2 Senior Data Scientists
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is seeking 2 Senior Data Scientists to support the identification and management of integrity risks across Australia's health payments system. The Role The role includes: Analysing complex datasets, including Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) and other health related data sources, to identify patterns, trends and emerging integrity risks Developing predictive models, statistical analyses, risk detection methodologies and data products that provide actionable insights and support evidence based decision making across the Division Working collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into data-driven solutions that support compliance and integrity outcomes Leveraging contemporary data science, visualisation and data matching techniques to develop analytical products, dashboards and reporting solutions that identify emerging risks and provide actionable insights Working closely with analysts, data engineers and operational teams to contribute to the delivery of scalable analytical capabilities that strengthen the Division's ability to detect, prevent and respond to integrity risks across Australia's health payments system Enquiries Buyer contact: RASprocurement@health.gov.au
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