Job number: J0724-1177
Job title: Senior Analyst, Ontario Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Program
Job Type: Permanent Full time
Location: Ottawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number of positions: 1
Date posted: September 26, 2024
Closing date: October 7, 2024
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
- HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension)
- Retirement Planning Program
- Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts
- Work-life balance
- Career Planning Program
- Learning and Professional Development Program
- Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts
Why is this role important?
Working in a fast-paced environment, the Senior Analyst, Ontario Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), is involved in a broad range of activities. The Senior Analyst is primarily responsible for supporting CIHI’s Ontario PROMs program for hip and knee replacements, including the development and production of analytical and descriptive reports for program partners and participating hospitals. The Senior Analyst will support data management activities for PROMs including data quality analyses, preparing data files for the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders as needed, and responding to client requests for information. The Senior Analyst will also provide strong analytical leadership and support for new measure development and expansion.
What you’ll do
- Supports data management activities for PROMs, working with external data providers, ensuring timely receipt of the data, tracking submissions, processing, and data quality issues.
- Responsible for the production of quarterly and ad hoc reports for PROMs, including data analysis, verification, interpretation, writing and reporting. This includes development and enhancement of standardized reports minimizing the need for manual effort. Also includes the preparation and delivery of presentations.
- Provides timely and client-oriented services in response to requests for data/information from internal and external clients in accordance with CIHI privacy and related policies and procedures.
- Responsible for performing ongoing data quality checks and producing comprehensive documentation as per the CIHI corporate data quality framework and other technical documentation needs for PROMs.
- Supports the maintenance of PROMs standards in collection and reporting. This includes the conduct of research and environmental scans, participation in stakeholder and expert consultations, and the development of analytical methodologies and measures that support the ability to compare PROMs.
- Develops and maintains a detailed knowledge of hip and knee replacement PROMs, the Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR), and knowledge of databases used by the Ontario PROMs Program such as the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).
- Participates and supports expert advisory committee meetings and expert working groups.
- Provides mentoring to other analytical team members.
- Participates in related internal and external projects and activities, as required.
What you’ll bring to the table
- Undergraduate degree in Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Health Policy, Health Administration, Statistics or similar field. A graduate degree is an asset.
- Three to five years’ experience working in a health research or policy environment analyzing health care data, including experience with data manipulation and statistical analysis of large, relational datasets.
- Programming experience using Python and/or R is required, as well as experience in the analysis of longitudinal data sets. Programming experience using SAS is an asset.
- Knowledge of quantitative statistical methods and applied experience in the preparation of information products to inform health system performance and monitoring.
- Understanding and experience with patient reported data is an asset.
- Experience preparing and presenting analyses and reports for different audiences.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated ability to problem-solve and effectively communicate technical approaches and analytic findings.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a deadline-driven environment.
- Fluency in English is required, bilingualism in both official languages is an asset.
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.
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