Senior Analyst, Data and Analytics

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• a health care spending account

• a premium defined benefit pension plan

• three personal days and two float days annually

• three weeks' vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years

• career development opportunities

• a collaborative values-based team culture

• a wellness program

• a hybrid working model

• participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

The Senior Analyst, Data and Analytics, reports to the Manager of Data and Analytics in the Quality division of the Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs portfolio. The Senior Analyst will support the development of primary data analysis and reporting content for emerging provincial quality issues, high-priority initiatives, and quality programs (e.g., Clinical and Quality Standards, Quality Improvement Plans, the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network, the Emergency Department Return Visit Quality Program). In doing so, they will use Ontario's health administrative databases and concise evidence-based guidance with associated quality indicators developed by Ontario Health. They will support the definition of quality indicators, map indicators against currently available provincial datasets, and provide advice on local measurement and new data collection where provincial data elements are insufficient.

The Senior Analyst will use their research and data analytical skills and their knowledge of Ontario's health care data to support the analyses of administrative and clinical data to identify areas of Ontario's health care system that suggest quality gaps between current practice and optimal care. They will provide descriptive analyses on populations and service areas of interest, examine and interpret regional and institutional variations in utilization and outcomes, and compare data on practice patterns and performance with those of other health care systems. They will identify and leverage the findings of relevant existing published research and combine these with their own primary data analysis to develop analytical plans and reporting products.

The Senior Analyst will support the development of analytical methodology using health administrative and clinical data sources, create internal and external information products, and derive actionable insights to support quality improvement and performance management. They will work in cross-functional teams with stakeholders with varying degrees of technical knowledge to identify analysis requirements, inform indicator development, and prepare and analyze data to support other initiatives within the Quality division. In collaboration with the Lead and Manager of Data Analytics, they may also be responsible for communicating information to program areas across Ontario Health, as well as to external stakeholders, subject matter experts, and organizations.

Here is what you will be doing:

Leadership

• Ensure the quality and integrity of project work

• Support Quality division team members in executing their deliverables

• Plan, organize, and participate in internal and external quality working groups and advisory committees, ensuring tracking of action items and follow-ups

• Develop productive partnerships with program areas across Ontario Health and with external stakeholders and organizations

• Support a high-performing team with an engaged culture of respect, inclusiveness, learning, support, and collaboration

• Champion Ontario Health's organizational values of inclusion, diversity, and anti-racism, and promote these within the team

Content Expertise

• Identify data elements, datasets, analytical methods, and data communication and visualization approaches to answer questions and communicate key information to decision-makers

• Explore and identify the strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and considerations of datasets

• Develop new analyses, methods, and approaches, and, where appropriate, adapt and draw from methods and approaches used elsewhere

• Design, implement, and optimize processes and protocols for reporting and analysis, ensuring deliverables are reliably produced on schedule

• Identify data quality issues and propose solutions and mitigation strategies

• Liaise with internal and external partners on analysis and reporting products

• Support the knowledge transfer of products, processes, and methods to other Ontario Health program areas and external partners as required

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data and methods relevant to advancing the products and goals of the program, including relevant practices in other jurisdictions

Program Operations

• Work on multiple projects and assignments while shifting and adapting work in response to changes in program priorities and timelines

• Assist in the development of project plans, sequencing activities, and interdependencies, proactively identifying, managing, and escalating issues and risks as needed

• Assist the Manager and Lead in developing project plans

Proactively identify and implement ongoing quality improvement opportunities in the program

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in medical sciences, epidemiology, social or health sciences, biostatistics, mathematics, statistics, economics, or another relevant discipline

• Minimum 3 years of experience working with health care data, quantitative analysis, and reporting applications

Knowledge and Skills

• Experienced data champion

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, implement, and refine analytic methods, data, reporting, and communication vehicles to anticipate and meet the needs of decision-makers

• Strong stakeholder engagement, project management, and organizational skills

• Strong oral, written, and graphical communication skills; experienced in delivering presentations and writing for a variety of audiences, particularly in communicating data and the results of research and analysis

• Knowledge of and experience using research/statistical methods

• Proficient in the use of statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS, Stata, R), relational database management (SQL), and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Independently motivated and productive, able to manage and prioritize multiple projects and assignments at one time

• Team-oriented and dedicated to promoting team development, a positive work culture, and organizational health

• Experience working collaboratively with clinicians, administrators, researchers, and policy-makers in health care and/or government settings

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced, politically sensitive environment with a high degree of ambiguity

• Comfortable working with a wide variety of datasets—in particular, Canadian health care administrative datasets—and with investigating and planning analysis using new datasets

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