Who we are
We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems.
CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.
At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include
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HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension)
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Retirement Planning Program
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Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts
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Work-life balance
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Career Planning Program
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Learning and Professional Development Program
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Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts
Why is this role important?
The Senior Analyst plays a key role in leveraging the pan-Canadian data CIHI holds to contribute to the development, maintenance and enhancement of case mix products. This may involve data management, developing and maintaining data and information standards (e.g., methodologies, indicators, and statistics), preparing relevant documentation, providing client support, assessing data quality, producing statistics, conducting analysis and contributing to analytical reports. The Senior Analyst participates in department/branch projects and initiatives, as well as other special projects as required.
What you'll do
1. Conduct analytical activities to support the ongoing development and evolution of CIHI’s case mix grouping methodologies.
2. Participate in the development of health-related statistical and predictive models to provide insights and analytic products to stakeholders.
3. Maintain detailed knowledge of data, tools, and analytical techniques used to produce standard and ad-hoc outputs.
4. Conduct environmental scans and literature reviews to support the development of reports, statistics, and indicators.
5. Contribute to the development of materials (e.g., analytical reports, methodology or technical notes, presentations, educational, etc.) for dissemination of findings and knowledge translation, and reviews written products for analytic accuracy and quality.
6. Provide professional and timely client support to respond to internal and external client queries.
7. Maintain current knowledge of CIHI’s data holdings, trends in health services research and health policy, and stakeholder information needs to support current work and contribute to the development of new analytic proposals.
What you'll bring to the table
- Undergraduate degree in Health Information, Statistics, Data Science, Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics or a related field.
- 3–5 years experience working with relational databases / large datasets, including manipulating, maintaining, and preparing data and presenting analyses and reports for different audiences.
- Experience with CIHI or other health-related data sources.
- Advanced proficiency with data manipulation in Python.
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Proven experience working with large relational datasets and performing rigorous data quality checks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to synthesize complex analyses and present clear, actionable findings.
- Clear data storytelling and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated project management skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent deliverables.
- Experience producing stakeholder facing data visualizations.
- Analytical rigor, methodological soundness and quality focus.
- Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning (new tools/techniques).
- Knowledge of the health care system.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
Closing Statement
To find out more about this role and other exciting opportunities visit our website at www.cihi.ca and check out our 'Careers' section.
We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Employment Equity
At CIHI we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
Additional Requirements
- Primary locations: Toronto or Ottawa.
- Must comply with all CIHI workplace policies, including privacy and confidentiality.
- Fluency in English is required, bilingualism in both official languages is an asset.
