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Driving Healthcare Excellence: Data Analyst Opportunity at SALHN

As a Data Analyst, you'll unlock the power of data to drive healthcare excellence. Leveraging your analytical prowess, you'll transform complex datasets into actionable insights, informing strategic decisions and enhancing operational efficiencies. Your work will directly contribute to improving patient outcomes and shaping the future of healthcare delivery within SALHN.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Data Analyst Lead, this role is responsible for the delivery of objective, high quality, professional and contribute to timely statistical analysis, interpretation and reporting of health-related data that is critical to and addresses the information requirements of SALHN. The Data Analyst will also assist in production and contribution of routine and ad-hoc reports, publications, and online information products, provide relevant expert data use and presentation advice as required, and extract, collate and report data to satisfy the Department’s statutory reporting obligations. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Extract, compile/contribute to produce statistical reports, information papers, briefs, responses, online data products and other relevant documents that support the work of our customers, both internal and external to the Department,
• Apply a range of business analysis methodologies and techniques using a variety of information delivery technologies,
• Participate in the design, implementation and testing of best practice systems, processes and standards used for extraction, manipulation, reporting and analysis of data to enable accurate and timely provision of information and analysis of data,
• Development of project briefs, project plans, and recommendations in relation to appropriate project/program milestones.

About you:

• Ability to conceptualise and scope a problem, design, and apply appropriate analysis, and formulate solutions in a clear and resourceful manner,
• Well developed, professional and effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with a strong customer service focus,
• Experience in the manipulation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of complex data sourced from various reporting environments to provide the data and information to a variant of audiences and in various format (reports and publications),
• Experience with hospital operations or clinical experience. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Petra Bierer, Operational Nursing Director - Rehab & Aged Care, 0481 905 792, Petra.Bierer@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 6th of July 2025

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• 907993 Data Analyst - Role Description
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Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 907993