Senior Data Scientist

Health Support Services (WA health system); Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Support Services (WA health system) invites applications for a Senior Data Scientist on a fixed-term full-time basis for up to 12 months, with potential extensions or permanency. The role focuses on leading analytics, data assets, and workforce modelling across the WA Health System.

The successful candidate will apply advanced data science to complex datasets, ensure compliance with legislative and business requirements, and partner with stakeholders to deliver automated analytical

Responsibilities

• Leading design, development and improvement of workforce analytics and data assets across WA Health System.
• Applying advanced data science to manage and audit complex workforce datasets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Partnering with stakeholders to deliver analytics solutions, automation and capability development.

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced person for the role of Senior Data Scientist.

This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment, for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

As a member of System-wide Workforce Services, you will be responsible for:

• Providing technical leadership in the design, development and continuous improvement of workforce analytics solutions, entitlement calculation models and data assets that support workforce, payroll and corporate outcomes across the WA Health System.
• Leading the application of advanced data science and analytics to manage, analyse and assure complex workforce datasets, ensuring analytical models and calculations are accurate, auditable, reliable and compliant with legislative, industrial and business requirements.
• Partner with key stakeholders to deliver specialist advice, analytical solutions and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting payroll remediation, assurance and audit activities, data quality enhancement, process automation and organisational capability development.

Please view the Job Description Form (JDF) attached which provides a full statement of duties for the position.

If you'd like to be part of a team committed to delivering excellence in service and solving complex challenges across the health system; from core workforce provisions to digital enablement and managing multi-million-dollar contracts - we'd love to hear from you.

Want to know more?

Please contact Harry Singh, Director Payroll, on [phone], if you would like to discuss more about the role and team you'll be working with.