Data Scientist, Workforce Analytics (12-Month FTC)

Health Support Services (WA health system); Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Support Services (WA health system) seeks an enthusiastic Data Scientist for a fixed-term, full-time appointment up to 12 months, with possible extensions or permanency.

The role involves applying advanced data science and analytics to WA Health workforce datasets, developing analytics solutions and entitlement calculation models, and providing specialist analytical support to improve data quality and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Data science experience required.
• Experience with analytics and programming techniques to handle workforce datasets.

Responsibilities

• Applying advanced data science, analytics and programming techniques to extract, transform, validate and analyse complex workforce datasets, supporting workforce analytics and entitlement calculation outcomes across WA Health.
• Developing, maintain and validate workforce analytics solutions and entitlement calculation models, ensuring outputs are accurate, reliable, auditable and aligned with legislative, industrial and business requirements.
• Providing specialist analytical support and stakeholder engagement to improve data quality, process automation and business outcomes, while contributing to payroll remediation, assurance and audit activities, analytical projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job description

Health Support Services (WA health system) seeks an enthusiastic Data Scientist for a fixed-term, full-time appointment up to 12 months, with possible extensions or permanency.

The role involves applying advanced data science and analytics to WA Health workforce datasets, developing analytics solutions and entitlement calculation models, and providing specialist analytical support to improve data quality and business outcomes.