Senior Data Analyst

Hello, are you… An innovator? A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused thinker? Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to the health of all Western Australians?

This is an exciting time for HSS and we’re looking for adaptable, motivated, and resilient people to join our growing team.

Before you read this job ad, please note, HSS can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process. If this is relevant for you, please refer to the contact details under the ‘Application and Interview Support’ section of this job ad.

About HSS

As the Western Australian Government agency providing shared services to the state’s public health system, we provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and workforce services to more than 50,000 employees across WA’s public health services and hospitals.

Put simply, we work behind the scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly.

Whether you work in our corporate offices, at our customers’ sites, or at our warehouses Boorda and Jindakoort located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,200 people.

Our vision is to provide great services to our customers, be a valued partner, and support the health of all Western Australians. We seek to achieve this by delivering on our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care.

Your new role

Bring your skills, experience and talent to our newly-established Data Management team as a Senior Data Analyst.  

WA Health is embarking on a data transformation journey to deliver a modern, scalable enterprise data platform that is cloud native and a secure by design single source of truth. The current technology stack includes Snowflake, Microsoft, Oracle and Matillion solutions.

The Data Management team is responsible for maintaining the Health data platform and delivering optimised data warehousing services, and continuously developing and enhancing data ingestions, data curation and data modelling capabilities to support the use and analytics of quality data stores across WA Health.

As the Senior Data Analyst, you will work within the Data Delivery team utilising your extensive experience in data investigation, data transformation and data modeling to ensure ongoing development, availability and currency of the Health data platform.  This role will include some on-call and out of hours duties to ensure that our data delivery services meet our customer requirements.

This is a Permanent appointment.

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

If you thrive in a fast paced, multifaceted working environment, and are eager to contribute to our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care, we would love to hear from you.

Why join our team

Be part of an organisation that enables you to make a meaningful contribution and positively impact the community in which we live.

We’re guided by five values in everything we do at HSS – in the way we work, how we make decisions and the way we behave:

• We put our customers at the heart of what we do
• We value and care for each other
• We promise, we own, we do
• We will find a way
• We make a difference together

At HSS, we embrace diversity and believe that our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women and youth.

Benefits of working with HSS

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer you a range of benefits, which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• 11% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
• Flexible working and leave arrangements
• Discounts with our corporate partners
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other professional and location-based allowances.

Want to know more?

Please contact Jillian Scott, Manager Data Management, on 08 6373 34***if you would like to discuss more about the role and team you’ll be working with.
Are you ready to apply?

To be successful with your application, you are required to:

• Provide evidence of your Australian citizenship or permanent residency (to be considered for permanent positions in the WA public sector).
• Undertake a criminal record screening, working with children check (if required for the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Application and interview support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, please contact the HSS Work, Health and Safety team.

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

How to apply

You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Submit your application online by clicking the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. You will need to provide:

• a cover letter (up to 3 pages) clearly demonstrating your skills and expertise relevant to this role;
• a comprehensive CV demonstrating your experience relevant to this role; and
• the names and contact details of two professional referees, with one of your referees to be your current supervisor or manager. 

Ensure you have saved your documents in one of the following formats .doc, .xls, .pdf, .rtf or .ppt. Please be aware that that .docx or .xlsx files are not accepted formats. 

Please allow plenty of time to submit your application, as late, emailed and proforma applications will not be accepted.

Submitting your application

Your application must be submitted online by 4:00pm Monday 12 January 2024. You must have a current, valid email address to apply online and this email address will be used by HSS to communicate with you.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact HSS on 13 44 77 (select option 2 from the menu options) for immediate assistance during business hours.

As the submission is system generated, any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm cannot be accepted. 

Other information for applicants
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill this vacancy, it may also be used to appoint applicants, assessed as suitable during this selection process, to the same or other similar positions at HSS for up to 12 months.

Thank you for considering a role with HSS.