Senior Data Analyst in Sydney

Join the Pharmaceutical Services team at Ministry of Health for an exciting ongoing opportunity and be part of the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are more than just words – they are the guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work. While regular office presence is essential, we offer flexible work arrangements to support your needs. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for all.

About the role:

• Deliver high-quality data analysis, reporting, and visualisations to support business decisions.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand problems, identify opportunities, and deliver practical data solutions.
• Improve data quality, governance, and reporting processes.
• Evaluate and integrate new data sources to generate valuable insights.
• Support projects through analysis, monitoring, risk identification, and recommendations.
• Share technical expertise and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

About you:

• You are a skilled data and analytics professional who can turn complex data into clear insights that support good decision-making.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment and can manage competing priorities to deliver high-quality analysis and reporting.
• You have strong experience analysing and interpreting data to identify trends, measure performance, and provide evidence-based recommendations to inform policy, program, regulatory, or operational decisions.
• You apply sound analytical thinking and use data to answer business questions, solve problems and support continuous improvement.
• You are highly skilled in Power BI or similar reporting and visualisation tools, with strong SQL skills for extracting, transforming, validating, and analysing data.
• Experience with Python, R, or other analytical tools will be highly regarded.
• You understand data quality and reporting best practice and work confidently with large and complex datasets from different sources.
• You build effective relationships with stakeholders and take the time to understand their business needs, translating them into practical reporting and analytics solutions.
• You can explain complex information clearly to a range of audiences, from operational teams through to senior leaders.
• You enjoy working in a small, collaborative team where flexibility, initiative, and teamwork are essential.
• You take ownership of your work, share your knowledge with others, and contribute to a positive team culture.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:

At the Ministry of Health, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 8 November 2026

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