Exploration Data Analyst

Company: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

• Help shape Lifeblood's future AI and innovation opportunities through data-driven insight and evidence.
• Work across multiple exploration squads, turning complex operational, pilot and research data into actionable recommendations
• Assess data readiness for AI initiatives and help determine which opportunities are viable, valuable and worth pursuing.
• 12-month fixed term opportunity, flexible location with hybrid working
• Salary $130k base + super + salary packaging

About the role

Lifeblood's Strategic Transformation & Readiness team is strengthening its capability across strategy, transformation and delivery to help Lifeblood optimise today and build for tomorrow - exploring new opportunities and creating lasting value for Lifeblood and the communities we serve.

As our Data Analyst - Exploration, you'll work across a portfolio of emerging opportunities, combining analytical rigour with curiosity to uncover insights, challenge assumptions and provide the evidence needed to support investment and innovation decisions.

You'll support all Exploration squads, providing analytical expertise wherever it can create the greatest value. A key focus will be preparing and assessing data for AI-readiness initiatives, helping determine whether opportunities have the data foundations necessary to move forward. You'll work closely with Product Leads, Product Owners, Research & Insights and broader ICT teams to understand complex business problems, analyse evidence and support decision-making across a diverse portfolio of innovation work.

What you'll be doing

• Analyse operational, pilot, experimental and business data to uncover insights and opportunities.
• Work across multiple squads and initiatives concurrently, providing analytical support where it is most needed.
• Extract, clean and manipulate data from complex, multi-source environments.
• Build dashboards, visualisations and evidence packs that support governance and decision-making.
• Apply statistical methods to experiments, pilots and trials, including confidence intervals, significance testing and sample size considerations.
• Assess data quality, data readiness and data architecture to determine whether AI opportunities are viable.
• Support AI value-chain diagnostics by identifying where data-rich opportunities exist and where data limitations create risk.
• Partner with ICT and data platform teams to understand existing data infrastructure and identify opportunities for improvement.

Sounds interesting? Here's what we're looking for

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Experience with modern data platforms such as Azure Databricks and cloud-based data environments.
• Experience sourcing and manipulating data across multiple systems and platforms.
• Strong data visualisation capability using tools such as Power BI.
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning or intelligent systems initiatives.
• Experience assessing data readiness for AI use cases
• Understanding of statistical concepts relevant to experimentation and pilot design.
• Knowledge of data quality, data readiness and data architecture concepts.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical findings to diverse audiences.

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one ofAustralia's menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the Nation, you will have access to the following:

• Ability topurchaseadditionalannual leave
• Access to salary packaging withan optionto package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
• Our dedicated employeeassistanceprogram - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
• Plus, many more!

We're proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer for 2026 and commit to respond to every applicant. You'll hear from us once your application has been reviewed.

This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood's Talent Acquisition team. We won't accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion.