Data Science Specialist

Overview:
Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to **_creating healthier communities together_**_._ Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Group benefits, including health and dental, for full-time employees
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Leadership and Quality Improvement Curriculum
- Career Development & Education Grant
- Wellness, & Wellbeing Program
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

**Job Description**:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading-edge Decision Support team in an organization that is embarking on a digital health transformation journey.

This position will have a hybrid working model consisting of remote and onsite work.

**Responsibilities**:

- Design, develop and implement advanced analytic models to aid in problem solving and organizational decision making using machine learning, deep learning and other data science techniques
- Lead projects focused on advancing the analytic capabilities of the organization
- Develop and deliver training programs to advance data literacy and use of statistical, analytic, machine learning tools
- Collaborate with hospital teams to achieve strategic and operational priorities
- Lead all aspects of assigned projects

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science or Statistics or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in healthcare analytics is preferred with a tracker record of delivering results
- Expertise in data science
- Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing and other advanced statistical modeling techniques
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Excellent problem solving skills, communication and presentation skills
- Experienced working with healthcare data, health records and strong familiarity with healthcare privacy regulations such as Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
- Knowledge of database design and experience working with complex data structures
- strong understanding of programming languages such as Python, R, SQL and manipulation libraries, such as NumPy, Pandas
- Expertise in data visualization tools such as Power BI
- Keeping up-to-date with the latest trends and tools in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to continuously improve and innovate
- Communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH._
- Cambridge Memorial Hospital is committed to providing and fostering a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace that is free from violence and harassment. We provide reasonable accommodation during recruitment and selection to support an equitable process._
- We welcome all applicants and encourage members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, Indigenous and LGBTQ2SIA+ communities, racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and women to apply. Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an employee partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI)._

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