Analytics - Technical Analyst

Job description

  • Sydney CBD – Hybrid flexibility
  • 12-month contract
  • $65.18 – 73.53 per hour + Super
Our Federal Government Client is an independent agency that promotes efficiency and increased transparency in the delivery and funding of public health and aged care services across Australia.
 
The Pricing and Analytics Branch is responsible for leading the development of the national efficient price and the national efficient cost, using the underlying cost and activity datasets.

The Role:
The APS6Technical Analyst role is to analyse and report on Agency key data collections providing insights which will improve data quality, identify variation and inform policy development and implementation.
 
Key responsibilities include:
  • Understanding and analysing data collected from public hospitals, private hospitals, aged care facilities, and other government bodies to design statistical models and answer complex policy questions.
  • Undertaking data analysis, including data reconciliation, validation, security, trends and reporting of results.
  • Undertaking statistical modelling of hospital data, including data cleaning, model design, implementation, evaluation, impact analysis, and reporting of results.
  • Contribute to technical analysis and insights to support ongoing development of the National Benchmarking Portal
  • Providing specialist advice to various working groups, managing relationships, and working with stakeholders on technical issues.
  • Preparing analytic working papers and technical documentation to communicate technical issues to key stakeholders.
  • Supporting the management of projects, including the drafting and record keeping of key documentation.
  • Providing purchasing and administrative support for contract and procurement management activities.
  • Collaborating with other sections on the Agency’s broader work
Key capabilities include:
  • Demonstrated ability to undertake projects in an uncertain environment, including determination, tenacity and passion in the delivery of challenging projects.
  • Strong technical and analytical skills, with high attention to Experience in mathematical or statistical analysis and model development.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing clear and efficient code, preferably using SAS, SQL, or python, to understand and analyse data.
  • Capacity to conduct sound analyses in an environment dominated by policy and stakeholder Ability to adopt a pragmatic approach to analysis and deliver results accordingly.
  • Demonstrated experience in contributing to a high performing multi-disciplinary
  • Critical thinking skills, including the ability to develop and assess the quality and applicability of complex analysis and modelling.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information that is appropriate for a range of audiences.
To Apply:
To be eligible it is essential that applicants hold Australian Citizenship and can obtain and maintain an Australian Federal Police criminal history check.

If you are interested in this role, please do APPLY NOW with your resume and a statement of claims framed around the key duties and key capabilities in MS Word format.  Alternatively, call Karen on 02 9200 3677 for more information.
 


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