"Data Protection Analyst"

Short summary

Are you passionate about data protection and doing things the right way?

This role sits at the heart of how Subject Access Requests are managed and how responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR are met. You’ll play a key part in shaping smarter ways of working, supporting colleagues with practical advice and partnering closely with the Data Protection Officer on everything from training and impact assessments to improving data protection practices across the organisation. The role also contributes to the wider Risk and Compliance agenda, helping to build a confident and positive data protection culture.

Key Responsibilities

These include but are not limited to:

• Owning and managing the DSAR process end-to-end, from collation and review through to redaction and response.
• Keeping things slick and compliant by continuously improving DSAR processes and spotting smarter, more efficient ways of working.
• Producing clear, high-quality responses, confidently explaining where information has been withheld and why.
• Staying ahead of risk – escalating complex or time-critical requests to senior stakeholders when needed.
• Handling sensitive investigations and complaints under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR with care and confidence.
• Building strong relationships across the organisation while championing privacy, security and best practice in everything you do.

About you

You will have:

• Confident handling complex Subject Access Requests, including reviewing and redacting sensitive employee data. *
• Strong understanding of DSAR exemptions and how to apply them correctly. *
• A clear, confident communicator – comfortable producing accurate responses and reports for senior stakeholders. *

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.