Senior Data Analyst and Researcher
Job Reference: | #170_12/24 | |
Group: | Health Systems | |
Unit: | Health Economics | |
Salary | $94,125 – $104,053 plus superannuation | |
Engagement Type: | Ongoing (Full-time) | |
Advertised: | Commonwealth Gazette (6 January 2025) | |
Closing Date: | 11:30pm, Monday 20th January 2024 | |
Contact Officer: | Renée Wolford, renee.wolford@aihw.gov.au, 0438 576 611 | |
More information: | Visit our Careers Page and the AIHW Enterprise Agreement | |
A merit pool may be established from this recruitment exercise and used to fill similar positions within the Institute over the coming 18 months. |
About the AIHW
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.
We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure, hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.
The AIHW Difference
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We offer a range of benefits including:
- access to flexible working arrangements to support your work/life balance
- attractive remuneration packages including generous superannuation and leave provisions
- challenging and fulfilling work where you can use your skills and expertise
- opportunities for professional development including study assistance
We are committed to creating genuine opportunities for everyone and we welcome applications from First Nations people(s), people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
The AIHW has offices in Canberra and Sydney and offers remote work opportunities for many roles.
For more information, visit the Benefits of working for the AIHW page of our website.
Position Summary
About the team
The Health Systems Group leads the development of the Institute’s strategies for acquiring and providing information on the activity, performance, and financing of the Australian health system. Key functions include maintaining national hospitals data collections, producing the annual record on health spending in Australia, monitoring the performance and safety of the health system, and reporting on injuries and activity in the medical, dental, and pharmaceutical sectors.
The Health Economics Unit is responsible for producing key outputs such as the annual Health Expenditure Australia report, the annual report on disease expenditure, health system spending per case of disease and for certain risk factors, and international health expenditure reporting to the OECD/WHO. Additionally, the unit releases reports on COVID-19 spending and Medicare funding of GP services and provides First Nations pharmaceutical and health expenditure estimates for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework Report.
Our ideal candidate
The Health Economics Unit is looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent data analysis, conceptual and communication skills.
Under general direction you will:
- Be a team player and work collaboratively as part of the Health Economics Unit.
- Conduct research, perform statistical analysis and make recommendations to support the development of estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Health Expenditure, and the Health and Welfare Workforce.
- Prepare reports and present findings to the Department of Health and Aged Care and other stakeholders.
- Be responsible for own work and the delivery of tasks to deadlines.
- Liaise and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies as
- Undertake other duties as required.
Selection Criteria
Our ideal candidate will have most or all the following skills and knowledge:
- Well-developed conceptual, analytical and research skills, including the ability to undertake complex planning, research and analysis.
- Strong research and communication skills, including the ability to translate data and other information into high quality written work for publication and the ability to verbally communicate with various audiences.
- Demonstrated experience in extracting, interrogating and analysing large administrative data sets using statistical analysis software (SAS and Stata).
- Ability to work independently and to contribute to a small team including managing your own tasks and deliverables, attention to detail, prioritising and working according to planned timeframes.
- Excellent task management and organisational skills, including the demonstrated ability to prioritise and deliver high quality work within agreed timeframes or escalate issues when required.
Relevant qualifications in health economics, statistics, and other relevant areas. Experience working with data relating to First Nations people and/or health workforce will be highly regarded.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, you must:
- undergo any required pre-employment checks, including a police records check
- obtain and maintain a valid Security Clearance if required by the institute
- undertake a probationary period of six (6) months will apply to any new engagement to the APS.
How to apply
Please submit your application online via the AIHW e-Recruit system. When applying online for the first time, you will need to register and provide a valid email address.
Your application must include:
- A summary of your relevant skills and experience and explain why you would be the best person for the role. Your response should align with the position summary and selection criteria information above and must be no more than 750 words.
- Your current CV and the names of two referees.
Reasonable Adjustment
The AIHW is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. If you require a reasonable adjustment (at any stage of the recruitment process), you can note this in your application and provide details of any adjustments required. All efforts will be made to meet your requirements.
Reasonable adjustments may include but are not limited to additional interview time, being interviewed at a particular time of day, interview material printed in large font, making allowances for varying communication styles.
RecruitAbility
The AIHW is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with
disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant who declares that they have disability to a further stage in the recruitment process, where they opt into RecruitAbility on the application form and meet the minimum requirements for the role.