The General Medical Council is currently looking for a Research and Insight Analyst to work in our Data, Research and Insight Hub. The Research and Insight Analyst, will provide high quality, timely and accurate written insight and analysis outputs to inform policy, process, and operational improvements both within the GMC and for a variety of key stakeholders and organisation across the UK.

Your primary focus will be utilising a range of primary and secondary evidence sources on doctors, medical associate professionals, and the wider healthcare environment, to provide insight into the future of professional healthcare regulation and related policy. This means undertaking research projects, analysing datasets, gathering external information, sharing our insight data, and ultimately delivering a suite of reports and papers on health matters.

An understanding of regulatory and public policy environments will be a distinct advantage. You will have the adaptability to respond to the changing needs of our organisation and fast-moving policy environment. You should have a sound understanding of research management, horizon scanning and other environmental analysis techniques, while experience of working within a policy and research team would be ideal.

Exploring, shaping and undertaking analysis within a small team of research and insight specialists, to support a range of activities including producing publications, presentations and papers for internal and external audiences  providing key stakeholders with crucial evidence led intelligence and insight to inform our policy development and decision-making.

This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to work at the Manchester office at least once a week, with Tuesday being the current team day.

You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

GMC Benefits – Why work for us

We work with doctors, patients, and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those who train them need to meet and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Flexible working patterns
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Discounts at 100s of high street and online stores
• Discounted gym membership
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme for those wanting a greener commute
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

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