Director - Insights & Intelligence

Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network in Brisbane is seeking a Director to provide strategic leadership of data, insights and intelligence to inform commissioning and planning.

You will lead analytics delivery, data governance, and build a high-performing team, shaping how data informs decisions across primary healthcare.

The role requires executive communication, healthcare knowledge, and a passion for innovation and ethical AI.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in BI, analytics and evidence-based decision-making.
• Strong understanding of primary healthcare and place-based commissioning.
• Expertise in data governance, privacy, security and responsible AI use.
• Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience with enterprise analytics platforms including Power BI, Azure Data Services or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of analytics, reporting and intelligence services.
• Oversee management of clinical, commissioning, population health and performance datasets.
• Ensure intelligence products support commissioning, needs assessment, planning, evaluation and performance improvement.
• Lead and develop the Data, Insights & Intelligence team and build capability.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and evidence-based decision-making.
• Oversee data governance, quality, privacy and information management practices.
• Oversee PHN's data, analytics and intelligence platforms and information assets.
• Ensure secure and ethical use of data and AI.

Skills

Executive leadership

Data analytics

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Tools

Power BI

Azure Data Services

Microsoft Dynamics

Fabric

Job description

Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network - Brisbane QLD

Full time

Join Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN's Data, Insights and Intelligence team and help strengthen primary healthcare across our region. In this Director role, you will provide strategic leadership to ensure data, evidence and intelligence inform commissioning, planning and decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of reliable, timely and high-quality analytics, reporting and intelligence services.


• Oversee the management and optimisation of clinical, commissioning, population health and performance datasets.


• Ensure intelligence products support commissioning, needs assessment, planning, evaluation and performance improvement to enable service performance monitoring, resource utilisation and continuous improvement opportunities.


• Lead and develop a high-performing Data, Insights & Intelligence team and build organisational capability across analytics, population health intelligence, evaluation and research.


• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and evidence-based decision-making. Lead the delivery of reliable, timely and high-quality analytics, reporting and intelligence services.


• Oversee the management and optimisation of clinical, commissioning, population health and performance datasets.


• Lead organisational data governance, quality, privacy and information management practices.


• Oversee the PHN's data, analytics and intelligence platforms, products and information assets.


• Ensure the responsible, secure and ethical use of data, analytics and Artificial Intelligence.


• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and adoption of modern analytics capabilities.

Skills and experience

• Demonstrated leadership in business intelligence, analytics and evidence-based decision-making.


• Strong understanding of primary healthcare, health systems, place-based commissioning and contemporary health policy.


• Expertise in data governance, information management, privacy, security and the responsible use of data and AI.


• Proven ability to translate complex data, analytics and evidence into actionable insights, strategic recommendations and measurable organisational outcomes.


• Experience in managing modern analytics and intelligence platforms including Microsoft Dynamics, Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data Services or equivalent enterprise environments.


• Executive leadership capability with experience developing and delivering strategic plans, roadmaps and organisational priorities.


• Proven ability to build, lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams.


• Ability to create a culture of innovation, curiosity, collaboration and evidence-based decision-making.


• Demonstrated success aligning intelligence, analytics and evaluation functions with organisational strategy and business outcomes.


• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage Executive, Board and operational audiences.

Applications by COB Monday 15 November 2026.