Pharmacy Senior Information Analyst

Preston, Lancashire

Full-Time | Permanent – 37.5 Hours per Week

£35,000 – £45,000 + Benefits (depending on experience)

Intellect Group is proud to be partnering with a leading healthcare organisation in Lancashire to recruit a highly skilled Pharmacy Senior Information Analyst. This is a pivotal role within the Pharmacy Directorate, providing high-level data analysis, financial reporting, and leadership to a dedicated information team to improve medicines usage monitoring, cost control, and decision-making.

About the Role:

As the Pharmacy Senior Information Analyst, you will lead the analysis of medicines usage and expenditure data, ensuring accurate reporting and income recovery from commissioners. You’ll manage a team of pharmacy information analysts, liaise with senior stakeholders across Pharmacy, Business Intelligence, and Finance, and contribute to meeting performance targets, managing commissioner challenges, and improving data systems.

This is an opportunity to have a real impact on patient care and operational efficiency by turning complex data into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and manage pharmacy information analysts, providing leadership and direction
• Develop, design, and maintain medicines-related datasets and Power BI reports for decision-making
• Analyse complex, multi-stranded data to support senior management strategy and operational planning
• Produce monthly datasets for high-cost and specialist medicines, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Collaborate with Business Intelligence and Finance teams to enhance data accuracy, governance, and reporting
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support delivery of Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs)
• Respond to medicines-related information requests and commissioner challenges
• Lead training initiatives for pharmacy staff on data analysis best practice

Required Skills & Technologies:

• Data Analysis Tools: Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Excel (advanced)
• Database Querying: T-SQL, Power Query
• Healthcare Data: High-cost drugs datasets, medicines optimisation reporting
• Reporting Skills: DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), data modelling, financial reporting
• Strong understanding of information governance, data accuracy, and healthcare data standards
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to explain complex data to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with pharmacy or healthcare data systems (e.g., EMIS) desirable

What’s on Offer:

• Salary between £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience
• Generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects improving patient care and service efficiency