Head of Partnerships & Analytics London, England
Job description
We're looking for a passionate, values-driven Head of Partnerships & Analytics to support Imperial College Health Partners in delivering complex change by bringing a breadth of economic, statistical, and analytical skills. You will also bring energy and empathy to bear in the development, execution, and management of the data analysis within projects.
The role of Head of Partnerships & Analytics is to support this type of complex change by bringing a breadth of project leadership, management and analytical skills. You will also plan and oversee project teams that undertake delivery of analytics work, drawing on skills and practices relating to problem definition, scoping and planning, research and analysis, project management, and reflecting and learning.
The role will proactively engage with the NHS, industry, and academia to use real world evidence to underpin a range of projects covering demand and capacity modelling, economic evaluations, and retrospective research projects to add to our pipeline, bringing investment and the latest innovations to our local sector. This role will operate in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, taking time to understand the context of the operating environment and demonstrating good judgement (including seeking counsel from others when needed); and offer support and guidance for others seeking advice.
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) is a not-for-profit organisation, established by its constituent NHS and academic members. We exist to improve population health, and we do that by supporting partners to understand complex problems, to innovate, and to implement new approaches sustainably within complex systems. ICHP is also the designated Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for North West London – one of 15 across England. We are funded through local member contributions, national NHS income as well as commercial income to ensure sustainability.
ICHP aims to revolutionise the way health data is used responsibly for research into treating and preventing disease and host Discover-NOW, a health data research Hub which brings together NHS organisations, globally recognised academic, industry, technology, research and charity partners as well as patients and the public focussed on the use of real-world health data for research.
– You take a lead role in clarifying the problem that our work is trying to solve. You explore the context of the situation, the stated and unstated issues that shape the request for support, and you support clients to reflect productively on the questions that they want to address and why.
– You apply recognised methods of issue analysis and problem definition, and you support colleagues to apply these as well.
– You play a lead role in scoping work and ensuring the development of project plans, so that the work we do is directly related to solving / resolving the problem we are trying to address. You actively seek out examples of similar projects we have undertaken within ICHP.
– You proactively look within the organisation for examples of similar projects we have undertaken, and involve colleagues (and external specialists) who have expertise in this area of work; and you consider the range of skills in the organisation to make proposals about the team resources required to undertake the work successfully. You play a lead role in taking proposals through internal and external sign-off processes.
– You oversee and finalise the planning of appropriate tasks within the project, giving consideration to a wide range of complex activities, including stakeholder management, clinical expert groups and project governance groups; and you make informed judgements about the phasing and feasibility of tasks given decision-points, governance meetings and project resources
– You oversee and guide the identification of internal team members for particular projects, and you lead on the identification of external individuals or partners including clinical principle investigators and sponsors, to enable robust and affordable delivery of analytical projects
– You support project teams to apply recognised methods of project planning and documentation; and you perform reviews of the scope and plan to test that it remains relevant for the work being undertaken, taking action to resolve issues where necessary.
– You are responsible for selecting appropriate methods of research to address the defined problem / client need, giving consideration to qualitative and quantitative methods; and making recommendations about the most suitable and feasible approach given practical constraints of time and resources. You will involve domain experts from within ICHP’s various skills centres, and act as an expert in one or more domains of research and analysis.
– You are responsible for ensuring that health data approaches are appropriately rigorous and systematic (i.e. proportionate to the scope of the task)
– You will have experience of using real world data to support a range of applications in health care including demand and capacity modelling, evaluations and data led research, including retrospective studies
– You will ensure that research and analysis findings and conclusions undergo relevant quality checks and quality assurance, finding collaborative and constructive ways to help build conversations about the interpretation of evidence within a project (e.g. by setting up and participating in internal review sessions); and you will proactively involve other experts within ICHP where their input is required.
– You are responsible for undertaking (and supporting others to undertake) the systematic collation of information from relevant and robust sources, bringing together different types of evidence (including national guidance, clinical experts, patient representatives, published research, and novel data analysis).
– You are responsible for assessing (and supporting others to assess) the reliability and relevance of different evidence in relation to the project, making highly complex judgements about (and documenting) what to include in formal analyses and what to discount, and working with colleagues and clients to build a shared understanding of (and support for) these decisions.
– You are responsible for synthesising (and supporting others to synthesise) evidence in a clear and systematic way, taking into account the need to weigh evidence and handle conflicting data, and to describe clear and reasoned conclusions and recommendations that follow from the evidence available.
– You are responsible for finding clear and compelling ways to present analysis to a wide variety of stakeholders (and supporting others to do the same) – using appropriate formats, such as written documents or graphical representations. Your analysis will ensure that what is described is directly and explicitly relevant to the project problem definition, and able to inform action.
– You are responsible for the delivery of several defined areas within a project or programme, coordinating your own work and that of others, and ensuring quality standards are met and that work is delivered in a cost-effective way, working with colleagues to adjust plans as required
– You are responsible for keeping an overview of the project and ensuring that progress on your own tasks, and those of others, are visible and on track; and that appropriate team conversations happen, and action is taken, where the project is off-track.
– You are responsible for the development of systems to manage and report on the progress of the project to key groups (such as a programme board), supporting colleagues to keep plans up to date; and you will ensure that timely and clear updates are available to members / clients, as required.
– You seek to apply recognised methods of project management and documentation, providing support to others; and you actively consider project risks and issues, taking action to mitigate and escalate, as required.
– You will act as the main point of escalation to resolve issues within a project or programme, keeping director colleagues appraised of any significant issues.
– You provide guidance and oversee the management and procurement of identified products, equipment, services and facilities – relevant to a project – placing orders and signing invoices, mindful of budget limitations; and you act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of budget management responsibilities.
– Delegated responsibility for defined project and programme budgets, and responsibility for effective use of personal time
– You are responsible for engaging constructively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on a range of complex issues such as the development of a new model of care for services for a particular population group. You will be able to build key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally to ensure the delivery of projects.
– You are able to convey and discuss complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations, and you are persuasive in putting forward your own view, and that of the organisation, demonstrating good styles and form of argument and logic
– You will be able to confidently employ a variety of styles of written and verbal communication (including email, written reports, meetings, presentations); and you can exercise good judgement to ensure that the content of communications are relevant, proportionate, and communicated in a style that is appropriate for the situation.
– You can identify the impact of contextual factors on communication, and adapts communication to take account of others’ culture, background and preferred way of communicating
– You ensure that your communication exhibits the highest standards of integrity and respectfulness; and that the form and style that you use is suitable, understandable and professional.
– You encourage and support effective communication between all involved, anticipating barriers to communication and taking action to improve communication
– You develop and maintain respectful and clear communication with people, and can maintain this when communicating about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
– You are proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communication to assist longer terms needs and aims
