Technology Business Analyst

Expert analysis. Cross-functional collaboration. Resolving complex challenges.

Technology Business Analyst

£38,500 - £42,500 (+ Benefits)

Grade: P2

Reports to: Lead Business Analyst

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Closing date: 24 September 2025 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: Telephone interview followed by two competency-based interviews with an exercise included

Interview date: From the week commencing 29 September 2025

How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Cancer Research UK has an extensive technical estate that underpins the charity’s ability to deliver our vision and strategy. The Business Analysis team play an essential role in our mission by bridging the gap between our technology department and the wider organisation. The team maximises the value of all our technical resources by delivering operational transformation & management that enables us to be an inclusive, well-governed, agile, and sustainable organisation. This involves championing innovation, providing analytical insight, and driving technical change across a range of products and services used by 4,000+ staff, 600+ shops, and thousands of supporters who raised £735m towards our life-saving research in 2024/25.

As a Business Analyst, you will be assigned to a technology portfolio to deliver large/complex technology and change projects whilst rotating across a range of products. This will involve accurately analysing, capturing, and validating requirements; identifying and assessing highly beneficial solutions; and providing analysis to shape and deliver technical solutions and outcomes. You will partner and collaborate with stakeholders, influencing across all levels of the organisation to ensure alignment with the underlying technology needs of the charity and its strategic direction.

If you are an experienced Business Analyst who has worked in medium to large businesses with a large IT function or within a large IT agency/consultancy, we would love for you to join our mission.

What will I be doing?

• Delivering large/ complex projects within one of our product portfolios to develop innovative and flexible business solutions, whilst driving efficiencies and harnessing shared capabilities.
• Driving analysis on multiple projects/ products to identify and assess solutions that meet business outcomes and provide the best cost/benefit balance.
• Scoping and shaping analytical approaches to problem-solving.
• Forging strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels to identify and assess opportunities to meet business needs.
• Analysing and mapping core business processes and systems, identifying pain points, and leading process improvements.
• Collating, understanding, and documenting business, functional, and non-functional requirements, ensuring stakeholders have a shared understanding.
• Translating business requirements into Agile epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Sizing and prioritising product features to maximise value for Cancer Research UK.
• Collaborating with Solution Architects, Developers, Testers, and UX Designers.
• Inputting into the design of test scenarios, scripts, and execution by collaborating with customers and Quality Assurance to ensure changes are appropriately tested and accepted.
• Defining KPIs/ SLAs with the business to monitor the effectiveness of processes and enable greater efficiency.
• Assisting in developing investment appraisals and providing decision support to ensure solutions deliver maximum value to the charity.
• Assisting in the identification, baselining, and tracking of project benefits to ensure value is achieved.
• Supporting the business analyst community by sharing expertise and best practices, and contributing to analysis toolkits.
• Maintaining an understanding of the capabilities, processes, and services that make up Cancer Research UK’s technology landscape.
• Keeping aware of current and emerging software to ensure that compatible solutions are designed, and existing capabilities are re-used where suitable.
• Supporting colleagues across the business analyst community while contributing to the team’s development by providing and creating material, guidelines, and user guides.
  
  
  

What skills will I need?

• Experienced Business Analyst who has successfully delivered technical change and projects in medium to large businesses with a large IT function or within a large technology agency/consultancy.
• Strong understanding and experience in business analysis skills, techniques, and practices.
• Advanced skills in requirements gathering and process improvements.
• History of designing and facilitating workshops.
• Proven ability to influence decision-making at all levels within a variety of contexts.
• Understanding of what Cancer Research UK is trying to achieve and the impact that the Delivery team makes in contributing to those objectives.
  
  
  

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Additional Information

For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at [email protected].

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.