Data Analyst, Caadsi

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Fraser Health is the second largest health system in Canada with over 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers, and is the largest of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, providing hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

We are committed to planetary health, value diversity in the workplace, and seek to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Come work with us!

Position Highlights

We are currently hiring a Full Time Data Analyst to provide leadership and analytics support to the CAADSI team at Central City in Surrey, B.C. - an ideal location with access to rapid transit, and shopping services as well as other amenities.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate to identify reporting needs, analyze current procedures, explore opportunities, reduce redundancies and ensure data gathering and reporting processes support corporate strategies and business objectives.
• Design and develop BI reporting solutions using reporting tools such as SQL and Power BI.
• Provide detailed analysis, advice, insight, and interpretation from complex data across multiple sources.
• Conduct performance reporting benchmarking and best practices research, make recommendations for improvement, and facilitate the adoption of emerging analytical methodologies and technologies.
• Develop and seek continuous improvement to the performance reporting processes, including report automations and the coordination of reporting inputs, analyses and distributions.
• Provides quality assurance and a value-added review of reporting inputs to promote high standards for quality and insight.
• Ensures the analytics solutions are aligned with CAADSI production standards and guidelines, such as data definitions and UI/UX visualizations.
• Provides expertise across different phases of system implementation life cycle to ensure reporting requirements meet established guidelines and standards, and performs corrective action as required.

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related applied qualitative scientific field
• Five (5) to Seven (7) years of experience in decision support, report/dashboard development, data analytics, and/or electronic health records systems management
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical and statistical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Strong proficiency in T-SQL, Power BI, and Python is preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the relational multidimensional database concepts
• Working knowledge of big data analytics and statistics
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work and deadlines
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the health care system

• Experience working with electronic health information systems such as MEDITECH Client Server, MEDITECH Expanse, Paris, Profile, or Procura is advantageous

• Strong knowledge of database systems and ETL processes

• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Valued Benefits

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of providers in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

• Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

We are proud of the innovation, dedication, partnership and tenacity of our physicians, employees and volunteers. More than any building or technology, it's our people who make Fraser Health distinct.

Work with our dedicated team and join our commitment to provide quality care to our patients and clients. We invite you to apply today and find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends and family as an excellent place to work! We value diversity in the work force and aim to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust.

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Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:
The Data Analyst provides leadership and analytics support to the CAADSI department. Applying expert knowledge, the Data Analyst performs business intelligence (BI), data extraction, data analysis, and performance reporting to provide evidence-based review of service utilization, health interventions, technology and performance assessments. The Data Analyst plans and develops BI reporting by engaging with healthcare stakeholders across the organization, analyzing operational, clinical, financial, and human resource data and applying knowledge in performance measurement and benchmarking methodologies.

1. Collaborates with business units and stakeholders to identify reporting needs, analyze current procedures, explore opportunities, reduce redundancies and ensure data gathering and reporting processes support corporate strategies and business objectives.
2. Designs and develops BI reporting solutions using reporting tools such as SQL, Power BI, or Tableau.
3. Provides detailed analysis, advice, insight, and interpretation from complex data across multiple sources.
4. Conducts performance reporting benchmarking and best practices research, makes recommendations for improvement, and facilitates the adoption of emerging analytical methodologies and technologies.
5. Develops and seeks continuous improvement to the performance reporting processes, including report automations and the coordination of reporting inputs, analyses and distributions.
6. Provides quality assurance and a value-added review of reporting inputs to promote high standards for quality and insight. Ensures the analytics solutions are aligned with CAADSI production standards and guidelines, such as data definitions and UI/UX visualizations.
7. Provides expertise across different phases of system implementation life cycle to ensure reporting requirements meet established guidelines and standards, and performs corrective action as required.
8. Prepares strategic business cases and supporting documents, briefing papers, strategic and tactical reports for an assigned area and/or portfolio for submission to Fraser Health Executive, Board of Directors and other stakeholders.
9. Collaborates with members of the CAADSI department, senior management, staff of various organizational units and other internal and external stakeholders in support of the mission, philosophies and goals of Fraser Health.
10. This includes synthesizing and analyzing data on patient services, interpreting information, participating in the development of recommendations for improvements in a continuous agile partnership, and performing tasks such as assisting in selecting appropriate outcome measures and furthering understanding of patient reported experience and outcome metrics.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or related applied quantitative scientific field, plus five (5) to seven (7) years of related experience in decision support, data analysis, performance reporting, and/or health care management, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience with T-SQL and Power BI is preferred.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Demonstrated understanding of the relational multidimensional database concepts.
• Working knowledge of big data analytics and statistics.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to plan, organizer and prioritize work and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of PDSA, Lean, Six Sigma and other flow process improvement concepts.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the health care system.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role within healthcare.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.