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L3 Snr Practitioner

  • You understand the end-to-end lifecycle and characteristics of the data in your area of work from origin to delivery to local and national consumers. 
  • You understand and can communicate the limitations of the data and how it can be enriched to deliver more relevant information. 
  • You specify how data should be cleansed and prepared and ensure processes and documentation reflect this to ensure valid and replicable results. You peer-review colleagues' analysis to ensure quality and consistency. 
  • You integrate qualitative and quantitative data to augment analysis, develop complex models and devise hypotheses for testing. 
  • You have a good knowledge of data security, data protection legislation and best practice. 
  • You proactively engage with stakeholders to explore their needs, search for complementary data sources, explore the limits of the available data and promote business decision-making based on the data.
  • You can lead the development of practices and procedures describing the production of regular analyses and reports. 
  • You are aware of the stringent data governance requirements in healthcare environments and can lead the application of data security procedures as directed locally and nationally.

Data Processing and Manipulation

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