Health Data Scientist - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 58964

Ministry:
Health

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
June 14, 2024

Classification:
Program Services 5

Salary:
$3,076.28 to $4,053.05 bi-weekly ($80,290 - $105,784/year)

The Ministry of Health leads work in the areas of Alberta health insurance and benefits, doctors, hospitals and facilities, and other healthcare supports and information.

For more information on the work Alberta Health does, visit this link:

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is part of the Health Analytics Branch, within the Strategic Policy and Performance Division, and works to provide analytics expertise and develop analytics outputs, allowing Alberta Health and broader health system stakeholders to obtain valuable insights to inform policy, planning, and ultimately improve health system performance and health outcomes.

Role Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director, Epidemiology and Surveillance, the Health Data Scientist position has four core responsibilities:

Use of various analytical methods to deliver important insights gathered from health data so that Alberta Health and other health system stakeholders can make informed decisions for optimal health care system policy.
Data management and Analytics Infrastructure including the development of internal capacities for advanced analytics such as data mining, machine learning and statistical modelling.
Creation of reports and dashboards/dissemination of data presenting data to those who need it quickly and in clear, concise ways/ sending reports and data to the appropriate individuals or teams for further analysis or immediate use.
Development and implementation of a health indicator evaluation framework which goes beyond the development of health indicators and focuses on how to evaluate the quality of indicators as well as ensuring their proper use.

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Systems Thinking:
Integrate broader context into planning. Plan for how current situation is affected by broader trends.

Drive for Results:
Work to remove barriers to outcomes, adhering to principles. Forecast and proactively addresses project challenges.

Agility:
Create an adaptable environment. Quickly understand and react to environment while establishing flexible culture.

Develop Networks:
Encourage the value of collaboration. Creates impactful relationships with stakeholders.

Creative Problem Solving:
Create an environment for innovative problem solving. Generate new ways of thinking while ensuring comprehensive questions are being asked about a problem.

Qualifications:

A university degree in a related field (epidemiology, health sciences, data science, statistics or mathematics), and a minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible experience

Required experience includes:
Programming in SAS, R, and/or Python
Working with large health system administrative datasets, and data linking
Epidemiologic analytic experience
Health care system analytic experience
Developing and evaluating analytic models
Stakeholder engagement and leadership
Formal training in data science
Strong Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience
Strong programming experience in SAS
Strong data acquisition experience
Equivalencies may be considered directly related education or experience on the basis of:
1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
1 year of experience for 1 year of education

A cover letter outlining how your experiences relate to the qualifications of this role is required. Cover letter and resume will be evaluated for screening purposes.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

Notes:

This competition will be used to fill one(1) full-time permanent position.

Hours of Work
7.25 hours daily/ 36.25 hours weekly, Monday to Friday

Location
ATB Place North, 10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta, T5J 1S6.

This position requires working from the office with an option to qualify for a hybrid work arrangement (in accordance with GOA policy whereby up to two days working from home may be possible).

This position maybe used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at equal or lower classification and salary.

On your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

What the GoA has to offer: