[Hiring] Informatician @GNS Science

Role Description

We have a 12-month fixed term opportunity for an Informatician to join our Health Surveillance Applications team who touches the hottest topics in public health surveillance today, including:

• Supporting national notifiable disease management systems
• PHFS Clinical Data Repositories
• Other integrated data management activities to support public health response

In this role, you’ll provide technical support to maintain and develop nationally significant surveillance systems as well as linked applications, reports, and data pipelines. You’ll also oversee the day-to-day administration of critical Health Surveillance Applications and integrations. You’ll get involved in identifying and helping to resolve issues that may affect the successful delivery of applications, reports, and services, which support enhanced public health surveillance. The position will be available to start early July. Preference is for the role to be based in either Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch. However, remote working may be considered.

Qualifications

• A relevant IT qualification or equivalent public health experience
• Strong SQL experience and capability essential
• Experience in SSIS, SSRS, and/or PowerBI
• Experience in data extraction and transformation using R/Python/SQL
• Experience working with/supporting analytics products for population health strongly preferred
• Proven industry experience of developing/supporting effective web-based and database centric systems
• Knowledge of web technologies such as JSON, XML, HTML, HTTP, CSS, and JavaScript
• Good understanding of API integration and HL7 messages
• Clear communication skills, and able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• Ability to work independently and excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience in informatics for disease reporting and/or management
• Attention to detail essential
• A willingness to work as a member of a team, supportive of other team members and focused on achieving team objectives
• Ability to communicate positively and effectively, including the quality of presentation of ideas, thoughts, and arguments

Benefits

• Flexible working options to support balancing work and non-work commitments
• Four weeks annual leave, plus two additional annual leave days and three additional PHF Science days (usually the three days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve)
• 15 days sick leave and service leave provisions after five years
• Annual volunteer day to support an organisation or issue you care about in the community
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Life insurance and physical loss benefit
• Subsidised Southern Cross insurance & access to special retail discounts
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a confidential and free counselling service

Company Description

Established in 2025, formerly ESR, PHF Science is a New Zealand Government-owned research organisation dedicated to the health, wellbeing and safety of our communities. Specialising in public health and forensic sciences, we monitor disease, help ensure safe food and water, reduce harm from drugs, support the justice system and more. Our science powers innovations and solutions to help New Zealand prosper and grow.

With 4 locations across Aotearoa New Zealand from Auckland to Christchurch and Wellington (Kenepuru and Wallaceville), we use world-leading science to monitor disease, test food and products, safeguard our water, and support the justice sector. By joining forces with experts and iwi, we’re tackling critical issues to ensure a better Aotearoa New Zealand for all.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer and value our people, providing an excellent environment for fostering and developing our people in a values-driven, flexible, and ever-evolving landscape. We are committed to sustainability and are proud to have received our Toitū Carbonreduce Certification.