Job number: J0125-0353
Job title: Senior Analyst, Health System Analytics
Job Type: Contract
Location: Toronto, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Number of positions: 1
Contract Duration: One year
Date posted: January 27, 2025
Closing date: February 7, 2025
Range minimum: $77,390.00/year

Who we are

We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada’s health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada’s health care systems.

CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.

At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include

Why is this role important?

The Health System Analytics branch develops policy-relevant information that support health system decision-makers on a variety of topics pertaining to Canada’s health care system. The Senior Analyst will contribute to the full range of activities involved in the analysis and reporting of various health system issues such as completing literature reviews and interpreting results. In this role, the Senior Analyst will work on a variety of current topics related to the Canadian health system.

What you’ll do

  1. Performs advanced qualitative and quantitative analyses using R, Python and other analytical tools. This requires the use of analytical techniques to produce outputs from administrative databases and other sources.
  2. Conducts data management activities including writing and updating statistical code required for the development, computation, analysis, and/or verification of key deliverables. This may include support for the release of data and information through private and public reporting tools, including leading the execution of test strategies / test cases to ensure accuracy of the reported results in adherence with CIHI’s corporate information quality framework.
  3. Maintains detailed knowledge of data, tools, and analytical techniques used to produce standard and ad-hoc outputs.
  4. Conducts environmental scans and literature reviews to support the development of reports, statistics, and indicators.
  5. Leads and/or contributes to the development of materials (e.g., analytical reports, methodology or technical notes, presentations, educational, media, etc.) for dissemination of findings and knowledge translation, and reviews written products for analytic accuracy and quality.
  6. Assists in idea generation, drafting analytical plans, project tracking, and quality reviews.
  7. Ensures quality of products and activities are aligned with CIHI standards (e.g. accuracy, quality, privacy, etc.).
  8. Provides professional and timely client support to respond to internal and external client queries as required.
  9. Develops and maintains current knowledge of CIHI’s data holdings, trends in health services research and health policy, and stakeholder information needs to support current work and contribute to the development of new analytic proposals.
  10. Participates on project teams as required and assists in the development and maintenance of the project plans, conducting ad hoc analyses as necessary and providing content expertise.
  11. Represents the team, branch and the organization internally/externally, including participation on committees, presentations and/or attendance at conferences, preparation of articles for publication and other activities as required.
  12. Provides methodological and data quality advice in areas of expertise.
  13. Ensures adherence to, and ability to demonstrate compliance with, CIHI’s privacy and security policies and procedures when using CIHI data and information.
  14. Participates in other meetings and corporate project teams as required.

What you’ll bring to the table

To find out more about this role and other exciting opportunities visit our website at www.cihi.ca and check out our ‘Careers’ section.

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

At CIHI we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note the CIHI Recruiting Team uses email to communicate with applicants. Please make sure your profile has an updated email address that is checked regularly, including the junk/spam mail folder, as we send time sensitive emails (i.e. testing and interview bookings).

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