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Download the job descriptionClosing date: 19 July 2026
This Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK)-funded post offers a unique opportunity to work at the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) within the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) as part of the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) team. NATCAN is a national centre of excellence dedicated to strengthening NHS cancer services and reducing variation in care and is the home of all 10 National Cancer Audits in England and Wales. NATCAN is the largest centre evaluating cancer services in the UK, with 45 staff members, employed at the RCSEng or the LSTHM, from a wide range of backgrounds (medicine, statistics, epidemiology, data science, quality improvement, project management).
This post will support a PCUK funded partnership with the NPCA to generate new evidence on potential inequities in prostate cancer care and outcomes. This is a key role in data science as part of the NPCA team, working closely with senior cancer specialists, clinical fellows, methodologists, data managers, and other multidisciplinary team members. The post holder will develop advanced analysis and research skills in using large detailed linked national datasets.
The results of the work will be disseminated as peer-reviewed academic papers, and conference presentations as well as audit reports and their online dashboards. Work of the post holder will also include some of the following: supporting development to improve the efficiency of data analysis and reporting within the centre; working on the data flow into and within NATCAN; data validation; data science processes; automated reporting; state-of-the-art data visualisation and dashboards.
Responsibilities
- Carry out statistical analyses to explore prostate cancer inequity using national datasets on hospital care and treatment.
- Extract, wrangle and curate large scale linked clinical datasets ready for analysis using SQL or statistical software
- Develop reusable data pipelines and apply algorithms to derive required variables
- Produce reports, dashboards and data visualisations to support local quality improvement
- Ensure projects comply with information governance policies
- Communicate findings in seminars, conference presentations, reports and academic journals
About you
We are looking for applicants with:
- Bachelor Level/Higher degree in medical statistics, data science, epidemiology, operational research or equivalent academic qualification
- A good understanding of health-related research methods and study designs
- Experience of undertaking analyses using large complex datasets in a statistical package
- Evidence of contributions to written output, preferably peer-reviewed
- Experience of applying information governance principles to health care data
About us
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients.
The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) sits within the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU), based at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
What we can offer you
- 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
- Flexible working
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
- Variety of learning and development opportunities
- Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme
If you have any queries regarding this role, please contact [email protected].
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