Analytics Lead

Analytics Lead

Bolton

£55,000

Are you an experienced analytics professional ready to step into a role where you can make a tangible impact? We're partnering with a leading healthcare provider undergoing exciting growth, and they're looking for an Analytics Lead to champion data excellence, guide an established team, and drive insight-led decision-making across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about data, who thrives in a fast-moving environment, and wants to contribute to meaningful work that ultimately supports high-quality patient care.

As the Analytics Lead, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering the organisation's reporting and analytics strategy. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a multi-disciplinary analytics team (Power BI, Reporting, and Insights Analysts).
• Coaching, supporting and developing colleagues, helping them build technical and professional capability.

• Hands-on development, maintenance and optimisation using:SQL, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI, ArcGIS, and related reporting tools.
• Owning the organisation's SQL reporting infrastructure and ensuring business continuity.
• Overseeing the request pipeline, ensuring reporting and analytics outputs are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Administering reporting systems and providing end-user support.
• Creating and maintaining workflows/subsystems in K2.

• Streamlining reporting processes and driving best practice.
• Enhancing data quality, governance and usability across the business.
• Supporting operational teams with robust, actionable insights.

You'll excel in this role if you're technically strong, comfortable managing expectations across multiple stakeholders, and passionate about producing high-quality analytics.

You should bring:

• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, VBA, Macros).
• Strong SQL experience, including complex queries across multiple sources.
• Experience with SSRS, SSIS and Power BI (Fabric exposure is a bonus).
• High levels of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Logical problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills - able to translate complex information clearly.
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence building relationships at all levels.

We're looking for someone who is:

• A genuine self-starter with a passion for data.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a desire to take ownership.
• Comfortable managing both their own workload and that of a team.
• Keen to learn specialist knowledge and continuously develop.
• Positive, motivated and committed to delivering excellent service.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys both hands-on technical work and leading people, and who wants to contribute to a mission-driven organisation making a real difference to patient outcomes.

• Make a meaningful impact in a highly respected healthcare organisation.
• Lead a talented, ambitious analytics team.
• Use a wide range of analytics tools and technologies.
• Enjoy a supportive environment that values innovation, continuous improvement and personal development.

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