Public Health Data Analyst - Research Associate

University of Adelaide Employees, Location, Alumni; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelaide University in Adelaide is seeking a quantitative analyst to work with linked administrative data to analyse population characteristics, trends and outcomes. You will generate high-quality evidence to inform health and social services planning across South Australia.

Based in the BetterStart Group within the School of Public Health, you will use BEBOLD to produce evidence for policy and practice, collaborating with researchers, policymakers and service providers to drive community

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in the relevant area, and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in applying research ethics and data governance regulations.
• Evidence of meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in data analysis and reporting.
• Experience in the use of statistical packages such as, Stata, R, SPSS and/or SAS.
• Demonstrated analytical capability, including data management and descriptive analysis of complex datasets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex, deidentified linked data and translate research evidence into insights for decision‑making.
• Generate high‑quality evidence to inform health and social services planning across South Australia.
• Collaborate with researchers, policymakers and service providers to drive community impact.
• Contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects using BEBOLD data platform.

Skills

Research ethics and data governance

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communications (written)

Interpreting results

Health and social services policy

Organising and prioritising work

Linked data analysis

Education

Tertiary qualifications in relevant area

Tools

Stata

R

SPSS

SAS

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Adelaide University in Adelaide is seeking a quantitative analyst to work with linked administrative data to analyse population characteristics, trends and outcomes. You will generate high-quality evidence to inform health and social services planning across South Australia.

Based in the BetterStart Group within the School of Public Health, you will use BEBOLD to produce evidence for policy and practice, collaborating with researchers, policymakers and service providers to drive community