Analyst, Research

**Job Description**:
**Analyst Research & Policy**

**Health Services - Public Health**

**Status**: (**1) Contract Full Time - 13 months**

**Salary Range: $86,443 - $108,052 per annum**

**Work mode: Hybrid* **_see below for more details about this work mode_**

**Location: 7120 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON**

**Hours of work: 35 hours per week**

The Analyst, Research and Policy on the Public Health Practice team at Peel Public Health will develop and maintain research review processes methods and tools. The Analyst will use their expertise in critical appraisal, knowledge synthesis and action-oriented communication techniques to provide guidance on research review projects, use strong facilitation and collaboration skills to support linkage and exchange across public health, and help to build capacity across the department. They will conduct research reviews, as well as provide support to others on all steps in the process.

**What you will do in this role**:
**Public Health Sciences: Key Knowledge and Critical Thinking**
- Monitors, identifies, analyzes and provides recommendations on trends, risks and opportunities
- Provides expert interpretation of legislation and internal policies and procedures
- Serves as an expert on complex issues with a broad focus
- Applies advanced knowledge of public health and/or technical knowledge regarding population health, social determinants of health, epidemiology and evidence-informed decision making

**Assessment and Analysis**
- Synthesizes research evidence and participates in research projects
- Interprets and analyzes complex information to provide strategic recommendations that will guide policy and programming decisions
- Analyzes information to identify emerging issues and trends and incorporates relevant findings into recommendations for policy and program development
- Policy and Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
- Monitors, develops, implements and advocates for policies that will have positive population health implications
- Provides expert guidance to the program and evaluation planning process

**Partnerships, Collaboration and Advocacy**
- Develops and maintains cooperative, collaborative and strategic relationships with internal and external partners
- Collaborates with a wide variety of experts, corporate staff and federal, provincial and regional colleagues

**Diversity and Inclusiveness**
- Ensures that issues of diversity, ethnicity, language and culture are reflected in research and policy analyses

**Communication**
- Prepares complex and specialized documentation, reports and statistical analyses
- Synthesizes complex information into a wide range of written and visual communication products such as reviews of research evidence, briefing documents, policy positions and presentations
- Prepares and delivers presentations and represents manager/director/Associate Medical Officers of Health/Medical Officer of Health at local, provincial, federal and international meetings and conferences

**Leadership**
- Acts as a key representative for specific programs, projects and services
- Acts as project manager, committee chair or consultant for divisional or departmental projects
- Acts as a lead in research evidence review processes
- Responds quickly and competently to high priority and complex questions and assignments that may include consultation with Medical Officers of Health and directors
- May assist management by providing work direction, advice, training and/or guidance to staff and students
- Transfers or seeks to transfer public health knowledge and skills

**Core Competencies**
- Public Health Sciences: Key Knowledge and Critical Thinking
- Assessment and Analysis
- Policy and Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
- Partnerships, Collaboration and Advocacy
- Diversity and Inclusiveness
- Communication
- Leadership

**What the role requires**:

- Master’s degree, preferred, in Public Health, Health Science, Policy, Planning, Health Administration, Epidemiology, Nursing, Nutrition or related degree
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience in public health, preferred
- Courses/training in quantitative and qualitative research methods or strong knowledge in qualitative and quantitative research methods and analytical skills
- Experience leading knowledge synthesis/research review projects including development of search strategies, relevance assessment, critical appraisal and synthesis of research evidence
- Experience doing knowledge translation/knowledge mobilization
- Experience in informing policy development

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting with a variety of management levels and corporate, community, provincial and federal stakeholders
- Ability to work with a high degree of independence and competence to establish priorities and balance multiple projects
- Ability to react quickly and carry out work competently under pressure and with mínimal guidance
- Excel