Research Analyst: Health and Care

at  RAND Europe

RAND is a not-for-profit research institute with over 30 years of experience in conducting policy research for governments, international organisations, research councils, charitable foundations, and other organisations. We believe that good research helps shape sound answers to pressing societal challenges, ultimately making communities safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous in the future. RAND Europe has approximately 180 staff across offices in Cambridge, Brussels, and the Netherlands.
We wish to recruit a Research Analyst to join the health group at RAND Europe. The role is part of our expanding research group working on public health, health systems and services, and technology and innovation in health.
Our methods are typically rooted in the social sciences – members of the research group have backgrounds in health services research; health economics; epidemiology; public health; psychology; health innovation; sociology and other social science and health related disciplines.
Researchers in the group collaborate extensively with university-based researchers, such as through the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research, a partnership between RAND Europe and the University of Cambridge (www.cchsr.phpc.cam.ac.uk) and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk), as well as through our rapid evaluation centres (DECIDE with the University of Oxford, and BRACE with the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge).
We wish to recruit a Research Analyst to join the health group at RAND Europe. The role is part of our expanding research group working on public health, health systems and services, and technology and innovation in health.
This post would suit those who have recently completed their PhD, or have completed a Masters degree and have some relevant research experience in the academic, public or private sector. We are open to applications from people with quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods backgrounds with a strong interest in policy and decision-making in health policy.
The role will be based at our Cambridge (UK) office; RAND Europe operates on a hybrid working policy with the opportunity to work from home for most of the week, but attendance in the office is expected at least one day a week (normally Tuesday).
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and particularly encourage people from groups that are underserved by, or under-represented in, research on health and care.

REQUIREMENTS

• Doctorate in a relevant field; or a master’s degree with additional relevant experience
• Good knowledge and experience of qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies and their application to research on health and care
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Good skills with Excel, PowerPoint and Word; other relevant research software or coding skills are an advantage;
• Fluency in English is essential
• Organised and with good time management skills
• Team player
• Ability to start work soon (eg: January 2025) is an advantage (pending successful background checks)

• Contributing to high-quality research by (for example):
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• drafting data collection tools

• conducting literature reviews
• conducting interviews or focus groups
• analysing quantitative and qualitative data
• preparing presentations and research briefs
• collaborating with others as part of proposal and project teams
• Drafting sections of reports (with support)
• Managing small to medium sized projects and proposals (with support), including monitoring budget, timetable and deliverables, coordinating work by others and providing feedback
• Ensuring timely and professional contact with collaborators, clients and funders
• Contributing to impact by identifying opportunities for communication of research findings
• Analysing calls for tender to identify proposal requirements
• Supporting wider organisational and business development activities