Do you have a genuine passion for data and improving healthcare?
Ramsay's Data Insights is growing and looking for exceptional people to join our team.
- Be part of a culture-led, caring organisation
- Enjoy flexibility – hybrid working supported
- Based in Sydney or Melbourne preferred, however open to candidates in Brisbane and Perth
- Full-time, two years fixed term
The Opportunity
The Data and Insights Department at Ramsay Health Care enables the effective use of data and insights to improve patient services and experience, clinical outcomes and organisational performance.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Data Scientist to join our team on a 2-year, full-time basis.
The Data Scientist develops and maintains advanced analytics solutions for operational and strategic purposes.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate, manipulate, and analyse large, complex datasets.
- Design and implement predictive models, including machine learning and AI, to deliver measurable value.
- Deploy models and data science solutions into production using ML Ops and CI/CD practices and enhance production solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders on the design, build, and quality assurance of data science solutions to ensure effective data use for improved outcomes.
About You
The successful candidate will hold a strong understanding of programming languages, advanced statistical techniques and software tools, as well as the ability to communicate to different stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
In addition to technical expertise, the candidate should be a dynamic and inquisitive person with the desire to go deep into the heart of a problem, ask the right questions and distil them into a clear set of hypotheses that can be tested.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in business, statistics, computer science, actuarial studies, data science or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in advanced analytics and/or applied statistics
- Proven experience in developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) models, including experimenting and selecting methodologies and techniques, conducting data investigations, preparing data, creating model features, training models, feature engineering, tuning models, and model evaluation
- Demonstrated experience working with the ML model lifecycle including but not limited to data ingestion (SQL, BigQuery or equivalent), Extract-Transform-Load (Python, Airflow, or equivalent), model pipelining (Vertex AI, Kubeflow or equivalent), ML Ops and governance (GitHub, GitLab, Jira & Confluence, or equivalent), and model/data evaluation and quality management
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
- Demonstrated experience working on hyper-scaling platform (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in communicating and engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholder audiences to gather requirements, test hypotheses and interrogate results
- Demonstrated experience with MLOps and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices and tools
- Demonstrated experience working with Agile methodologies and project management
- Demonstrated inquisitiveness – a desire to go deep into the heart of a problem, ask the right questions, and distil them into a clear set of hypotheses that can be tested
- Problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively
- Attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Adaptability to changing requirements and priorities
- Ability to deal with uncertainty and focus on end-outcomes
Desirable skills, though not essential:
- Experience working with healthcare data and clinical coding information
- Experience working in or with a healthcare organisation
- Post graduate degree in computer science, data science, statistics, business or equivalent
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) stack, particularly BigQuery and VertexAI
- Experience with platform-as-a-service software (e.g. Docker) and infrastructure-as-code software (e.g. Terraform)
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
What other benefits do we offer?
Professional Advancement: Recognition and Professional Development. Free access to LinkedIn Learning with over 18,000 courses to advance your career and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts: Ramsay Rewards - Access great deals at over 100+ major retailers. Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
*Please note fixed-term employees may not be eligible for all benefits.
The Organisation
Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with over 70 Australian sites employing over 30,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964.
We believe in a bright future for our company and for every one of our employees – our wellbeing initiatives and learning and development programs have seen us grow as an industry leader and sought after employer.
Requirements
- A National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months may be asked of you
- According to the role, Ramsay may require proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
Applications close: Monday 23rd September 2024
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