Senior Data Scientist

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? From creating and enabling solutions and services for our customers in the health system, to building careers for our workforce, we’re shaping the future of health in Western Australia.

About HSS: We work behind the scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly! 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 70,000 employees across WA’s public health services and hospitals. Whether you work in our corporate offices, at our customers’ sites in a hospital, or at our warehouses located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,800 people.

Your new role: We are seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced person for the role of Senior Data Scientist. This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment, for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency. As a member of System-wide Workforce Services, you will be responsible for:

• Providing technical leadership in the design, development and continuous improvement of workforce analytics solutions, entitlement calculation models and data assets that support workforce, payroll and corporate outcomes across the WA Health System.
• Leading the application of advanced data science and analytics to manage, analyse and assure complex workforce datasets, ensuring analytical models and calculations are accurate, auditable, reliable and compliant with legislative, industrial and business requirements.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to deliver specialist advice, analytical solutions and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting payroll remediation, assurance and audit activities, data quality enhancement, process automation and organisational capability development.

Why join our team: Being part of HSS means that your role meaningfully contributes and positively impacts the community in which we live. We’re guided by five values in everything we do at HSS:

• We value and care for each other
• We connect and collaborate for success
• We take ownership and act with purpose
• We pursue excellence in how we deliver
• We explore and embrace new ideas

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 people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women, youth and mature age. HSS is committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

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):

• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements (including living expenses up to $9,010, and meal entertainment expenses up to $2,650, per annum tax free)
• 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.

Application Requirements: Have valid Australian work rights. This includes Australian Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents, and individuals who hold an active temporary Australian Visa with relevant work rights. 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.