Geospatial Analyst
Location: Toronto-661 University
Department: Data Science and Analytics
This posting is to fill a current vacancy.
To provide geospatial analytics expertise that transforms data into actionable intelligence, supporting surveillance, population health assessment, public health planning, research, and evidence-informed decision-making across Public Health Ontario and the broader public health system.
To advance PHO's capacity in geospatial analysis, spatial data management, and geographic information systems by developing innovative analytical approaches, visualizations, and decision-support products that address public health priorities, population health issues, and emerging health threats.
Key Responsibilities-
- Develops, maintains, and enhances integrated geospatial data assets from internal and external sources, applying data quality, metadata, and governance practices to support public health analytics and decision-making.
- Develops geospatial analyses, visualizations, and spatial intelligence products that support surveillance, epidemiology, population and health system assessment, research, planning, and data science initiatives.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to apply spatial modelling, hotspot detection, population characterization, accessibility analysis, and risk factor analysis to public health priorities, population health issues, health equity considerations, and emerging health threats.
- Promotes the adoption of innovative geospatial methods and technologies that advance PHO strategic priorities and strengthen evidence-informed public health practice.
- Acquires, integrates, analyzes, interprets, and assesses the quality of administrative, demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, remote sensing, health, and other relevant data.
- Identifies and manages spatial reference data, including geographic boundaries, service locations, points of interest, and environmental features of public health relevance.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in geospatial analytics, advising PHO and collaborating with external organizations on data standards, data-sharing practices, analytical methods, and geospatial capabilities.
- Evaluates emerging geospatial trends, technologies, standards, and practices for appropriate application within PHO.
- Communicates geospatial findings through maps, dashboards, interactive applications, reports, presentations, and scientific forums, and represents PHO in relevant collaborations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills-
- Proficiency in cartographic design, geospatial visualization, geostatistics, spatial modelling, and spatial data analysis, including communicating complex information through maps, dashboards, interactive applications, and other decision-support products.
- Knowledge of geospatial data platforms, cloud and web mapping technologies, spatial databases, data integration tools, and practices used to develop, share, and sustain geospatial products.
- Knowledge of geospatial theories, methods, and geographic concepts and their application to public health analysis and decision-making.
- Knowledge of geospatial data management and governance, including raster and vector data models, spatial databases, metadata standards, data quality, privacy, security, and information management principles.
- Knowledge of public health, epidemiology, population health, health equity, environmental determinants of health, and health system concepts relevant to geospatial analysis.
- Knowledge of applicable privacy, security, ethical, and data stewardship requirements for collecting, using, linking, visualizing, and sharing health and geospatial data, including Indigenous data governance considerations.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning in geospatial analytics, data science, public health intelligence, and related technologies.
Education and Experience-
- Bachelor’s degree in geography, geomatics, geographic information systems (GIS), spatial data science, epidemiology, public health, environmental science, data science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- A minimum of five years’ work experience with GIS and geospatial analysis.
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise and open-source GIS and geospatial analytics platforms, with experience in spatial analysis, web mapping, scripting, automation, application development, APIs, and relevant programming and query languages.
- Experience with PHO-supported technologies such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Python, SQL, and R is an asset.
Attributes and Competencies-
- Oral, written, visual, and interpersonal communication skills to translate complex geospatial findings into clear, accessible insights for technical, non-technical, and executive audiences.
- Consultation, facilitation, and presentation skills to gather requirements, explain analytical methods and limitations, and communicate findings and recommendations through reports, maps, dashboards, interactive products, and presentations.
- Develops collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs and deliver responsive geospatial analytics and decision-support services for public health priorities, population health issues, and emerging health threats.
- Responds to requests for geospatial analysis, visualization, data, metadata, and related documentation, clarifying the intended use and appropriate analytical approach.
- Defines client needs, requirements, deliverables, success criteria, and application requirements for geospatial initiatives.
- Coordinates assigned geospatial initiatives through planning, delivery, and evaluation to support timely, fit-for purpose results and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Advises on the application of geospatial analytics to surveillance, population health and health system assessment, health equity, program and service planning, resource allocation, and response to emerging health threats.
- Assesses stakeholder information and analytical requirements and selects appropriate methods for analyzing, visualizing, and communicating spatial information to support public health planning, surveillance, resource allocation, service access, and response activities.
- Evaluates available data sources, analytical methods, assumptions, and limitations to determine their suitability for public health use.
- Determines how spatial and non-spatial data can be linked, analyzed, and presented to generate actionable insights on public health priorities, population health issues, and emerging health threats.
- Delivers accurate, timely, and fit-for-purpose geospatial analyses and decision-support products that inform surveillance, population and health system assessment, health equity, climate and environmental health, service planning, resource allocation, and response to emerging health threats.
- Generates spatial insights on patterns, trends, access, inequities, populations, and environmental and social determinants to support evidence-informed public health planning and action.
- Provides geospatial subject matter expertise and project leadership within cross-functional teams and initiatives.
- Builds team capability through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge exchange on geospatial methods, tools, and interpretation.
Duration: Permanent
Hours of Work: Full time, 36.25 hours per week
Compensation Group:Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
Compensation Range :$82,078.00 - $115,553.00
Posting Date: 09-2-2026
Closing Date: 09-17-2026
Please note: applications will be received no later than 11:59pm on the date preceding the closing date as indicated on the Job Requisition.
Note: Internal candidates will be considered first.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.
PHO is committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals. Any candidate who requires a job posting in an alternative format may email a request to [email protected]. Once an applicant has been selected for an interview, they can inform PHO about any accommodations they may require at any stage of the interview process.
