Principal Analyst

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Reporting to the Senior Manager, System Improvement Analytics, the Principal Analyst leads a portfolio of work to provide strategic intelligence on the operation of Victoria's health system and opportunities for improved efficiency, effectiveness and positive outcomes for Victorians. A key focus of this role will be leading predictive analytics, forecasting and simulation modelling to support needs analysis, resource allocation, service improvement and system change impact analysis.
The position operates in a complex and dynamic environment, requiring the ability to effectively plan and coordinate cross-departmental collaboration to ensure that the department's strategic information requirements are met. You will use your high-level analytical and data science expertise to design, develop and deploy predictive and simulation models, business intelligence tools and other information products that will position the department to effectively exercise its system leadership role. An ability to synthesise complex information and understand its strategic and business context is required. Experience in health sector demand modelling and forecasting is highly desirable.
Accountabilities
- Design, direct and undertake advanced analytics and modelling that inform strategic investment, commissioning, and service redesign to support optimal health system functioning and improved patient outcomes.
- Undertake and manage investigations of business data sets and evaluate analytical data from multiple sources to identify emerging issues, risk and trends impacting the successful achievement of key business objectives and imperatives.
- Provide authoritative advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative options and solutions to complex and sensitive policy and commissioning issues based on comprehensive modelling, research and investigations.
- Develop high quality reports, briefings and business intelligence products for a range of internal and external stakeholders to support service quality and improvement initiatives.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships across the department and work in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Produce outcomes in collaboration with key stakeholders to improve data and information capture, sharing, quality and management to facilitate high quality analytics and reporting.
- Provide expert and technical leadership across the organisation by:

- pro-actively building and maintaining positive relationships with peers and stakeholders across the organisation
- leading and supporting individuals to achieve their potential and contribution to organisational goals and outcomes
- modelling behaviours integral to good people management and departmental values
- where relevant, managing and monitoring specific improvement objectives relating to the area of responsibility.
- Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's records, information security and privacy policies and requirements.
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures
- Demonstrate how the actions and outcomes of this role and work unit impact clients and the department's ability to deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, effective support and services.

Mandatory Vaccination Policy

**HOW TO APPLY**:
For this position, you are not required to address each of the key selection criteria in a separate written document.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
For further information please visit the Department of Health