Senior Data Analyst

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to transform complex data into actionable insights that inform healthcare decisions and improve patient outcomes. You will collaborate with clinical and operational teams, translating analytics into practical improvements across the region.

The role emphasises strategic thinking, leadership in data visualization, and continuous improvement to support sustainable health services.

Qualifications

• Strong experience analysing complex data and translating insights into meaningful action.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build productive stakeholder relationships.
• A strategic mindset with strong problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while delivering high‑quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Delivering insights that help leaders make confident decisions and improve healthcare outcomes.
• Partnering with teams across the organisation to solve complex challenges and unlock opportunities for improvement.
• Designing and enhancing data and analytics solutions that make information accessible, meaningful and useful.
• Driving innovation and continuous improvement that strengthens services now and into the future.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Strategic thinking

Prioritization

Tools

BI tools

Advanced analytics

Job description

Join a health service where your work goes far beyond reports and dashboards. As a Senior Data Analyst in Toowoomba, you'll help shape better healthcare outcomes, influence strategic decisions and drive innovation across the region. Enjoy meaningful work, genuine collaboration, career growth and the lifestyle benefits that come with living and working in a vibrant regional community.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Senior Data Analyst, you'll help turn information into action that benefits patients, services and communities across the region. Working alongside passionate professionals, you'll use your expertise to influence decisions, improve performance and support innovation in a health service committed to making a difference. It's an opportunity to build relationships, grow your expertise and see the impact of your work every day.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering insights that help leaders make confident decisions and improve healthcare outcomes.
• Partnering with teams across the organisation to solve complex challenges and unlock opportunities for improvement.
• Designing and enhancing data and analytics solutions that make information accessible, meaningful and useful.
• Driving innovation and continuous improvement that strengthens services now and into the future.

Let’s talk about you!

You're motivated by purpose and energised by the opportunity to make a real difference. You combine curiosity with critical thinking, build trusted relationships and approach challenges with confidence and integrity. You enjoy helping others see the story behind the data and take pride in contributing to decisions that positively impact communities. Above all, you're someone who values compassion, dignity, innovation, courage and collaboration in the way you work and lead.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Strong experience analysing complex data and translating insights into meaningful action.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build productive stakeholder relationships.
• A strategic mindset with strong problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while delivering high‑quality outcomes.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience with data visualisation, business intelligence or advanced analytics tools, and/or experience working with healthcare data environments.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is passionate about improving lives through better decisions and meaningful innovation.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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