Data Analyst - Applied Analytics

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Req ID: 156569
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PPA Applied Analytics CNS
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-May-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, Applied Analytics and through the Manager to the Director, Analytics, the Data Analyst provides subject matter expertise of the analytical activities related to specific corporate and clinical areas, as determined by the business stream to which they are assigned. The individual will integrate information from various systems to support data-driven decisions, in collaboration with other Analytics team members.
The Data Analyst independently addresses issues and designs decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision and delivers clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues related to clinical and corporate analytical problems and solutions across the organization.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Visualization of results using Tableau Desktop and automation with Tableau Prep Builder
• Implementation of pipelines using cloud technologies such as Azure
• Experience in data analytics
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an analytics-related field required. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and work experience
• Degree in a quantitative field, informatics, mathematics / statistics, financial or business required, Master’s Degree preferred
• Ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skill
• Microsoft Office, esp. Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines.
• Data extraction using SQL
• Ability to execute through effective delegation, motivation and oversight
• Knowledge of the healthcare industry preferred, familiarity with clinical and administrative hospital functions and departments.
• Data manipulation, analysis and modelling using R and/or Python
• Ability to translate technical concepts into a language adequate for the intended audience
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Permanent, Full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives
$36.33 - $45.42 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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