Senior Research Manager

Location: 2 Redman Place, London. Flexible home or office-based options available, some office-based presence required.

We are looking for a full-time Senior Research Manager to join our Research and Intelligence team to lead on data research across the HFEA, managing research applications to access large and sensitive datasets for specific research purposes. The HFEA holds the longest running national dataset of fertility treatment in the world – keeping a record of every patient, partner, donor, and child born as a result of fertility treatment since 1991. The Senior Research Manager works to ensure applications for data meet requirements set out in our legal framework and ensures projects are compliant with current data protection law. The post holder will require previous experience working with large datasets and liaising with researchers from a range of backgrounds to relay the strengths and limitations of the data we hold. They will champion our register data for research at conferences and meetings, as well as improving our engagement with researchers through mailing lists and webinars. 

The post holder will also contribute and lead on publications such as our flagship annual publication, Fertility Trends, working with team members to ensure accuracy and relevance to our audiences. Recent publications include our National Patient Survey and our Family formations in fertility treatment report. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is proactive, can work effectively as part of a team, and who has good written and verbal communication skills – including an ability to handle sensitive public enquiries relating to the data we hold. You should be able to demonstrate experience of managing projects and of working with a variety of stakeholders. You should also have the skills required to analyse large datasets and be able to summarise and identify key points from a wide range of evidence.

Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively are key given the varied nature of this role. You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have extensive experience of statistical analysis in a healthcare or public setting.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in supporting the Research and Intelligence team. You will have the chance to make a real and tangible difference to our work and the lives of patients. For more information about the work we do, please visit our website.

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Closing date: Sunday 20 July 2025

Interview date: W/C 28 July 2025

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