Data Insights Leader
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a highly skilled Data Insights Leader to join our team. This role will play a critical part in evolving the way we produce and use data, analytics, and research to underpin evidence-based policy development, service delivery, and wellbeing outcomes.
Job Description:
* Develop projections on future government liability and evaluate policy to inform decision-making.
* Lead the use of longitudinal data and predictive analytics to interpret results and support evidence-based policy development.
* Mentor junior staff to deliver quality outputs and contribute to the strategic direction of projects.
Key Responsibilities:
* Analyse and interpret actuarial results using longitudinal data and predictive analytics.
* Enhance and expand models to estimate future client demand.
* Leverage data to develop a picture of the lifetime trajectories of clients.
* Contribute to evaluating the effectiveness of new policies in improving outcomes for veterans.
* Support the use, maintenance, and enhancement of DVA's Priority Investment Approach - Veterans (PIA-V) evidence-based platform.
* Support the development of the Wellbeing Framework to assess whole-of-life outcomes.
* Develop interactive dashboards using Tableau.
Eligibility and Qualifications:
* Australian citizenship is required.
* Tertiary degree with major in Actuarial Studies, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Econometrics, Computer Science, Nuclear Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, or a closely related discipline.
Desirable Skills:
* Proficiency in using one of the specialist software packages (SAS, R, Python, or other closely related programming languages) for data analytics or modelling purposes.
Benefits:
* This is an opportunity to work with a leading organisation committed to improving data skills and capability.
* Merit pool established that may be used to fill similar positions within 18 months.
Contact Information:
Applicant information available on our website.