Business Analyst - Planning, Funding & Outcomes

• 6 month fixed-term opportunity working remotely from anywhere in New Zealand, or with a home base in Wellington or North Shore, Auckland
• A unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering a Lung Screening Mobile Pilot and improving equitable health outcomes
• Work with clinicians, digital teams, and national stakeholders to shape a future national screening programme

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

The Business Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the successful planning and implementation of the Lung Screening Mobile Pilot. The pilot builds on the learnings from Te Oranga Pūkahukahu - The Lung Cancer Screening Research Programme, which has been testing different screening approaches since 2020. The pilot will test and refine a mobile screening model designed to improve equitable access to lung screening and inform the implementation of a future national programme.

Working closely with pilot leaders, Digital Services, clinicians, operational stakeholders, and external partners, you will gather, analyse, and document business requirements primarily in the Digital workstream, but also across other workstreams. You will develop process maps, workflows, business requirements, and supporting documentation to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and aligned with programme objectives, operational needs, and equity outcomes.

You will work in close partnership with the Digital Delivery team to ensure alignment between programme objectives and digital delivery, managing dependencies across applications, infrastructure, data, integration, security, and service transition activities. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative initiative expected to improve access to early detection services and deliver better outcomes for New Zealanders.

The pilot is a partnership between Planning, Funding & Outcomes and National Public Health Services, working closely with Hawkes Bay and Lakes Districts

About the Project

The Lung Screening Mobile Pilot is a nationally significant initiative that will help shape the future of lung cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Building on the learnings from Te Oranga Pūkahukahu, The Lung Cancer Screening Research Programme, the pilot has been established to test and refine the feasibility, effectiveness and equity of mobile screening delivery before national implementation. Operating across the Hawke's Bay and Lakes districts, the programme will bring screening closer to communities, improve access to early detection, and support better health outcomes through the identification of lung cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage.

About you

As an experienced Business Analyst, you'll bring strong analytical capability, excellent relationship management skills, and a passion for improving health outcomes through effective service and system design.

You will ideally have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Experience working in a Business Analyst or similar role
• Proven experience gathering, analysing, validating, and documenting business requirements
• Experience developing process maps, workflows, user stories, service pathways, and business documentation
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitating workshops and working across multidisciplinary teams
• Experience translating complex operational, clinical, and technical requirements into practical solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, gaps, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Experience working in the health sector, government, or similarly complex environments
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in evolving and ambiguous environments
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving equity outcomes for Māori, Pacific peoples, and other priority populations

Desirable experience includes familiarity with health sector data standards and digital environments such as FHIR, HL7, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

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 9 September 2026. For further information, please contact Lynda Francis on [email protected]

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