Closing date: 11.59pm, Wednesday 9 September 2026
Research and Insight Manager
The Role
This is a key role at the heart of Moondance Cancer Initiative’s core team, bringing research intelligence, evidence appraisal and practical insight into our work.
You’ll help us maintain a clear and current view of developments across cancer data, research, policy, innovation and service improvement, turning this intelligence into practical insight that can shape decisions, priorities and activity across the organisation.
A central part of the role will be helping to deliver CADARN, our system-level intervention to unlock the potential of cancer research in Wales. Within CADARN, you’ll combine research intelligence, study identification, practical coordination and delivery partner oversight, helping ensure each round is well prepared, well informed and able to translate discussion into action beyond the National Meeting.
The role also brings evidence and insight into our wider funding, delivery and learning activity, helping to identify and appraise opportunities, understand the impact of the work we fund, and draw out learning that can inform future action.
This role could be for you if you are curious, rigorous and practical, with strong research, evidence and analytical skills and the ability to work across evidence, people and delivery detail.
Key contract information
This is a permanent contract (with a three-month probationary period.)
- Reports to: Managing Director
- Hours of work: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday inclusive, including some evening meetings as required.
Location: We’re committed to working collaboratively and with purpose. We offer a hybrid working model, where team members can work flexibly from home and our office in central Cardiff. We have regular anchor days, usually once a week, where all team members come together at our office. You will therefore need to live within commuting distance of Cardiff.
The role will also require attendance at in-person meetings and events, including CADARN National Meetings, roundtables, board-related activity, wider MCI events, and external meetings or conferences relevant to the role. Some activity may involve travel across Wales, elsewhere in the UK or occasionally further afield, as well as evening commitments.
- Salary: £42,000 per annum (full time) plus a 5% employer pension contribution via the NEST scheme (alternative schemes considered by request).
- Annual holiday entitlement: 25 working days together with the usual Bank and Public holidays. The days between Christmas and New Year are also awarded as additional paid leave.
How to apply
If you share our ambition and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you!
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The full role profile can be found at the bottom of this page.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Wednesday 9 September 2026.
All shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a psychometric assessment.
Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Thursday 1 October at our office in Cardiff.
Please note: We may close the vacancy earlier if we receive a high volume of strong applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any general questions about this role please email info@moondance-cancer.wales.