Health Analyst

Are you innovative with a strong background in health analysis? Consider this opportunity to lead and conduct a full range of health analysis utilizing your skills in such specialized areas as geographic information systems, health geography, statistics and health system performance measurement. 49 Place D'Armes in Kingston 130 Dufferin Street in London 159 Cedar Street in Sudbury OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace. Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation. What can I expect to do in this role? **You will**: - lead, conduct and participate in health analytic research and analysis to support Ministry business needs for high quality information and methodological support that enable health system evidence-based decision making. How do I qualify? **Technical Knowledge Skills**: **You have demonstrated knowledge of**: - theories, concepts, methods and measures of one or more of the following: epidemiology, health economics; health geography, biostatistics, population health, health system performance measurement and health status assessment, analytic methods, statistical techniques and modeling, quantitative research design, and methods generally used in health analytics to provide health analytic guidance and advice to clients regarding health system information products, reporting capabilities and tools. - Government/ministry directions and priorities, Division mandate, and ministry stewardship principles, legislative authorities, regulations, corporate standards, policies and guidelines in the areas of IT, privacy, and information access and distribution to ensure awareness and compliance in project activities. Research, Analytical and Information Systems/Data Base Experience: **You have demonstrated knowledge**: - conducting comparative analyses of alternative methodologies. Identify, analyze, and resolve issues related to the use and interpretation of data and measures derived from it and identify issues related to the access, use, limitations and interpretation of health data. - analyzing the performance of the health system relative to identified performance metrics at provincial, LHIN and individual program/portfolio levels. - health system and trends in health analytics, health planning and policy to support ministry evidence-based decision making; to review, synthesize and appraise scientific literature. - information systems and business tools to define requirements, input, manipulate and conduct data retrievals from various health databases in order to align work with other approaches in the ministry, OPS or health care system; availability, uses, strengths and weaknesses of administrative and population health databases. - administrative and population health databases and statistical software and mainframe and PC computers to design and conduct integrated data analyses to meet health information and knowledge requirements and to conduct research and perform statistical analyses. Communications, Relationship Management and Consultation Skills: **You have demonstrated skills in**: - oral and written communications to produce status reports, compile and analyze technical data, make presentations, liaise and collaborate with branch staff, management and counterparts. - consultation and presentation skills to lead consultations with stakeholders who may have opposing needs and positions with regard to ministry policies, to influence/persuade stakeholders to consider alternative responses to an issue, and to provide leadership to project and work teams. - relationship management and customer service skills to resolve client service problems, to develop /maintain relationships with clients, stakeholders and colleagues; and to participate on committees or working groups **Project Management Skills**: **You have demonstrated knowledge of**: - project management to provide project planning and leadership on concurrent, small scale analytic and product development projects and/or work teams.