This is a Data Scientist (Funding & Costing) role with St John of God Health Care based in Melbourne, VIC, AU
== St John of God Health Care ==

Role Seniority - mid level

More about the Data Scientist (Funding & Costing) role at St John of God Health Care

Your role at St John of God Health Care Supported by the Commercial Analytics Lead, the Data Scientist will play a pivotal role in driving the financial and operational performance of our hospital system. You will be a key analytics partner for the Health Funds Team, translating complex healthcare data into actionable commercial insights. In this role, you will develop and implement analytics solutions to uncover funding patterns, analyze contract performance, and identify revenue optimization opportunities. You will also champion a human-centered design approach to build intuitive Business Intelligence (BI) and self-service tools (such as Power BI), ensuring our caregivers and executives can easily access the data they need to make strategic decisions. The Position Serve as the primary analytics point of contact for the health funds team, case mix data, and clinical costing processes. Analyse funding models, health fund contracts, and revenue streams to identify variances, trends, and opportunities for optimisation. Apply statistical analysis to large, multi-dimensional healthcare datasets to evaluate the commercial impact of operational and clinical practices. Provide robust analytical support and data-driven modeling to inform strategic health fund contract negotiations and initiatives. Design, build, and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards that communicate complex commercial and clinical insights in an accessible, self-service manner. Partner with data engineering and IM teams to build structured datasets, ensure high data quality, and successfully deploy analytical solutions into production. Collaborate on predictive and prescriptive analytics use cases, which may include the exploration and application of machine learning algorithms to improve operational forecasting. We are looking for a highly capable analyst who brings demonstrated expertise in health data analysis,



including experience in revenue modelling, benchmarking, and a strong understanding of health sector dynamics. You will have in-depth knowledge of funding frameworks such as DRGs, private health insurance mechanics and clinical costing processes, along with proven experience partnering with business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical, actionable solutions. Successful applicants will hold a tertiary qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative discipline. Additionally, you will possess strong technical capability in data manipulation and analysis, with highly regarded SQL skills and experience with tools such as Power BI and advanced Excel (Python experience will be considered an advantage). Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values. We can offer you Salary: $124,196 to $137,946 plus 12% Superannuation Permanent full-time position | working 76 hours a fortnight Based at our Melbourne office with 40% work from home option Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuation A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Access to a range of Lifestyle,



Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts Central location close to public transport For enquiries contact Stephen Lamb, Acting Commercial Analytics Lead on (08) 6116 0761 . Please note: If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes. St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse. At St John of God Health Care we support you to be the best health care professional or support worker you can be. We believe positive culture drives performance, so we are focussed on building collaborative and supportive team environments, providing opportunities for development and promotion, and ensuring our leaders are visible and accessible. As one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia, St John of God Health Care is a great place to work with a host of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, and a excellent work life balance. Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don’t need to be Catholic to work with us. When you start or continue your career with us you also get the chance to make a difference in the care of our patients and clients. We offer opportunities to work in our hospitals, directly with doctors and nurses, in the community, or from any of our locations across Australia.

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the St John of God Health Care team will be there to support your growth.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined

Key Responsibilities

- Serving as analytics point of contact
- Analyzing funding models
- Designing Power BI dashboards

Key Strengths

- Data analysis
- SQL
- Power BI
- Python

A Final Note: This is a role with St John of God Health Care not with Hatch.

📌 Data Scientist (Funding & Costing) (Melbourne)
🏢 St John of God Health Care
📍 Melbourne