Analyst, Graduate Programme September 2025, Management Consulting

Your rewarding career starts here. This is your opportunity to join an innovative healthcare consulting firm as an analyst, working to provide innovative solutions to improve healthcare across a range of markets.  

CF is a leading consultancy dedicated to making an enduring impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, embed life science innovation and boost growth through investment.

With unmatched access to UK healthcare data and award-winning data science expertise, our team are a driving force for delivering positive and meaningful change.

Everyone at CF is passionate about healthcare. We understand the vital role it plays in a well functioning society and the difference good health and care make to individual lives.

Our work with health systems includes work with public and private providers of all kinds of care as well as their commissioners and regulators. We work at every level including national, regional, place and local level. We support health systems on critical strategic, performance and organisational issues to deliver the best outcomes for the populations they serve. 

Our work with the life sciences industry includes pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as medical devices, diagnostics, and health tech companies as well as their investors. We support the life sciences industry in the uptake of innovation including access, pathway transformation, and use of data & digital, and how they partner with health systems to improve patient outcomes. 

We have achieved Chartered Management Consulting (ChMC) accreditation for our learning and development programme, the highest recognition in the field, meaning you will be embarking on a successful training programme, leading to associate chartered management consulting experience after 3 years and full accreditation after 5 years. 

Our Analyst training programme 

Our accredited training programme has been running for 7 years now and we have seen our staff develop, grow and be promoted to the leadership team. Whether your preference is to follow a path in the consulting team or in the data innovation team, the learning and development programme will set you up for success. 

Year One Training: 
In your first year, you will undergo a comprehensive training programme designed to equip you with essential consulting and technical skills crucial for success in client projects, increasing the range of projects and roles you can complete during this time. Our single curriculum integrates core consulting principles with technical expertise, ensuring all participants are well-prepared to excel in their roles. 

Year Two Development: 
Moving into your second year, we will provide targeted training to further enhance your capabilities. At this stage, you'll have the opportunity to specialise in one of two tracks: 

1.      Technical Data Analyst Track: Dive deeper into the world of data analysis and become proficient in data science, data engineering and software engineering initially, and subsequently specialising in one of these fields. 

2.      Consulting Senior Analyst Track: Progress within the consulting team, honing your strategic consulting skills to take on more senior roles. 

As you advance on your chosen track, opportunities for growth and specialisation are abound. Whether you are passionate about data or consulting, our structured career paths offer clear trajectories for your development and success, with a variety of projects on offer to nurture your skill.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Structure and carry out task driven analysis to support the project under supervision
• Ensure accurate use of data and checking outputs
• Synthesise information and make use storyline to create high quality visual material
• Build effective relationships with peers within the client group
• Contribute to development of high-quality extension proposals, including exhibits, case studies and CVs
• Demonstrate understanding of the client’s business including market trends affecting that client
• Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities within existing clients to extend self
• You will learn how to effectively flag concerns or issues in delivery, whilst attempting to provide possible solutions
• You will develop an understanding of contribution of own work to the overall goal and timeline of the project and use this to effectively manage and prioritise own task list
• Clearly present and communicate findings and contribute to problem solving
• Contribute to and make use of the organisation’s knowledge management tools
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