Senior Data Analytics Engineer (Public Health)

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Salary: £55,581
Grade: Level 5 Zone 1
Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (36 hours)
Closing Date: Monday 24^th November 2025; 23:59

**This advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.**

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We're home to the most important conversations happening today and we're making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here's where you can help decide a better future for us all.

Join Camden's Public Health Intelligence team and help transform how we use data to improve lives. We're on the lookout for a Senior Analytics Engineer who's passionate about public health, data innovation, and driving real-world change. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of public health, data engineering, and analytics, enabling evidence-based decisions that improve population health and reduce inequalities. You'll contribute to ambitious initiatives such as Raise Camden, where we're building linked, longitudinal records to better understand child wellbeing, and our Estates Mission, which uses integrated data to improve services for those with the greatest need. Your work will directly influence how Camden supports its communities.

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• Design scalable, secure, and reproducible pipelines that bring together diverse datasets, from clinical records to housing and education.
  
• Align Camden's health data with corporate models and virtualisation platforms like Denodo, ensuring consistency and interoperability.
  
• Build dimensional models and intuitive tools that unlock insights for analysts, policymakers, and frontline teams.
  
• Develop trusted relationships with stakeholders to lead complex data projects, overcoming governance barriers that may limit sharing of personal data.
  
• Design innovative approaches to link and analyse datasets with limited interoperability
  
• Guide analysts in software development best practices using R, Python, SQL, and Git.
  

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• A relevant qualification or 3+ years' professional experience in data analysis, science, or engineering.
  
• Strong skills in SQL, data modelling, and tools like Denodo or similar virtualisation technologies.
  
• Experience with R or Python and supporting reproducible analytical pipelines.
  
• Knowledge of public health, NHS data, clinical coding (ICD-10, SNOMED-CT), and public sector data governance.
  
• Experience of translate complex data needs into clear deliverables whilst negotiating competing stakeholder priorities.
  
• A proactive and collaborative mindset to improving the use of data and information.
  

For more information see the Job Profile and accompanying FAQ document.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

A webinar with Q&A will be held 5-6pm 17^th November on Teams - see more details here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d5b3b89e-8ef0-4ee1-bcda-dea30c...

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the 'Why you?' section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the "About You" section.

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/11467333/file/documen...

To view the FAQ document, please CLICK HERE

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a technical test and panel interview.

For an informal chat, contact Will Yuill, Head of Health Intelligence:

This advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out. We may also review applications as they come through, so you may receive a notification about your application before the closing date.

We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI-generated content when applying.

At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion

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• £55,581 per year