Information Systems Analyst - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Statistical Analysis, Level B

Job Title

Information Systems Analyst

Department

Research | Sadatsafavi Lab | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Posting End Date

August 15, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Aug 31, 2024

Job Summary

Respiratory Evaluation Sciences Program (RESP) is a health economics and outcomes research program within the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) at UBC that contributes to new knowledge in terms of the long-term burden of chronic respiratory diseases and the effectiveness of interventions in reducing such burden.

This new position will be involved in all aspects of design and development, as well as deployment and maintenance of health informatics solutions (algorithm, hardware, and software) for respiratory-related research.

Other responsibilities include developing and evaluating study designs, developing statistical models and performing analysis on clinical and administrative health data, help with writing reports and manuscripts, and presenting results to a multidisciplinary audience.

Organizational Status

The Information Systems Analyst will work closely with, and will report to the director of the RESP program (Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi)

Work Performed

Major Responsibilities:

Data mining and

Data Marts:
to perform advanced data mining algorithm on BC administrative health data to extract hypotheses and recognizing patterns in population

Data Analysis and statistics:

to perform advanced statistical analysis on BC administrative health data to study burden of respiratory diseases, gaps in care, and real-world effectiveness of treatments.

Network Protocols: to design and deployment IMPACT components compatible with current network specifications

Software Deployment:

to deploy IMAPCT components in the clinical field

Healthcare organizations and workflow:

to understand and design workflow of the projects like IMPATS compatible with hospital workflows.- Design and implement research data acquisition solutions based on REDCAP or other research data management systems.- Clinical Knowledge: to understand and work properly with clinical issues in the hospitals.- Present results to multidisciplinary teams.- Other duties relating to the role of Information Systems Analyst as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The successful applicant will be the primary person in charge of designing and implementing the research projects. This entails a great deal of independence and autonomy in decision making. The principal investigators will periodically check the work performed by the Information Systems Analyst.

The task requires the highest level of ethical integrity and analytical precision. Poor judgment in exercising such standards can have grave consequences. If undetected, mistakes can find their way into the scientific domain and affect patient care.

When detected, analytical mistakes can result in extensive and lengthy process of correcting the scientific reports and be damaging to the reputation of the team.

Supervision Received

The successful applicant will report directly to the Principal Investigators Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi.

Significant content expertise and support is available, both in the relevant clinical areas, and in the methodology and expertise with data management.

The applicant will join an active and productive and growing research unit and professional development of the team members is highly valued.

Supervision Given

Minimum Qualifications

Post-graduate degree in Statistics. Minimum of three years of related experience in research analysis, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications- Post-graduate degree in health informatics, computer sciences, or related field desired- Desired experience in related disciplines: software development, solution development and implementation.- Experience with statistical programming and package development for both server (NodeJS,.NET framework) and client environments.- Experience with data mining and artificial intelligent programs and algorithms.- Experience in collaborative software development workflow, version control, and issue tracking systems.

- Solid understanding of health outcomes, evaluation and assessment of health care interventions, technologies and programs, epidemiology, and health care policy, as demonstrated through post-gradu