us please contact [email protected]

Additional Information

Cancer Research UK’s Technology team is proud to be part of the

Tech Talent Charter

(TTC) for our efforts in driving equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Our vision is a digital world accessible to all, and we have always sought to draw from a diverse pool of talent and maintain an inclusive working environment.

For more information on this career opportunity please

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[email protected]

There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at

[email protected]

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

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