Biostatistician

Selection Criteria 

1. Relevant health analytics/biostatistical experience with appropriate tertiary qualifications.
2. Sound knowledge of health related data collections and a good understanding of the NSW and Australian Health Systems is preferred.
3. Experience using data management and statistical analysis software, including proficiency in R, SAS and SQL.
4. Strong communications skills, including the ability to liaise with a diverse group of co-workers and others and to interpret/deliver the information received or questions asked in a timely and effective manner.
5. The ability to take initiative, to work independently and ask clarifying questions.
6. Good organisational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
7. Extensive experience creating business intelligent reports/dashboards, presentations, graphs and diagrammatic representations of concepts for a variety of work situations using Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Power BI.
8. Experience would be advantageous in conducting and interpreting statistical analyses of population-based health administrative and other health related data, including linked datasets, using a range of analytic tools and methodologies, in order to describe and compare the performance of health systems.

Our Commitment to Diversity  
NSW Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For more information, visit our Aboriginal Workforce Page or contact our Access and Inclusion Team.

Aboriginal Workforce contact email: HSNSW-AboriginalCareers@health.nsw.gov.au

Access and Inclusion Team contact email: HSNSW-DisabilityEmployment@health.nsw.gov.au

Things to consider when submitting application: 
To be eligible for employment in the role you must be one of the following.  You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia: 

• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy 
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
 

To learn more about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: 30 November 2022 (11:59PM)