Senior Health Analyst - Planning, Funding and Outcomes

• Permanent full-time role based in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland with a hybrid model – 4 days in the office
• Bring senior analytics expertise to Cardiovascular & Respiratory services
• Join a collaborative team where your insights will support clinical and operational decision-making

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

In this senior role, you will be part of the Health Analytics team, with your day-to-day priorities focused on the needs of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Directorate. You will provide high-quality analysis, reporting and advice to support clinical, operational and strategic decision-making, while working within Health New Zealand analytics standards, processes, business rules and quality assurance requirements.

A key focus of the role will be complex analysis and performance reporting for cardiovascular and respiratory services. This includes supporting the national ANZCTS database and preparation of national cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) reporting, alongside other directorate and organisational reporting priorities.

Working closely with the General Manager Cardiovascular & Respiratory, the CVR Clinical Lead for Data and Insights, and Health Analytics colleagues, you will turn complex data and service requirements into meaningful insights and practical reporting solutions. You will help strengthen data quality, improve reporting processes and provide evidence-based advice to senior, clinical and operational stakeholders.

As a senior analyst, you will also lead and contribute to analytical and business intelligence initiatives, provide peer review and quality assurance, mentor colleagues, and support continuous improvement across analytical tools, systems and reporting frameworks. You may also contribute to parliamentary questions, Official Information Act requests, media enquiries and other Health New Zealand priorities as required.

The role will participate in Hospital & Specialist Services Cardiovascular & Respiratory Directorate, regional and national forums from time to time, and undertake other work as jointly agreed by the General Manager Cardiovascular & Respiratory and the Health Analytics Manager.

About the Team and Service

You will join Health Analytics, a collaborative team delivering trusted analytics, reporting and performance insights across Health New Zealand. While day-to-day you will be embedded within the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Directorate, with your work priorities set by the Directorate, you will remain connected to the wider Health Analytics team, its professional standards, analytical expertise and peer network.

This gives you the opportunity to develop deep knowledge of cardiovascular and respiratory services while contributing to consistent, high-quality analytics across the organisation. We value curiosity, collaboration, continuous learning and practical analytics that makes a difference to services and outcomes.

You are an experienced analytics professional who is comfortable working with complex health data and engaging with senior, clinical, operational and technical stakeholders. You can translate data into clear insights and practical advice, and you understand the importance of balancing service needs with consistent organisational standards.

You will bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in business analysis, business insights, data science, statistics, or a related field
• 7–10 years' experience in analytics, reporting, or business intelligence roles within large and complex organisations
• A strong understanding of analytics principles and how data can create service, business and customer value
• Advanced experience using tools such as Power BI, Qlik, SQL and Excel
• Expertise in data visualisation, dashboard development, data modelling and integrating complex datasets
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into practical reporting and analytical solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence and provide evidence-based advice
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including confidence working with technical, clinical and non-technical audiences
• Experience mentoring or supporting the development of others within a team
• Health sector experience is desirable, particularly in cardiovascular, respiratory, cardiothoracic or clinical registry reporting
• Experience using REDCap would be beneficial

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.   

How to Apply 

To apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Thursday 26 November 2026. For further information, please contact Jenita Spencer on Jenita.Spencer@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.