Data Manager
Employment Type: Health Manager Level 3, Full Time - Permanent
Remuneration: $137,525.00 - $156,231.00 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Additional Benefits: Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care and enjoy flexible working options based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
Applications Close: Sunday, 13 September 2026 at 11:59PM
The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!
About us
The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.
About the Opportunity
The Data Manager will provide expertise in data and clinical quality registries, collaborating with ACI networks, the Ministry of Health, Local Health Districts (LHDs), Specialty Health Networks (SHNs), hospitals, and clinicians to drive clinical quality outcomes. Their primary responsibilities include ensuring accurate clinical data registration, developing and maintaining data registries, user guides, and data dictionaries, and supporting data governance, security, and compliance.
Additionally, the Data Manager will perform data pre-processing, identify anomalies, and support clinical decision making by responding to queries at local and state-wide levels. They will also conduct advanced analyses, generate reports, and offer data expertise to support innovations and research in healthcare.
Located at the ACI offices in St Leonards, the Data Manager will occasionally travel across NSW, including rural and metropolitan areas, for site visits, with occasional overnight stays.
For your application to be considered:
To submit your application, please provide:
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Your resume (maximum five pages)
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A covering letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum three pages.
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Address the Selection Criteria below in your application.
Selection Criteria
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Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or demonstrated experience working with health data, including clinical and outcome data.
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Proficiency in use of R or other statistical software or programming languages, including to clean, structure, and validate data.
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Completion of health projects requiring advanced analytical methods such as statistical modelling.
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Highly developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to partner effectively with internal and external stakeholders (including clinicians), such as influencing and negotiating with stakeholders to access or provide data, support new approaches to data analysis and reporting, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
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High level written and verbal communication skills including extensive experience writing data reports and presenting complex analytical concepts and results to different stakeholders (including clinicians) in a format that will assist in informing decisions regarding service quality, evaluation and new approaches to health service delivery.
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Demonstrated ability to train and work with operational and administrative staff to facilitate reliable and accurate data entry at the service level.
Desirable skills and experience including:
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Experience developing and managing large multi-site projects or databases in REDCap
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Experience developing data dashboards for use by stakeholders using PowerBI
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Experience managing data projects and working in multidisciplinary teams
Need more information?
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The Agency for Clinical Innovation assesses candidates in line with the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework, which describes the capabilities and behaviours required for roles across the NSW public sector. The specific capabilities for this role are outlined in the Position Description. Learn more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/public-sector-capability-framework
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Learn more about the Agency for Clinical Innovation
Additional Information
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Applicants will be assessed against the selection criteria in the Position Description.
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NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
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This is a permanent position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.
Contact People
Please contact the Hiring Manager Maysaa Daher
on [email protected] if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an
Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact
[email protected]. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
If interview adjustments are required, please contact
[email protected] at the time the interview invitation is issued, or as soon as reasonably possible. Requests for adjustments will be considered in line with NSW Health requirements.
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