Lead Biostatistician

**_Lead Biostatistician_**

**Employment Type**: Full time Temporary, 2 years fixed term contract
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 4
**Remuneration**: $137,173.00 - 163,431.00 per annum, excluding superannuation
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ520667
- ** Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW**:

- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply**:

- **Flexible working organisation based in purpose built offices in St Leonards**

**_Where you’ll be working_**

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

**_ What you’ll be doing_**

The role will lead the development and implementation of epidemiology and biostatistical analyses of cancer data, to support the multiple programs of work undertaken by the Cancer Institute NSW from both internal and external data providers.

The multiple programs of work will support the achievement of key strategic objectives relating to the NSW Cancer Plan.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
- A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**_ Essential requirements_**
- Experience in leading a team within the health sector, to provide analytical and epidemiological support for multiple programs of work.
- Experience in communicating epidemiological concepts and results effectively to peers and non-technical stakeholders.
- Knowledge of health care systems, indicator development and the principles underlying health service information systems applicable to cancer control.
- Strong computing and analytical skills using R.
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in epidemiology, public health, statistics, biostatistics or health information.

**_ Pre-screening questions_**
- What strategies do you use to work collaboratively with a mixture of technical and non-technical stakeholders within an organisation?
- From your experience what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing analytics in a hybrid remote/office environment?

**Interested?**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Monday 21st October, 2024 at 11.30 pm.**

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.