Senior Analyst at Te Whatu Ora, All Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 2x Permanent, full-time positions available based anywhere across New Zealand.
• National‑level exposure across Finance, Costing, Revenue, and Planning.
• Opportunity to grow advanced analytical, costing and modelling capability.
• Be part of a high‑impact team contributing to the future of health funding.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As a Senior Analyst, you will provide specialist technical expertise to the national reference pricing work programme. This includes supporting activity-based costing data collections, developing reference costs and hospital pricing, and ensuring accuracy and quality across key datasets used to inform national funding models.

You will lead modelling, quantitative analysis, and continuous improvement across either our casemix or non-casemix workstreams, working closely with stakeholders across Te Whatu Ora. You will also contribute to other analytical workstreams, including broader pricing analysis, costing analytics, and system improvement initiatives as required.

The role requires a strong technical background, a collaborative approach, and the ability to work strategically to deliver high-quality insights in a complex environment.

About you

As a Senior Analyst, you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years' experience in a similar analytical role.
• Experience with activity-based costing and pricing methods in a healthcare setting.
• Strong research, analysis and advisory skills, including proficiency in Excel, SAS, R or equivalent tools.
• Ability to interpret complex issues and communicate them clearly to a range of audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in influencing stakeholders and supporting the delivery of work programmes.
• Strong organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to make connections across data and programmes of work.

Desired:

• Experience with SQL, Snowflake and/or Qlik.

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.   

How to Apply 

To apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Wednesday 18 February 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.