Decision Support Analyst

We currently have a **Regular Full-time **opportunity for a** Decision Support Analyst** **in the **Decision Support** **Department** **at our **Bayview **campus.

**Hours of Work**:
Weekdays: Days; 8 hrs; As per schedule

**Summary of Duties**

Data and analysis are key drivers to understanding program activity across this large teaching hospital spread across three campuses. The Decision Support Analyst will help drive decision making through data extraction, advanced analytics and reporting of key metrics to hospital staff and senior leaders. The analyst will work with program consultants, operations directors and service areas across the hospital to better understand health service utilization and needs of our patients, as well as to support ongoing reporting of activity. The analyst will play a key role in bringing data and insights to those who need it most. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in using advanced analytics and data visualization to inform hospital planning.

Duties include:

- Extracting data from clinical administrative databases to derive insights, identify trends and monitor performance.
- Utilizing SQL, Python, R, Excel, Power BI and other analytic tools or software programs to extract, visualize and manipulate data.
- Support Program Consultants by extracting, manipulating and interpreting data and producing reports, analyses, dashboards and/or presentations for internal and external audiences to support decision-making.
- Assisting in design, implementation and monitoring of priority projects.
- Assisting with development and deployment of data capture instruments for primary data collection.
- Implementing quality assurance activities and manage data integrity and accuracy.
- Developing and maintaining documentation and technical specifications for all reporting.
- Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop Business Intelligence products, including Power BI reports.
- Support in ad hoc report development, projects and other team needs as directed.

**Qualifications/Skills**
- Baccalaureate degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
- Strong, demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong technical and analytical skills, including advanced statistics or data science skills
- Ability to problem solve.
- Able to organize, plan and prioritize work with time constraints and strict deadlines
- Excellent computer skills: MS Office, excellent Excel skills, experience with Power BI
- Knowledge of Clinical Administrative Databases would be an asset (DAD, NACRS, OMHRS, NRS, CCRS, etc )

Human Resources
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.