Lead Automation Engineer

Requisition No: 8125

Executive Division: Strategy Partnerships Corp Governance

Division: Health Information & Performance Unit

Program: Data Reporting and Analytics

Department: Performance Reporting & Analytics

Enterprise Agreement: Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad

Job Function: Administration & Leadership

Role Summary:

Location: Williamstown Hospital

Employment Type: Ongoing, Full Time

Salary: Admin Officer Grade 4 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

The Mission: Best Care, Powered by Data. At Western Health, we don’t just provide care; we are engineering the healthcare of the future. Serving one of Melbourne’s most diverse and explosive growth corridors, our mission is simple: Best Care, in the right place, at the right time.

The Role: From Raw Code to Real-World Impact. If you're ready to weaponise your AI and automation skills for the public good, this is your arena. As Lead Automation Engineer within our elite Performance Unit, you will be the critical bridge between executive-level strategy and modern automated process development.

Your Impact Portfolio:

Insight Architecture: Transform "messy" patient activity data into high-fidelity actionable insights for Clinical Directors and Executives.

Strategic Visualisation: Evolve our MaP (Monitoring and Performance) platform using advanced AI and sophisticated data modelling.

Predictive Foresight: Identify performance trends and build models that alert the health service to challenges before they arrive.

Culture Catalyst: Build high-trust relationships across hospital sites, championing a unified, data-driven culture.

Your Profile:

The Technical Edge: You live in AI and Automation. You navigate complex data environments with the precision of a surgeon.

Healthcare Curiosity: You have a "hunger for the hunt" - finding the root cause in hospital data or statutory reporting.

The Translator: You possess Communication Mastery, turning "data speak" into a narrative that non-technical stakeholders can act upon instantly.

Meticulous Standards: You understand that in healthcare, data accuracy isn't just a goal - it’s a safety requirement.

The Western Health Advantage:

True Balance: 5 weeks of annual leave + 1 Accrued Day Off (ADO) every month.

Hybrid Freedom: Work from home part-of-the-week with a stunning office base at the historic Williamstown Hospital.

Financial Optimisation: Generous tax-effective salary packaging and novated leasing to maximise your take-home pay.

Essential Selection Criteria:

Relevant tertiary qualification in Data Science, Software Engineering, AI, or related field.

Strong technical expertise in automation technologies, such as UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, Automation Anywhere, or similar platforms, combined with proficiency in programming languages including Python, C#, .NET, or JavaScript. Proficiency in Python and/or R; experience with SQL and relational databases.

Experience integrating complex systems and applications through APIs, web services, and modern integration frameworks.

Knowledge of ML, statistical modelling, data visualization, LLMs, generative AI, and prompt engineering.

Ability to analyse business processes and identify automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, service quality, compliance, and user experience.

Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders across multiple business functions, translating business requirements into scalable and sustainable technical solutions.

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About Western Health

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

Why join us?

Compensation and benefits

Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.

Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.

Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

Learning and development opportunities

Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.

Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.

Mentorship and career support.

Community impact and inclusion

Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.

Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.

Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

Organisational culture and environment

Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.

Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re passionate about using data and automation to improve healthcare outcomes, driving innovation and delivering meaningful impact for patients and staff, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 11:59pm on 14 July 2026.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Stuart Dawes via Stuart.Dawes@wh.org.au.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.

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