Student Records Analyst

Key Information

Salary: Starting salary depends on skills and experience of the candidate. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time) 

Contract: Permanent 

Location: Chelsea or Sutton, depending on candidate's preference. This role may be eligible for hybrid working.

Closing Date: 7th July 2024

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interview Date: 18th July 2024 (Chelsea) or 19th July (Sutton), depending on candidate’s preference.

Job Details

Summary of Role

As Student Records Analyst, you will have responsibility for extracting, analysing, adding and reporting on data related to student activity at the ICR using technologies including SQL scripting, Power BI and PHP. You will help to maintain and support a wide range of student-facing web applications and services, assist with the planning and implementation of new systems, curate our operating procedures around data entry and governance, and create data visualisations. This position would be ideal for a graduate looking to forge a career in Data Analysis and Management.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate must have:

• strong numerical and analytical skills, with some experience of data analysis
• an excellent standard of written and spoken English, including the clear presentation of complex data
• good interpersonal skills
• the ability to interpret and summarise complex datasets 
• a proactive approach to identifying, resolving, and preventing future data quality issues
• the ability to interpret statutory reporting regulations and to apply regulations to individual cases
• experience in complex relational databases and doing SQL queries

The candidate would ideally also have experience in the following areas although consideration will be given to candidates without this experience who can demonstrate strong technical skills:

• experience in Microsoft Excel, including the use of VLOOKUPs and pivot tables

Department/Directorate Information

The role of the Academic Services directorate is to create an efficient and effective environment for the ICR’s scientific community to flourish. Our services underpin both research and education at the ICR.

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Alistair Inglis-Taylor via email at alistair.inglis-taylor@icr.ac.uk 

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

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