Data Analyst, Newborn Screening Ontario

Compensation Pay Range:
$35.04-$43.00

Job Description:
Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers - all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that’s provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada’s best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

CHEO hosts several provincial programs including Newborn Screening Ontario (NSO). NSO oversees and coordinates dried blood spot screening for several rare diseases, pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease, hearing loss risk factor screening and parent-led biliary atresia screening across the province.

The Data Analyst is responsible for the extraction of data from the Newborn Screening Ontario (NSO) information systems and preparation/presentation of those data in different formats (tables, graphs, reports, slides). The analyst provides ongoing support to the IHP Oversight Agency to support continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities. This involves the development, creation and maintenance of project and analysis related documentation, supporting the improvement of analysis processes, and participation in ongoing professional development activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with team members, aggregate and record-level data requestors and researchers (as required) to clarify data elements needed for data requests and research
- Write analysis queries and programs to perform data processing tasks, perform data extraction and conduct analyses
- Write, format and maintain reports in NSO’s Laboratory Information System and other relevant sources
- Test written programs and verify data analyses against other data reports
- Interact with other project team members to ensure that data is complete, accurate, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Assist or develop systems for organizing data to analyze, identify and report trends.
- Prepare data output formats as requested.
- Maintain records of analysis activities, and prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, as required Match/link/aggregate data from multiple sources
- Make decisions about appropriate statistical tests as required and run statistical analyses
- Execute data validation programs and resolve data discrepancies
- Ensure accurate and detailed documentation concerning how and why analysis decisions are made throughout the course of a project
- Perform work in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO and CHEO Research Institute corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS
- Criminal Record Check (Essential)
- University Degree in epidemiology, science, statistics, epidemiology, or a related field (Essential)
- Proficient in using data management software and statistical analysis languages such as R, as well as other relevant statistical and programming tools (Essential)
- Experience working with relational databases and SQL (Essential)
- Minimum 3 year’s experience working in an analysis position (Essential)
- Experience with calculation of basic epidemiologic measures (i.e., rates, risks, rate/risk ratios, 95% confidence intervals) (Essential)
- Clinical health research experience (maternal-child preferred) (preferred)
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, especially Excel) (Essential)
- Excellent attention to detail (Essential)
- Ability to prioritize with good time manageme