Data Analyst, Clinical Division, Provincial Lab Data Analytics – Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services (PLMS) – Provincial Health Services Authority

Title of the Job: Data Analyst, Clinical Division, Provincial Lab Data Analytics – Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services (PLMS)

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job Description: Data Analyst, Clinical Division, Provincial Lab Data AnalyticsProvincial Laboratory Medicine ServicesVancouver, BCWhat you’ll do

• Receive and facilitate internal and external data requests for planning, policy making and research purposes by engaging with the stakeholders, understanding the information needs and reviewing data information requested.
• Perform the necessary analysis including: data extraction and queries; ensuring data quality (checking and cleaning); data manipulation, linkage and aggregation; and statistical analysis and modelling
• Produce information findings through regular and ad hoc reports and dashboards using business intelligence and reporting software. These information products may monitor and benchmark costs, utilization and other quality and performance indicators for transfusion medicine, laboratory medicine and pathology, and other clinical areas.
• Interpret these findings and provide advice and recommendations.
• Present findings to different audience (ex: clinicians, operational staff, administrators and patients) at an appropriate level
• Provide support for the development and maintenance of data collections such as databases, spreadsheets, reports and other relevant applications.
• Write SQL and other programming code to perform queries and analysis.
• Provide statistical analyses and/or modeling for internal and external use such as time series, regressions, data mining and simulation model.
• Create, implement and perform routine data quality reviews and audits on data registries and web applications.
• Utilize reporting and business intelligence applications such as JReport and Tableau. This involves creating and adding new reports, users and groups to the system and ensuring a proper privilege framework is in place for all users.
• Provide day-to-day support working with database such as ad-hoc querying and providing periodic insertions of information submitted by partner agencies.
• Generate proper technical documentation on the current reporting environment and on all reports and data extracts.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Working Relationships

• Communicate findings in a meaningful manner to internal staff and external stakeholders at the local, regional, provincial and national levels.
• Consult internal stakeholders to gather report specifications; identify and provide advice to internal stakeholders about data limitations and ensures adequate data quality for analytical purposes.
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of educational material related to statistical data collection to internal and external stakeholders. Provide training to other internal staff as required.

Leadership

• Not responsible for managing or overseeing a team.
• Provide advice and recommendations to leadership.

Decision-Making

• Retrieve and extract data, analyzes and summarizes statistical information, performs complex calculations and tallies.
• Understand and evaluate the limitations of the data, analyses and statistical calculations.
• Interpret the data and information, and its potential applicability.
• Propose alternative methods to obtain, extract and analyze data to improve data quality and decision support.
• Choose the most appropriate method to disseminate findings (ex: reports, presentations, other visualizations).

Budget

• No responsibility.

What you bringQualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to or greater than a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Informatics, Math, Statistics, Computer or Health Science, Operations Research or Data Science, or a related program with a minimum of five to seven years of recent related experience working with health and statistical information in a sophisticated computer environment.
• Minimum of five years of work experience including the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) and working with data warehousing, integration, mining and report writing, such as Business Objects / SAP BI / SPSS / Cognos / Oracle BI/ Jreport or other Statistical / Analytical / Visualization tools such as Tableau/R/SAS).

You will also have

• Demonstrated ability to perform data manipulation, analysis and information presentation at a moderate to advanced level through the use of database, spreadsheet and statistical software. Moderate to advanced data management skills and a high degree of computer literacy are required.
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot, comprehend, analyze and resolve complex issues.
• Moderate to advanced knowledge of relational database modeling and query writing tools to create ad-hoc queries and reports.
• Demonstrated ability to develop complex and customized SQL queries for relational databases, with applied experience with business intelligence tools (ex: Tableau, IBM Cognos, SAP BusinessObjects)
• Knowledge of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and modeling using statistical software such as SPSS, R and/or SAS.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaboration skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally.
• Excellent organizational skills, attentive to detail with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload and work quickly and accurately under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).

What we bringEvery PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time
Salary Range: $72,445 – $104,139/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.Location: 3rd floor – 1867 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V6J 1Y5
Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Hours of Work: Monday – Friday, 0800 – 1600
Requisition # 163094EWhat we doprovides laboratory testing at 31 sites across the lower mainland and central coast of BC, including acute care hospital laboratories and specialty laboratories.PLMS is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).The Provincial Health Services Authority ( ) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose. Learn more about PHSA and our programs:PHSA and PLMS are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.ATTN: PHSA Employees:To be considered as a PHSA employee (internal applicant) for this position, you must apply online via your internal profile atPlease note the internal job posting will no longer be accessible after the expiry date of April 11th, 2024. If the internal job posting has expired, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk and advise that you would like to be considered as a late internal applicant for this position. Please do not apply for the external job posting.If you have not registered your internal profile, a password is required to log in for the first time. To obtain your password, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk at 604-875-7264 or 1-855-875-7264. Please note regular business hours are Monday – Friday (excluding stats), 8:30am to 4:30pm. For inquiries outside of regular business hours, please email the Internal Jobs Help Desk at and a Help Desk Representative will contact you the next business day.
Labor Agreement Excluded
Requisition # 163094E-2415308
Work Site 3rd floor – 1867 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V6J 1Y5
Job Type Regular, Full-Time
Salary/Rate $72,445.00 – $104,139.00 / Year
FTE 1.00
Hours of Work 0800-1600
Work Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Expiry Date 15-Nov-2024

Company Name: Provincial Health Services Authority

Salary: $72445 – 104139 per year

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