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• Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health – Clinical Informatics and Innovation – Cancer Data and Intelligence (CANDI)
• Salary: $112,163 to $121,246 – ASO7 – Full Time / Short Term Contract up to 12 Months

About the role:

Do you enjoy data, do you love the building, management and optimisation of data pipelines? Do you get excited at the thought that the data that you move into production could enable clinicians, data analysts and data scientists with the ability to provide the best possible outcomes for the people of South Australia?

Would you like the opportunity to build and expand your knowledge and skills through working with experienced likeminded people?  Then come join the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) and work as part of the South Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network (SACCaN) Program in the Cancer Data & Intelligence (CANDI) team, a team that values innovation, collaboration, transparency, knowledge sharing, and respect. Here, you will help shape solutions that can make a difference to the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

About You:

You have a passion for data and love working collaboratively with team members and customers to understand requirements enabling you to provide technical consultancy when developing solution recommendations.  You will also be able to bring your knowledge and understanding of data governance and data security requirements to ensure the CANDI Platform is developed to agreed standards, the data architecture and model design.

About Us:

The SACCaN Program is a statewide transformative program which includes implementing a Data and Intelligence platform integrating cancer related data from public and private providers into a unified enterprise analytics and decision support ecosystem. This platform enables real time insight generation, operational improvement, and evidence based clinical and service level decision making to support the South Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network mission.

The position operates in a complex program management and technical environment strongly customer focussed including consumers, clinicians, the Minister, operational managers and executives to facilitate data driven decisions which ensure appropriate, safe and quality services for patients to enable comprehensive cancer care.

The Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health  is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Job ref: 937752

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Desirable Characteristics

• Degree in computer science or similar.
• Qualifications in data warehousing architecture design.

Please refer to pages 6–7 for further details on the essential minimum requirements.

Enquiries

Katherine Enderling
CANDI Program Director
Phone: 8226 0883
E-mail: Katherine.Enderling@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 – 11:55 PM

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