Analytics & Visualisation Engineer

PHF Science; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Additional leave days & PHF days

Sick leave 15 days

Annual volunteer day

Flu vaccinations

Insurance discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PHF Science seeks an Analytics and Visualisation Engineer on a fixed-term contract through 31 March 2027 to develop and support public health dashboards and pipelines. You will unite diverse data sources to advance scientific value and collaborate with PHF Science experts to derive meaningful insights.

Responsibilities include scalable ETL pipelines, near-real-time data collection, analytics app standards, and requirement gathering.

Qualifications

• Experience in an analytics role and delivering data insights.
• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Data Engineering or related field.
• Strong coding experience with R, Python, Shiny, Tableau/PowerBI, TSQL, Snowflake.
• Cloud development experience for data science/analytics, ideally Azure.
• Excellent numerical/analytical abilities and problem solving.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable ETL pipelines and API integrations for diverse datasets and GIS visualisations.
• Prepare near-real-time data collection, ingestion, storage and analysis solutions.
• Develop technical standards for analytics apps development and deployment.
• Contribute to requirements gathering and future-state design recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in service delivery.

Skills

Analytics experience

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT/Data Eng

Tools

R

Python

R Shiny

Tableau

PowerBI

TSQL

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Te tūnga | The role

We have a fixed-term opportunity through to 31 March 2027 for an Analytics and Visualisation Engineer to develop and support PHF Science’s public health dashboards and pipelines. This will involve bringing together diverse and complex data to advance our organisation’s scientific value. You will partner with our experts across PHF Science to derive meaningful value from data.

In this role you will be involved in:

• Development of scalable data ETL pipelines and API integrations to support the exploitation of diverse and complex datasets and integration with GIS enabled visualisations.
• Preparing solutions for near-real time data collection, ingestion, storage and analysis.
• Developing technical standards for development and deployments of analytics apps.
• Contributing to requirements gathering and recommendations that align with best practices and future state design.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement for service delivery and solutions.

We offer flexible working options and are open to applications across anywhere in Aotearoa, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch.

Ngā painga | The benefits

• Flexible working options to support balancing work and non-work commitments.
• Four weeks annual leave, plus two additional annual leave days and three additional PHF Science days (usually the three days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve)
• 15 days sick leave
• Annual volunteer day to support an organisation or issue you care about the community.
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Subsidised Southern Cross insurance & access to special retail discounts.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a confidential and free counselling service.

Kia angitu koe | About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in an analytics role that will enable you to complete the above tasks
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, IT, Data Engineering or related discipline.
• Relevant analytical coding experience, we use R/Python/R Shiny/Tableau/PowerBI/TSQL/Snowflake
• Cloud systems development experience, ideally for data science or analytics purposes and Azure
• Great numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Cross-cultural communication skills would be desirable, but not essential.

Mō mātou | About Us

Established in 2025, formerly ESR, PHF Science is a New Zealand Government-owned research organisation dedicated to the health, wellbeing and safety of our communities. Specialising in public health and forensic sciences, we monitor disease, help ensure safe food and water, reduce harm from drugs, support the justice system and more. Our science powers innovations and solutions to help New Zealand prosper and grow.

With four locations across Aotearoa New Zealand from Auckland to Christchurch and Wellington (Kenepuru and Wallaceville), we use world-leading science to monitor disease, test food and products, safeguard our water, and support the justice sector. By joining forces with experts and iwi, we’re tackling critical issues to ensure a better AotearoaNewZealand for all.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer and value our people, providing excellent environment for fostering and developing our people in a values-driven, flexible, and ever evolving landscape. We are committed to sustainability and are proud to have received our Toitū Carbonreduce Certification.

Tono mai | Apply Now

We encourage applications from those with an understanding of or a willingness to develop their capability in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori, and/or te reo Māori.

Applications close 12pm Friday 23rd October 2026.

We will be back in touch once advertising closes and applications have been reviewed.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

PHF Science is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Your unique talents and experience will help us deliver exceptional services to New Zealand. We look forward to your application.

If you don't meet every requirement in this position description, please don't exclude yourself. Studies indicate that women and other individuals from under-represented groups often only apply when they satisfy all the criteria. We focus on recruiting individuals who share our core values of Mahi Rangatira (Our quality counts), Mahi tahi (our team spirit), Mahi Auaha (we push boundaries), Mahi Pono (we do the right thing). If these values resonate with you, we encourage you to submit your application.

PHF Science is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, equitable workplace where people feel they belong. We believe this is the right thing to do, but we also believe it is a worthwhile commitment that makes our organisation stronger and more capable through building on our diversity of thinking, enabling us to better understand the needs of our stakeholders and people and respond effectively to them. An inclusive environment means the diverse perspectives we have are more likely to be expressed, heard, and acted on.

Please note the successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment drug-screen and police records check as conditions of employment.