Data Analyst - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

The Data Analyst will assist with data management for a provincial measurement initiative in children's mental health (Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale, CAFAS).

The position is at SickKids and is funded by annual contract from the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services.

The Data Analyst must ensure accuracy of data sent by service providers, extract data, produce reports and participate in creating more efficient procedures.

Here's What You'll Get To Do

Coordinate the data flow from over 100 mental health organizations to a central CAFAS portal
Extract data and run subroutines that will merge different data formats obtained from CAFAS software
Conduct procedures for data cleaning
Develop and submit quarterly reports in SPSS based on aforementioned data
Help create strategies and syntax to generate better automatic reports for mental health centers and for the Ministry of Child and Youth Services
Contribute to the final annual report for fiscal year
Identify issues/gaps and administer solutions including potential modifications or redesign of the database or the business process
Communicate within the team in general and the data analyst supervisor in particular to ensure accuracy of the data
Maintain proper backups of database
Extract the appropriate data from the merged database or other locally developed databases to produce required reports, prepare summary sheets of stats recorded
Participate in CAFAS meetings and activities
Adhere to hospital and department standards, policies, and procedures

Here's What You'll Need

Undergraduate degree in the information technology, mathematics, statistics, engineering, health sciences or equivalent experience
Excellent organizational skills and proficiency with the computer skills, specifically knowledge using Microsoft Office Suite (including VBA programming) and SPSS programming (ver. 15.0 and up)
Experience in database development, knowledge of SQL and the ability to conceptualize the project goals into standardized data management practices
Creative acumen and willingness to participate to improve the business flow, procedures or strategies in place
High precision and attention to detail, patience and ability to work with repetitive tasks
Excellent verbal and communications skills

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

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