Turn Cancer Data into Meaningful Change

Join Cancer Alliance Queensland as a Data Analyst supporting the Queensland Cancer Register and clinician-led service improvement. Use your SQL and clinical data expertise to deliver accurate cancer reporting, improve data quality and support better patient outcomes across Queensland. This role is Temporary full-time (up to 12 months with the possibility of extension).

Job details

Your new role:

As a Data Analyst within Cancer Alliance Queensland, you will support the collection, interpretation and quality assurance of cancer-related data to enable accurate reporting and meaningful clinical insight. Working closely with clinical and technical stakeholders, you will ensure cancer data is reliable, contextually accurate and fit for purpose. In this role you will:

• Manage, interpret and validate cancer-related clinical data from multiple structured and unstructured sources
• Develop and maintain SQL queries and data tools to extract, transform and analyse healthcare datasets
• Conduct data quality checks, audits and discrepancy resolution
• Collaborate with clinicians and technical teams to clarify requirements and ensure data reflects clinical context

About you:

You are a detail-oriented data professional who understands both the technical and clinical importance of accurate healthcare data. You bring strong analytical capability and enjoy working collaboratively to solve complex data challenges. Your skills and experience include:

• Strong SQL expertise and experience working with relational databases
• Experience analysing and interpreting healthcare or clinical datasets
• Advanced Excel skills for data manipulation, validation and reporting
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate technical data into meaningful insights

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
  
  

About us:

About the Cancer Alliance Queensland

Cancer Alliance Queensland brings together The Partnership, QCCAT and the Queensland Cancer Register (QCR) to support and promote clinician led improvement of cancer services in Queensland.

QCCAT is responsible for the management and maintenance of the QCR in accordance with the Public Health Act (PHA) 2005. The QCR captures cancer notifications to determine the incidence, mortality and survival of people with cancer in Queensland. QCCAT fulfil legal obligations such as the review and approval of applications for the release of the data under the PHA, supporting the QCR information system and supporting the analysis and reporting of the QCR data for Queensland.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  MS02675988 Role Description (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)