Job description
- Sydney CBD – Hybrid flexibility
- 12-month non-ongoing contract
- $98,366 – 110,937 + 15.4% Superannuation
The Costing Analytics Section provides analytical support on the analysis of cost related activities in both hospital and aged care. The Costing Analytics section also works in collaboration with other teams within the Agency to develop innovative methods for the analysis of cost data for public hospital services, evidence driven national health policies, alternative health care funding models, aged care services and classification systems.
The Role:
The APS6 Data Analyst - Technical Costing is required to coordinate and manage multiple priorities within defined timeframes and ensuring results.
This position is located within the Costing and Data Infrastructure branch. The Branch has responsibilities including cost collections, developing costing standards and data specifications, and managing data acquisition, access and storage.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Understanding and analysing data collected from aged care and hospital services
- Providing input into the development of cost models for aged care and hospital services
- Preparing analytic working papers and technical documentation to communicate technical issues to key stakeholders
- Supporting the Executive in explaining model results and other technical issues to external stakeholders
- Collaborating with other sections on the Agency’s broader work program
- Strong technical and analytical skills, with high attention to detail. 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.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information that is appropriate for a range of audiences
- Critical Thinking skills, including the ability to develop and assess the quality and applicability of complex analysis and modelling.
- Experience in mathematics, statistics, econometric, or actuarial sciences, including data analysis and pricing model development is highly desirable. Experience using SAS, SQL, Python, and Microsoft Excel is also desirable.
To Apply:
To be eligible it is essential that applicants hold Australian Citizenship and have the ability to obtain and maintain a national police 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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