Data Analyst, Communicable Disease

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63028
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 8, 2024
Classification: Program Services 1

**Salary**: $2,165.27 to $2,814.70 bi-weekly ($56,514 - $73,464/year)

The Ministry of Health is building a more resilient and sustainable health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to system-wide health challenges, improving health outcomes, and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry supports Albertans’ health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness; coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services; planning capital infrastructure; supporting innovative information management and technologies; regulating health care; and funding the health system.

The Department of Health establishes the Government of Alberta’s strategic direction for health, including advising government on health policy, legislation and standards, and public health concerns; monitoring and reporting health system performance; setting policies and priorities for the electronic/digital health environment; and providing oversight and ensuring accountability across the health system.

For further information, visit the ministry website at

Join the Communicable Disease Control Branch. We are dedicated to enhancing public health through strategic leadership in disease control, immunization, and surveillance. We are committed to developing effective policies and standards that protect our communities. Our mission focuses on effective disease control, immunization, and surveillance to ensure community safety.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Data Analyst to join our team. Reporting to the Business Analyst, you will collaborate closely with the data management, information management, and communicable disease business teams to ensure data quality and integrity across our public health systems. In this role, you will ensure the accuracy and completeness of notifiable disease reports, leveraging software programs such as SAS or R to identify gaps and errors.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Your key responsibilities will be conducting data reviews and audits to maintain the integrity of laboratory reports, notifiable disease reports, and outbreak data. Developing and implementing processes for managing data integrity and audits across the province. Providing support and strategic advice to the Business Analyst on the development and maintenance of communicable disease public health systems, ensuring partners have access to accurate and reliable notifiable disease data. Leading the design and implementation of business process changes related to core data management. Offering communication and technical support to all users of current and future communicable disease public health systems and handling sensitive information with confidentiality, adhering to relevant legislation, regulations, and operational policies.

Responsibilities for the position include:

- Conduct data audits and review notifiable disease reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting timelines.
- Develop and maintain queries for routine data audits to detect gaps, errors, and potential duplicates.
- Reconcile laboratory and notifiable disease information, collaborating with clinical staff from Alberta Health, First Nations, and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to address follow-up requirements.
- Document and update business processes related to communicable disease data management, including data dictionaries and user guides.
- Assess and streamline both manual and automated business processes, providing recommendations based on findings.
- Provide training and support, including facilitating orientation demonstrations and day-to-day assistance for communicable disease public health systems.
- Analyze business issues and operational challenges, offering insights and recommendations to senior management.
- Participate in strategy and planning sessions to enhance CD public health systems.

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**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
**Systems Thinking**:

- Observe and understand the broader impact of your role on the organization.
- Anticipate changes in your area based on activities in other departments.
- Consider how your work influences others and seek to understand organizational goals.
- Recognize how the organization adds value for clients and stakeholders.

**Drive for Results**:

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