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Job title: SENIOR HEALTH INFORMATION ANALYST
Company: City of Toronto
Job description: Job ID: 14685
Job Category:
Division & Section: Public Health, PH Finance & Administration
Work Location: 277 Victoria Street
Job Type & Duration: Temporary (12 month) vacancies
Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $41.67 – $45.65, TF0158, Wage Grade 13
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week per week,
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 2
Posting Period: 3-Feb-2021 to 18-Feb-2021
In this role you will help the Epidemiology and Data Analytics Unit respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You will join a team of data visualization specialists who are working to provide timely and innovative reporting methods for both internal and external audiences. In this role you will work with data and database systems. If you are a creative problem solver who wants to contribute to helping our city respond to the pandemic – this role is for you!
Major Responsibilities:
- Develops and maintains data visualization projects related to COVID-19 reporting and Toronto Public Health client data systems and databases. Participates in strategic and operational planning for issues related to COVID-19 and related information systems.
- Extracts, analyzes, interprets and reports data using appropriate methods to support timely surveillance and reporting for communicable diseases, in consultation with managers, data visualization specialists, epidemiologists, and other health data users.
- Provide technical expertise in using data analysis, database management and data visualization techniques to support data driven decision making.
- Designs, codes, tests, implements and maintains communicable disease surveillance reports, health information systems, processes and databases.
- Writes and executes programs for data extraction, dataset creation and analysis using statistical software programs and coding languages (e.g. Excel, Access, SAS, SPSS, SQL, R, Python)
- Develops, coordinates, and maintains guidelines and procedures related to the data management, analysis, quality control, and dissemination of surveillance data and information.
- Develops data quality evaluation processes.
- Develops project management tools, monitors progress of operational plans and projects, identifies barriers to meet operational plans and projects and proposes solutions.
- Identifies new opportunities, technologies and methods for community health status information systems, and reporting and dissemination mechanisms. Conducts research, issues Requests for Quotations, makes recommendations, etc.
- Identifies emerging issues related to community health status information and systems and proposes responses.
- Prepares reports for the Board of Health, City Council and its committees and external organizations for the signature of the Medical Officer of Health.
- Represents Toronto Public Health on internal and external committees, and to the media.
- Develops, conducts and monitors quality assurance methods for community health status information systems, analytical procedures and health information reports.
- Develops, coordinates and updates documentation procedures for community health information systems, data and reporting tools.
- Ensures access to external community health status databases by providing liaison with corporate partners and external agencies.
- Provides consultation and training to Toronto Public Health staff on Toronto community health system, program data, information systems and survey and evaluation methods.
- Prepares and delivers presentations on community health status data and related information systems for the public, external agencies and community organizations.
- Responds to requests for community health status information.
- Designs data collection and survey instruments including coding formats, questionnaire design and data entry, storage and retrieval.
- Prepares reports and community health status profiles by analyzing data using computer applications, interpreting data and presenting results using graphs, charts, maps, etc. using online data visualization tools
- Designs and produces thematic maps, charts and graphs using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Toronto Public Health intervention support, program planning and evaluation.
- Recommends strategies to resolve or mitigate the impact of identified data quality issues.
- Provides feedback and makes recommendations specific to future data needs, design and delivery of analytical products, design of information delivery methods, design of training and knowledge transfer activities.
- Provides leadership by chairing and coordinating the activities of various committees and advisory groups.
Key Qualifications:
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to: * University degree in computer science or related discipline or the approved equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Extensive experience with Tableau, ArcGIS, and SAS; additional experience with , Python, SQL, and other software packages and programming languages an asset.
- Experience working with health data.
- Experience working with a range of data types and formats, including tabular, geospatial, web services, real time, APIs and JSON.
- Experience working with large databases
You must also have:
- Knowledge of current public health issues related to communicable disease, vulnerable populations, and social determinants of health; applied research; public health information technology; and quality assurance principles.
- Skills in data collection, enhanced knowledge of analysis principles, and expertise in facilitating the interpretation of data.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to meet changing priorities.
- Ability to communicate effectively, preparing written reports and other polished products utilizing MS Office suite.
- Ability to conduct, summarize and display statistical data in understandable formats and make oral presentations.
- Ability to direct and work effectively with staff and to utilize positive problem-solving solutions.
- High attention to detail
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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Expected salary: $41.67 – 45.65 per hour
Location: Toronto, ON
Job date: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:04:36 GMT
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