Lead, Data, Reporting & Analytics

Ontario Health – Ontario
Full-time
End Date: October 23, 2024
R107836

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• Health care spending account
• Premium defined benefit pension plan
• 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
• Individual contributor start at 3 weeks’ vacation, and 4 weeks at 2 years
• Career development opportunities
• A collaborative values-based team culture
• Wellness programs
• A hybrid working model
• Participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
Ontario Health is the provincial agency responsible for ensuring Ontarians receive high-quality health care services where and when they need them. Since it was established in June 2019, Ontario Health has brought together the strengths of many existing health care organizations to work together to build a better health care system for all Ontarians. Building on the expertise and knowledge of our people, we are committed to applying the best of what we collectively do, and in partnership with others, to transform the health system and improve the quality and delivery of care for patients, families, and health care providers.

Lead, Data, Reporting & Analytics is responsible to lead OH-Population Health & Value Based Health Systems (PHVBHS) Patient Access and Clinical Transformation (PAC) portfolio’s data, reporting and analytics activities related to provincial virtual care programs, projects and key strategic initiatives to provide information, evidence and support to assess, inform and improve health system performance and effectiveness. The Lead, Data, Reporting & Analytics will lead the development and implementation of reporting indicators, data collection and reporting processes and analytic mechanisms that support OH virtual care program operations, performance, reporting and evaluation requirements of internal and external stakeholders, including identifying opportunities for transformational change founded in value-based care and supporting the implementation of Value-Based Incentive frameworks for Ontario Health and system investments (e.g. Health811). The Lead will collaborate across OH to support ongoing program operations, data quality, quality improvement, and system performance and planning needs.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Function as a lead within the PACT division to support the Data and Analytics Operating Model for Ontario Health, which includes working with cross functional teams to drive strategic priorities and operational excellence and synthesize the health system analytics story to improve patient care.
• Manage the data, reporting and analytics workstream for the PACT division related to provincial programs, virtual care and Health811 projects and key strategic initiatives.
• Influence and lead others with the ability to understand complex issues and make decisions.
• Develop and maintain standardized documentation, tools, templates, and supporting process information for virtual care programs, projects and strategic initiatives.
• Lead the data, analytics and reporting requirements of the MOH related to virtual care programs/projects and strategic initiatives.
• Lead the development and implement new and innovative strategic initiatives that support the sharing of agency virtual care data within OH and externally.
• Work collaboratively with external evaluation partners to lead the design and implementation of virtual care program evaluations.
• Support the adoption, change management, quality improvement and evaluation of strategic initiatives.
• Support the development of knowledge translation materials by leveraging and analyzing data and translating it into insight in a clear and concise manner for a variety of audiences to share learnings from virtual care programs, projects and key strategic initiatives with internal/external partners.
• Work in collaboration with team members and across OH to support indicator development, reporting processes, visualization of data and synthesizing the health system analytics story.
• Work with advisors to identify and assess issues impacting the Data and Analytics Operating Model and develop strategies to address these challenges.

Additional roles & responsibilities may evolve upon advancement and growth of the portfolio.

Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in health services research, epidemiology, the social or health sciences, biostatistics, mathematics, statistics, or another relevant discipline.
• 3 years of experience using research analytical techniques
• Experience working with statistical packages (SAS, Stata, R etc.) is preferred
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data methodologies
• Experience working with Microsoft Office software and applications, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of the Canadian health care system and health care administrative data
• Experience linking and working with large data sets considered an asset.
• Experience using health administrative and clinical data such as CIHI DAD, NACRS, OHIP Billing, and Statistics Canada census considered an asset
• Knowledge of data quality methodologies
• Knowledge of evaluation and data quality frameworks

Knowledge and Skills:

• An understanding of Ontario’s health care data to design and conduct analyses of administrative and clinical data to identify areas in the Ontario health system that suggest quality gaps between current best practice and optimal care
• An understanding of health equity, including the social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes for different populations.
• Experience with health equity data, patient experience, and outcomes for specific populations would be an asset.
• Strong interpersonal and relationships and consensus among diverse stakeholders
• Proven ability to establish positive working relationships; and must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude, and work well with a broad network of teams, individuals, and stakeholders
• A novel thinker who enjoys generating and exploring innovative ideas and solutions
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy
• Demonstrated initiative and independence to take appropriate action and anticipate organizational needs
• Ability to seek and weigh opinions and evidence, compromising where necessary on ways and means but not on principles or goals
• Ability to deal effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and the public from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience
• Capacity to work effectively in a rapid-pace work environment
• Ability to complete tasks, as assigned, in a timely manner with high-quality results

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary Band: 6

Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Internal Application Deadline Date: October 8, 2024

External Application Deadline Date: October 22, 2024

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.