Principal Data Scientist

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

12.75% superannuation

Leave loading 17.5%

Employee wellbeing

Flexible leave entitlements

Professional development

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a skilled data professional to contribute to statewide health service planning through research, data analysis and interpretation. You will extract and analyse large health datasets using Python, SQL, R and Power BI, and develop demand modelling tools to project future service needs across the health system.

This is a collaborative role with opportunities for professional development in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Source, critically analyse and interpret data to inform health service planning.
• Advanced data manipulation and analysis, including building algorithms and statistical models.
• Experience with on-premise or cloud data integration, analytics and reporting tools (Azure, SQL Server, R Studio/Posit, Power BI).
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to statewide health service plans through research, data analysis and interpretation.
• Extract, manage and analyse large datasets using advanced tools (Python, SQL, R, Power BI).
• Develop service planning and demand modelling tools (e.g., Projected Healthcare Demand model).
• Undertake analytics, benchmarking and modelling to assess demand, capacity and performance across the health system.

Skills

Data analysis

Data interpretation

Critical thinking

Communication of findings

Tools

Python

Azure

SQL Server

R Studio/Posit Workbench

Power BI

Job description

Your key responsibilities:Contribute to the development, review and evaluation of statewide health service plans for Queensland Health through high-quality research, data analysis and interpretation.Extract, manage and analyse large and complex health and health service delivery datasets using advanced analytical tools (e.g. Posit/R, Python, SQL, Power BI) and communicate findings to inform decision-making.Develop, maintain and apply service planning and demand modelling tools, including the Projected Healthcare Demand model and medium- to long-term health service projections.Undertake service planning analytics, benchmarking and modelling to assess demand, capacity, performance and variation across the health system.Role fitThe essential requirements for this role are:Ability to source, critically analyse and interpret data and research including both qualitative and quantitative information to inform health service planning.Highly specialised data manipulation and analysis skills to enable data transformations and complex analysis, including building advanced algorithms and statistical models.Experience in using on-premise or cloud-based data integration, analytics and reporting technologies, including but not limited to Azure, SQL Server, R Studio/ Posit Workbench, and/or Power BI.Ability to critically analyse and identify patterns to derive actionable insights and effectively communicate findings in a meaningful and professional manner.Why work with us?Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:Competitive salaries12.75% superannuation17.5% leave loadingEmployee wellbeing36.25 hour full time work weekAccess to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family membersAdditional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.Professional developmentCareer progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusionAt Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.Ready to apply?For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.