Senior Business Analyst - NICUS

Senior Business Analyst - NICUS (ID: REQ670059)

Employment Type: Health Manager Level 3 - Part-time, Exempt (until June 2027)
Remuneration: $132,236.00 - $150,222.00 (pro-rata) per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
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: 11:59 PM, Wednesday 15 July 2026

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 Senior Business Analyst, NICUS Data Registry, leads the ongoing development and optimisation of the NICUS data platform, ensuring high-quality, reliable data and insights to support clinical decision-making, system performance monitoring and evidence-based improvement in neonatal care for NSW. The role translates complex data into actionable insights, builds stakeholder capability in data use, and collaborates across clinical, technical and system partners to enhance the effectiveness and maturity of the registry.

This role supports and is supported by the NICUS Registry Coordinator and Support Officer, NICUS governance committees, the Clinical Quality Registries Team and the Maternity and Neonatal Health Network to contribute to evidence-based improvements in neonatal healthcare in NSW. The Senior Business Analyst will promote the vision of the mature approach to clinical quality registries, data capture and use with relevance to NICUS.

For your application to be considered:

To submit your application, please provide:

• Your resume (maximum five pages)
• A covering letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum three pages.
• Address the Selection Criteria and Pre-Screening Questions below in your application.

Selection Criteria

1. Tertiary qualifications in information technology/health or relevant discipline and demonstrated senior business analyst experience.
2. Extensive experience in data management and analysis, applying knowledge of stakeholder and systems capabilities to contribute in leading strategic planning, implementation and ongoing change and improvement in a clinical quality registry environment.
3. Highly developed database skills, including the ability to write and optimise SQL queries to retrieve, manipulate and manage large data collections.
4. Strong report creation and data visualisation skills using business analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI to produce accurate, timely and meaningful reports for a range of stakeholders.
5. High level verbal and written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to distil complex technical information to plain language summaries for a range of stakeholders.
6. Demonstrated experience and success in working as a part of a team and building capability through effective training, coaching and mentoring for a broad range of stakeholders.

Pre-Screening Questions

This role supports the development and maintenance of a desktop application with an SQL backend.

1. Describe your experience as a business analyst working on a similar application – what was your role in gathering requirements, troubleshooting issues, and development to deliver changes or enhancements?

Need more information? 

• 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
• Find out more about applying for this position
• Learn more about the Agency for Clinical Innovation

Additional Information 

• Applicants will be assessed against the selection criteria in the Position Description.

• 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. 
• This is a temporary 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 Donna Parkes on Donna.Parkes@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.

For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact HSNSW-AboriginalCareers@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.

If interview adjustments are required, please contact HSNSW-PillarsPC@health.nsw.gov.au 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.