Principal Health Analyst

Join Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Health Analytics business unit provides health analytics and insights which support planning and delivery of better, more equitable health services.

In this role, your primary purpose will be to lead the extraction, collation and distribution of data, insights, and information across Health New Zealand, primarily using national datasets, to support all Health NZ directorates, especially Hospital & Specialist Services, Commissioning, and wider stakeholders including Parliament, the Ministry of Health and media.

This role will also see you liaising and partnering with stakeholders across the organisation, and using these relationships to gain an understanding of business and reporting requirements.

**To be successful in this role you must either currently be living in the Te Manawa Taki region, or be willing to relocate.**

**Mōu | About you**

You will be a significantly experienced Principal Data Analyst with a background or interest in health data, or experience working across a large organisation.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- A relevant tertiary qualification e.g. business analysis, business insights, data science, statistics
- An excellent understanding of the fundamentals of analytics and how the discipline is used to create business and customer value
- A minimum 15 years' experience in Intelligence analyst roles, within large organisations across the public or private sector
- Expert knowledge of appropriate visualisation tools and data techniques to elicit high quality insights, create and validate dashboards (e.g. requirements gathering, data cleansing, development of insights and process mapping)
- Extensive knowledge of the Health Sector and government
- Excellent mentoring and training skills
- Strong communication skills with the confidence and ability to present and defend decisions in a manner appropriate to the needs of the audience.

**Ka kawea e koe | You will bring**:

- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

**Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei | Work that suits today's ever-changing world**

Health New Zealand supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. In roles that don't require an in-person element, we encourage you to ‘work from where you are.' We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.

**Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us**

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change,that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations.

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply