Senior Data Scientist

NSW Health

NSW Health Pathology is embarking on its largest digital health transformation initiative, focused on leveraging AI to enhance healthcare outcomes. This role is pivotal for integrating data-driven strategies and fostering growth within the healthcare system in New South Wales. The position is based in Sydney or Newcastle, within a collaborative team of data professionals dedicated to revolutionizing patient care.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Develop analytical solutions and dashboards for strategic decision-making.
• Adopt best practices for data collection and tool development.
• Promote ethical use of data and enhance analytic literacy.
• Mentor junior data scientists.
• Collaborate on new data exploration, model development, and creating automated reporting tools.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Accrued days off and annual leave.
• Generous salary packaging and fringe benefits.
• Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport.
• Learning and development opportunities with RTO My Health Learning.

This role requires you to have:

• Leadership and project management in data and analytics.
• Proficiency with analytics programming languages.
• Experience with business intelligence tools like Excel and Power BI.
• Strong analytical and report preparation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Organizational and multi-tasking capabilities.

You would benefit from having:

• Prior experience in the healthcare domain.

NSW Health Pathology is committed to diversity and inclusion, seeking applicants from diverse backgrounds. The role may require a functional assessment, and there is an option for ongoing employment. An eligibility list may be created for future opportunities.