Public Health Analyst

What the role involves

• Analyse population health, surveillance and outcomes data
• Design and evaluate public health interventions with measurable outcomes
• Produce risk assessments and briefings for policy audiences
• Investigate clusters, outbreaks and health inequalities
• Translate evidence into guidance that practitioners can use

Core skills

• Epidemiology (level 4/5)
• Statistical Analysis (level 4/5)
• Public Health Surveillance Systems (level 3/5)
• Health Data Analysis & Reporting (level 4/5)
• Programme Evaluation (level 3/5)
• Policy Briefing & Communication (level 4/5)

Preferred skills

• SQL & Database Design
• R / Python for Data Analysis
• Health Economics Basics

Tools

Experience expected

2-5 years in public health, epidemiology or health data analysis

Projects that prove the role

• Outbreak investigation that identified the transmission route
• Programme evaluation showing which intervention worked
• Health inequalities analysis that changed a local funding decision

Evidence to collect

• An analysis using real surveillance data with conclusions
• A programme evaluation report
• A policy briefing you wrote for a non-technical audience

What the interview covers

• An outbreak or cluster you investigated
• Distinguishing correlation from causation in population data
• Designing an evaluation for a public health programme
• Communicating uncertainty honestly to a policy audience

How the role progresses

• Public Health Analyst
• Senior Public Health Analyst
• Epidemiologist
• Public Health Consultant
• Director of Public Health

Certifications that carry weight

• Certification in Public Health (CPH)
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• Royal Statistical Society accreditation
• MPH (Master of Public Health)

Related roles

• data-analyst
• healthcare-administrator
• compliance-analyst

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