Senior Data Science Developer

Job Title: Data Science Developer - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Client: Public Sector

Duration: 6+ Months Contract (Possibility for Extension)

Required Experience and Skills

• Strong experience in data science, data analytics, data engineering, or a related quantitative field, preferably within a healthcare or public-sector environment.
• Proven experience analyzing requirements, developing analytics solutions, designing reports, and supporting real-world healthcare data and reporting use cases.
• Hands-on experience working with large health system and administrative databases , including linking datasets and building analytical cohorts.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis, transformation, scripting, data validation, and analytics development.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-based data analytics models, data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting solutions .
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure for cloud-based data analytics and data engineering.
• Strong experience with Power BI for developing dashboards, reports, data visualization, and communicating analytical insights.
• Experience developing and maintaining data pipelines and analytics products supporting clinical reporting and healthcare data initiatives.
• Experience analyzing complex technical issues, identifying alternatives, and recommending effective data and analytics solutions.
• Experience collaborating with technical teams, project stakeholders, and clinical partners to implement analytics products and resolve operational issues.
• Experience creating technical documentation, guidelines, best practices, and conducting knowledge-transfer sessions for technical teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and analytical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Experience with health data linkage , administrative healthcare datasets, and analytical cohort development.
• Familiarity with Mental Health & Addictions data , clinical concepts, and related healthcare reporting requirements.
• Understanding of PHIPA , health data privacy, governance, and data protection requirements.
• Experience working within public-sector, government, provincial health authority, or Ontario Health environments .
• Experience supporting Provincial Data Set (PDS) 2.0 or similar provincial healthcare data/reporting initiatives.
• Experience developing cloud-based data models, pipelines, and analytics products using Azure services.
• Experience with data quality, validation, reconciliation, and analytical reporting.
• Experience working in product-team delivery environments and collaborating across multiple project streams.
• Experience preparing and delivering technical demonstrations, walkthroughs, and knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Experience with healthcare clinical reporting, particularly Mental Health & Addictions clinical priorities .