Technical Analyst

Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac; Parkville (MO); On-site; AUD 87,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $11,660

Discounted health insurance

Health & wellbeing program

Public transport options

Onsite eateries & rooftop gardens

Professional development

Five weeks annual leave

Leave loading & purchased leave

Flexible, hybrid work

Job summary

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is seeking an experienced Technical Analyst to join the Digital & Connected Health team. You will deliver technical analysis, solution design and integration expertise to support digital health initiatives and cancer care excellence.

Reporting to the Program Delivery Manager, you will translate business needs into architecture and design artefacts, ensuring secure, interoperable, and scalable solutions across EMR platforms and cloud data platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital health or healthcare innovation programs.
• Ability to gather and analyse business and technical requirements.
• Experience in technical analysis and solution design, with architecture artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical discovery and requirements analysis for Digital Health initiatives.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications and solution designs.
• Assess interoperability requirements and ensure scalable, secure designs.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to align with enterprise architecture and governance.

Skills

Digital health

Healthcare innovation

Interoperability standards

Solution design

APIs & integration

Security & privacy

EMR familiarity

Cloud architectures

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Epic / Cerner EMR

Job description

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• Ongoing, full-time position available - 80 hours per fortnight.
• Up to $87,003.80 - $135,000.00 base salary per annum.
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available.

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

The Role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Technical Analyst to join our Digital & Connected Health team. This role will provide technical analysis, solution design, integration assessment and interoperability expertise to support the Digital Connected Health program and broader digital health initiatives.

Partnering with clinical, research and digital health stakeholders, you will translate business needs into providing technical analysis, solution design and integration expertise to support innovative digital health initiatives.

Details:

• Ongoing role
• 80 Hours per fortnight
• Reporting to Program Delivery Manager, Digital & Connected Health Who does the position report to
• To be successful, you will bring relevant qualifications, experience in digital health or healthcare innovation, strong technical analysis and solution design skills, and an understanding of healthcare security, privacy and data governance.

We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading & purchased leave options
• Flexible, hybrid working practices

Inclusion and belonging

Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Applications Close: 11.59pm Sunday 1 November 2026.
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Position Summary

The Technical Analyst is responsible for providing technical analysis, solution design, integration assessment, data requirements and interoperability expertise to support the Digital Connected Health (DCH) program and broader Digital Health initiatives.

Working closely with clinicians, researchers, digital health teams, vendors and the Precinct Digital Innovation team, the role will undertake technical discovery activities, assess business, data and technical requirements, develop solution options and produce solution designs to support the implementation of digital health technologies.

The position requires experience in healthcare systems, data life cycle, interoperability standards and integration technologies, including HL7, FHIR, SMART on FHIR and API-based architectures. The Technical Analyst will act as the bridge between business requirements and technical delivery teams, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, interoperable and aligned with Peter Mac architecture and governance requirements.

Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers Enterprise agreement

Classification or Salary Range

HS4

Key Relationships

• Program Delivery Manager
• Chief Medical Officer
• EMR
• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Research
• Operations
• Clinical

External

• Precinct Partners
• Local Health Services Network partners
• Vendors
• Department of Health
• Collaborators including Universities and other health agencies

Skills

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• At least 5 years experience working in and delivering digital health, healthcare innovation programs.
• Proven experience gathering and analysing business and technical requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in technical analysis, solution design or systems analysis, including the development of architecture and design artefacts.
• Strong understanding of interoperability standards including: HL7, FHIR, SMART on FHIR
• Experience designing and supporting healthcare integrations.
• Experience analysing and documenting data flows, interfaces and transformation requirements between systems to support interoperable and scalable solutions.
• Understanding of security, privacy and healthcare data governance requirements.
• Understanding of identity and access management.
• Experience with healthcare messaging and interface engines.
• Knowledge of cloud-based architectures and SaaS solutions.
• Understanding of Clinical AI and ML technologies and their role in supporting healthcare innovation and service delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clinicians, researchers, business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Strong communication and documentation capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance innovation, risk and operational requirements.
• Experience with Epic, Cerner or other EMR platforms.
• Understanding of data modelling and information management principles.
• Experience with Databricks and an understanding of modern healthcare data platforms and cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting data platforms, including data integration, data management, and analytics enablement initiatives.
• Relevant industry certifications in healthcare, cloud, data, analytics, or interoperability technologies.

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by

Professional practice

• Conduct technical discovery and requirements analysis for Digital Health initiatives, including AI.
• Analyse business, data, integration and non-functional requirements and translate them into clear technical specifications.
• Develop solution options, system context diagrams, interface specifications between systems and solution design documentation to support decision-making and project delivery.
• Apply knowledge of HL7, FHIR, SMART on FHIR, APIs and healthcare integration patterns to support interoperable solution design.
• Assess interoperability requirements, including downstream impacts to data across EMR, clinical, research, analytics and external health systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure and fit for purpose.
• Collaborate with Precinct Digital Innovation and vendor partners to ensure technical solutions align with enterprise architecture, cyber security and governance requirements.
• Support procurement, vendor evaluation and business case development through technical assessment and provision of expert advice on digital health technologies.
• Identify technical, security, privacy and operational risks and contribute to the development of mitigation strategies.
• Any other duties as required that meet relevant standards and recognised practice.

Communication and teamwork

• Work collaboratively with clinicians, researchers, operational teams and digital health stakeholders to understand business needs and translate these into technical solutions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Parkville Digital Innovation team, health service partners and technology vendors.
• Facilitate workshops, technical discussions and design sessions to gather requirements, evaluate options and support project planning.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and meaningful way to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute positively to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Support project teams through implementation and transition activities, ensuring solution designs are understood and effectively delivered.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by

Learning and development

• Maintain contemporary knowledge of digital health technologies, interoperability standards, EMR platforms and emerging healthcare integration approaches.
• Participate in relevant professional development activities to enhance technical analysis, solution architecture, data architecture and healthcare informatics capabilities.
• Share knowledge, lessons learned and best practice with colleagues, contributing to capability uplift across Digital & Connected Health, Parkville Digital Innovation and broader organisational teams.

Quality and safety

• Maintain an understanding of individual responsibility for safety, quality and risk, and contribute to organisational quality and safety initiatives
• Fulfil your roles and responsibilities as described in the Peter Mac World’s Best Cancer Care Framework
• Follow Peter Mac's safety, quality and risk policies, procedures and guidelines
• Escalate concerns regarding safety, quality and risk to appropriate staff member, if unable to resolve yourself
• Comply with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and other regulatory requirements
• Work in accordance with the Data Accountability Framework to maintain data integrity
• Escalate safety, quality and risk concerns to the appropriate staff member if you cannot resolve them directly
• Participate in quality audits and compliance monitoring activities (as required)
• Pursue opportunities for continuous improvement

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Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our five sites are located throughout Victoria. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.