Health System Analyst

Job Title: Health System Analyst

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Salary Range: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967.87 to $94,068.83 yearly)

Requisition ID: 59187

Application Deadline: July 5, 2024

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About the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health ensures that Albertans receive appropriate health care services from the right providers, at the right time and place. For more information about our mission and vision, please visit our .

Role and Responsibilities

The Health System Analyst will support various health system stakeholders by providing data analysis, visualization, and analytics reporting to guide policy and program development and decision making.

• Provide Analytic Information and Reports: Analyze health administrative data to produce reports and presentations for evidence-based decision making.
• Lead Project Teams: Coordinate virtual research and analytic teams to create health information products and assess policy options.
• Support Continuous Quality Improvement: Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance data frameworks and tools.
• Create Data Visualizations: Develop dashboards and maps using tools like Excel, SAS, Power BI, R, and Python.
• Provide Analytics Support: Identify client needs and provide standardized decision support analyses and reports.

Competencies and Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Creative Problem Solving: Collaborate with diverse groups to overcome data limitations.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Engage stakeholders to support health system evaluation frameworks.
• Agility: Adapt to changes in mental health policy for pandemic planning and post-pandemic restoring.
• Develop Self and Others: Continuously learn technical knowledge and analytic tools.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Public Health, Data Science, or a related field, plus 4 years of progressive related work experience. Equivalent experience or education may be considered.
• Experience in health-related applied research and various health system and analytic software packages.
• Proficiency in data visualization and mapping tools.
• Strong understanding of complex health system topics and ability to integrate information from various sources.

Include a cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role.

Additional Information

This competition will be used to staff one (1) full-time permanent position. Top candidates may be required to undergo security screening. Any associated costs for required documents/checks or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate.

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