Manager, Data Analysis Surgical Outcome Unit

NSW Health; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, seeks a Manager of the Data Analysis Surgical Outcome Unit to lead data management and analytics for surgical outcomes. You will drive data quality, reporting, and information infrastructure across DoSA with senior stakeholders.

The role requires management experience, health informatics expertise, and strong collaboration to improve patient outcomes within NSLHD. 38-hour weeks in a permanent position offer leadership and impact in a large health system.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in health information management, informatics, biostatistics or clinical coding.
• Advanced skills in data extraction, reporting and analysis in health systems.
• Experience in designing and maintaining IT-enabled health solutions.
• Proven managerial ability to train and supervise staff on multiple applications.
• Strong written and oral communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data managers within the DASO Unit and DoSA.
• Develop sustainable data infrastructure for patient outcomes and research aspects.
• Collaborate with DoSA and NSLHD stakeholders to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Data analysis

Health informatics

Biostatistics

Data extraction

Reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Health information management

Statistics/biostatistics

Clinical coding

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Data warehousing

Job description

Manager, Data Analysis Surgical Outcome Unit

Lead Surgical Innovation. Inspire Excellence. Shape the Future.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic leadership to a highly skilled, dynamic DASO team at RNSH—driving innovation, embracing emerging technology and advancing excellence in surgical care.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2

Remuneration: $2,635.66 - $2,686.95 per week

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ698319

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Royal North Shore Hospital

What you'll be doing

The Data Analysis & Surgical Outcomes (DASO) Unit Manager is responsible for the professional co-ordination of all data managers within the Division of Surgery & Anaesthesia (DoSA); including both indirect reports within existing DoSA Departments and Services; and direct reports employed within the DASO Unit.

The DASO Unit Manager will work collaboratively with all DoSA data personnel, Heads of Departments, DoSA Executive and the Director of the Surgical Education, Research & Training (SERT) Institute to develop a sustainable data and information infrastructure to support the Division. This includes the management and maintenance of reliable and comprehensive long term databases and information systems focusing on patient clinical outcomes; service operational systems; and research aspects of patient care for the Surgical Services at RNSH.

The DASO Unit Manager is also responsible for developing relationships and working collaboratively with a range of key stakeholders including Clinical Governance, NSLHD Performance Unit and Health Information Services to achieve the goals of DoSA and NSLHD in terms of improving patient outcomes.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Qualifications in a relevant area which includes health information management, health informatics, biostatistics/statistics, clinical coding, science; or relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in data extraction, reporting and analysis in health systems.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of IT-enabled health solutions into a clinical environment.
• Demonstrated managerial experience; including the ability to train and supervise staff to use multiple applications to collect, verify and report data.
• Demonstrated self-directedness and problem solving skills; with capacity to successfully manage diverse, complex and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated highly developed oral and written communication skills, particularly in reporting, public presentation and consultation, and the ability to negotiate and communicate with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in developing partnerships and working successfully with a range of stakeholders to ensure targets are achieved.

Applications Close: 26 October 2026

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