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Data Analyst - Transform Healthcare Through Data 

Join SA Health as a Data Analyst and turn complex healthcare data into insights that directly improve patient care across Adelaide's southern communities. This full-time contract position until June 2026 offers the perfect opportunity to advance your analytical career while making a real difference in South Australia's largest public health system. Work with cutting-edge healthcare datasets, collaborate with medical professionals, and help shape the future of healthcare delivery for over 380,000 residents.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Workstream Lead - Technology Strategy (Operationally) Data Insights & Analytics Manager (Professionally), some of your duties for the role will include:

• In consultation with other stakeholders, write or contribute to briefings for executives, media and the Minister on key data issues or publications
• Extract, compile and 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
• Contribute to 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
• Experience in the manipulation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data sourced from various reporting environments to provide the data and information to a variant of audiences and in various format (reports and publications)
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise commitments, and to meet deadlines while keeping customers aware of status and the Manager informed of workload, whilst maintaining high quality data and reporting standards
• Experience using SQL for data extraction

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Allison Delaine, Project Officer, Allison.Delaine@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 24th November 2025

Attachments:

• ASO4 Data Analyst - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

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: 921530