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APS6 Senior Data Analyst – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770677
- Agency: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Job Title: APS6 Senior Data Analyst
- Position Number: 079_07/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Thursday 16 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $101,024 – $111,701
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (The AIHW has a range of flexible working)
About Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
To Apply
Position Contact Charlotte McKercher, 02 6249 5055
Agency Recruitment Site https://aihwcareers.nga.net.au/?jati=C4CF4E7F-A58E-7199-4D31-ED1B34CB912
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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Duties
- The Community Services Group develops, maintains and analyses national data to support
- monitoring and reporting of:
- the health and welfare of key subpopulations, including older Australians, people with
- disability, dementia, and victims and perpetrators of family, domestic and sexual violence
- use of services within a range of health and welfare sectors, including community-based
- services focused on aged care and disability
- pathways and outcomes for the general population, key subpopulations and health and
- welfare service users.
- There are three aged care units in the Community Services Group: the Aged Care Data
- Improvement Unit, the GEN and Aged Care Data Unit, and the Ageing and Aged Care Analysis
- Unit.
- The Ageing and Aged Care Analysis Unit (AACAU) undertakes analysis and reporting on a range
- of ageing and aged care related topics, including delayed discharge of older people from hospital
- and the aged care interface, health and well-being in aged care, timeliness of access to aged care
- services, the aged care workforce, and the National Aged Care Quality Indicator Program.
- We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Data Analyst (ASP6) to undertake analysis of
- National Aged Care Data Asset data in the National Health Data Hub, specifically to examine
- hospitalisations due to self-harm in older people using aged care services.
- The successful candidate will be required to use R studio in the RON environment, and be able to
- plan, structure, code and produce analytical outputs using hospital (ICD codes), emergency
- department (ICD codes), aged care and deaths data.
- Under EL1 direction from the project lead and a senior analyst the candidate is required to define
- the study cohort and undertake the required analyses while ensuring quality assurance checks
- and technical documentation is maintained for reproducibility. Experience in the analysis of linked
- data and associated methods including cohort definitions, descriptive techniques and
- time-to-event analyses are required, as is expertise in R studio.
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- 2.
- Previous experience with analysis of complex and/or large datasets for either health, hospitals or
- health systems data is desirable.
- Under general direction you will:
- Undertake analysis of linked, hospitals, emergency department, aged care and deaths data
- for a product describing hospitalisations due to self-harm in older people using aged care
- services.
- Undertake the analysis in the RON environment using R studio, including development of a
- Data Analysis Plan, following best practice coding structure, QA and script annotation
- approaches, and maintaining technical notation of coding and analytical decisions.
- Apply a range of statistical methods (e.g. cohort definition, descriptive and time-to-event
- analyses) to produce high quality outputs.
- Assist with the interpretation of findings, write up of methods and technical notes. and in the
- communication of findings, including being able to explain methods and findings in lay terms.
- Be a team player and work effectively to the project lead and with other team members.
- Contribute to the planning, organising and managing of projects and be able to deliver high
- quality work within agreed and expected timeframes.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, you must:
- be an Australian citizen
- undergo any required pre-employment checks, including a police records check
- obtain and maintain a valid Security Clearance if required by the institute
- A probationary period of six (6) months will apply to any new engagement to the APS.
How to Apply
Position Contact Charlotte McKercher, 02 6249 5055
Agency Recruitment Site https://aihwcareers.nga.net.au/?jati=C4CF4E7F-A58E-7199-4D31-ED1B34CB912
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Health Vacancy