Why Work with HIQA?

Are you seeking a new challenge and an opportunity to build a rewarding career in a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation? At HIQA, we are committed to driving high-quality and safe care for those using health and social care services in Ireland.

Joining HIQA means becoming part of a team dedicated to professional growth, continuous learning, and meaningful contributions to the public interest. We take great pride in our work, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment where our people can thrive. Our roles encompass developing standards, inspecting and reviewing health and social care services, providing accurate and reliable evidence to support health technology decision-making, and monitoring the quality of International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres.

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Offers in 2024

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Candidates placed on Panels in 2024

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Diverse areas to work in across HIQA

Office locations across Ireland

If you are motivated, results-driven, and looking to make a difference, explore our current vacancies today. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

Current Vacancies

Project Lead – Knowledge Translation

Location: Cork, Dublin or Galway

Closing Date: 5:00pm Monday 10th November 2025

Grade: Engineer Grade II

Directorate: Health Information and Standards (HIS) Directorate

Tenure: Permanent Vacancy

(Additionally, HIQA may create a panel for future permanent and fixed term vacancies that may arise.)

HIQA is recruiting a Project Lead – Knowledge Translation for its Health Information and Standards (HIS) Directorate.

This new, innovative and dynamic role will support the evolving Governance, Research and Strategy team and the other four core teams within the Health Information and Standards (HIS) Directorate. The Project Lead – Knowledge Translation will lead, develop and support a structured approach to knowledge translation across the HIS Directorate considering the development and uptake of Standards, guidance, recommendations, and frameworks, reviews reports and survey findings from the National Care Experience Programme (NCEP). Develop a Knowledge Translation and Impact Strategy for the HIS Directorate with relevant success metrics and lead the Knowledge Translation and Impact Working Group.

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Senior Health Technology Assessment Analyst

Location: Dublin, Cork or Galway

Closing Date: 5:00pm Monday 24th November 2025

Grade: Engineer Grade I

Directorate: Health Technology Assessment

Tenure: Specified Purpose Contract – Maternity Cover

Additionally, HIQA will create a panel for future permanent and fixed term vacancies that may arise.

HIQA is recruiting a Senior Health Technology Assessment Analyst for its Health Technology Assessment Directorate.

The purpose of this role is to join a multidisciplinary team with responsibility for the effective implementation of HIQA’s programmes to deliver high quality health technology assessments, other evidence-based advice and evidence synthesis outputs, and therefore to embed evidence-based methodology in the health decision-making processes in Ireland. The HTA Directorate, overall, comprises approximately 40 analysts.

The scope of the HTA Directorate’s work includes providing evidence synthesis and evidence-based advice to inform public health policy, and providing HTAs to inform decision making on investment or disinvestment in health technologies and programmes, including decisions in relation to national screening and national immunisation programmes. Teams within the HTA Directorate also perform evidence synthesis to support the development of National Clinical Guidelines & Audit and the development of national health policy, and evidence synthesis reviews to inform decisions related to the generic justification of practices involving medical exposure to ionising radiation.

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Deputy Director – Regulatory Oversight and Assurance

Location: Dublin or Cork or Galway

Closing Date: 5:00pm on Monday 06^th October 2025

Grade: Principal Officer

Directorate: Regulation Directorate

Tenure: Permanent

HIQA is recruiting a Deputy Director – Regulatory Oversight and Assurance for its Regulation Directorate.

This is a senior management role in the Authority. The post holder will report to the Chief Inspector of Social Services and their functions provides support to the Social Care Regulatory Directorate, to the Healthcare Directorate and to HIQA at corporate level. The post holder will provide clear and effective leadership and operational management to effectively deliver three functions;

1. Regulatory Practice Development Unit
2. Service User Experience and Concerns Unit
3. Regulatory Operations Unit

Other roles also operate within the remit of the post holder such as HIQA’s Designated Officer for Adult Safeguarding.

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