Clinical Data Analyst

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Clinical Data Analyst – Centre for Health Analytics

• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Flexible work options available
• Fixed term, full time

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Full Time position at 80 hours per fortnight within the Centre for Health Analytics.

You will be responsible for extracting, analysing and visualising clinical data, and translating clinical requirements into validated data outputs. Working with clinicians, researchers and technical experts, you will ensure accurate interpretation of clinical data, support research and quality improvement, and optimise data use for patient care and operational insights.

Classification for this position will range from AO71-AO75 (FTE base salary $111,103 to $121,274 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

• Work with subject matter experts to analyse clinical data problems, design and document requirements for analytics solutions.
• Design, develop, review, and optimise a variety of data outputs including multi-table SQL queries of clinical data, visualisations, data analyses, insights – using a variety of graphical and code-based tools (SQL, R, Python, Power BI/Power Query and AI/ML).
• Prepare and maintain training and support documentation including knowledge and code repositories.
• Contribute to an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Your skills and experience

• A relevant tertiary degree in health science, health informatics, digital health, information technology, data science or equivalent and several years relevant experience to the role.
• Experience in the design, implementation and validation of reports (or extracts) from a health information system such as an EMR, PAS or GP software system.
• Demonstrated understanding of the healthcare sector and health information system(s) including data capture workflows, data validation logic and data reporting.
• Proficient with SQL.
• Knowledge of R, Python, DAX, Power Query M or other data manipulation languages.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

The Centre for Health Analytics enables the vision of Melbourne Children’s Campus partners (The Royal Children’s Hospital, MCRI and The University of Melbourne) to become an internationally leading paediatric campus in the use of data to improve all aspects of patient care, operations, education, and research. The Centre delivers access to data and analytics support, builds data infrastructure and is building a data enabled workforce through a range of workforce development initiatives. Our vision being to unleash the power of data to improve health.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program

• Staff Wellbeing Hub

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check

• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact: Janice Campbell, Data Services Lead. Email: Janice.Campbell@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close in 30 September 2025