Data Analyst

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Auckland's Finance team is hiring a Data Analyst on a permanent, full-time basis. You will turn health data into actionable information to support decision-making and improve population health.

You will ensure clinical activity is accurately reflected in reporting systems, perform analyses on requests from clinical services, maintain the costing system, and help deliver timely KPI updates and national data submissions.

Qualifications

• A business or IT-related tertiary qualification, or a degree demonstrating numeracy and literacy.
• Experience providing data analysis.
• Intermediate computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office and SQL.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinical activity is correctly reflected in reporting systems.
• Perform analysis and provide data upon request from the clinical services.
• Contribute to the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the clinical costing system.
• Maintain high data quality by investigating discrepancies and variations.
• Support regular reporting deadlines, KPI updates and national data submissions.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Collaborative

Numeracy

Education

Business or IT-related degree

Tools

SQL

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Permanent, full-time position based in Auckland.
• Play an important role in ensuring Te Toka Tumai's activity data is accurately captured, analysed and reported.
• Maintain high data quality through investigations.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Auckland within our Finance team. The Data Analyst plays an important role in ensuring Te Toka Tumai Auckland's activity data is accurately captured, analysed and reported. You will turn health data into actionable information and insights, and convert health data into knowledge to support decision-making, which in turn, improves the health of the population.

Working closely with Finance and the Clinical Services, you will help;

• Ensure clinical activity is correctly reflected in reporting systems.
• perform analysis and provide data upon request from the clinical services.
• Contribute to the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the clinical costing system.

A key part of the role is maintaining high data quality. You will investigate discrepancies and unusual variations, validate information requests, and work with services to resolve issues. You will also support regular reporting deadlines, KPI updates and national data submissions, helping ensure information is accurate, timely and useful.

This is an opportunity to combine your analytical skills with relationship-building and problem-solving, contributing to reliable reporting and continuous improvement across our health services.

About you

You are analytical, detail-oriented and curious, with the ability to make sense of complex information and communicate your findings clearly. You enjoy working collaboratively, building relationships with different stakeholders and finding ways to improve the quality and usefulness of data.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A business or IT-related tertiary qualification, or a degree demonstrating a high level of numeracy and literacy.
• Experience providing data analysis.
• Intermediate computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office and SQL.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain information clearly to different audiences.
• Effective planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach, sound judgement and a commitment to accuracy, integrity and continuous improvement.

Experience in the health sector, knowledge of the public health system and healthcare information requirements would be advantageous.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HNZ/1952436

Location:

North Island - Auckland - Central Auckland