Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about health data, research, and public policy? Join a highly collaborative team where you directly support informed decision-making in Alberta’s health system. We are seeking a Health System Analyst who thrives in data environments and can navigate complex datasets to produce actionable insights. You will play a vital role in supporting internal stakeholders and external partners, including Alberta Health Services, Researchers, and National health agencies.

This is your chance to contribute to health care improvement across Alberta – through high-quality data extraction, analysis, and collaboration on research and planning initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consult with internal and external data requestors to clarify data needs, advise on administrative health data and recommend methodologically sound solutions.
• Extract, transform, and de-identify data using tools such as SAS, SQL, R, and Python, ensuring compliance with privacy legislation.
• Collaborate with virtual teams, data units, and research groups to support high-impact projects and improve data access processes.
• Perform quality assurance, conduct basic statistical analysis, and create reports or visualizations as needed.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in user acceptance testing and development of new data views to streamline future data access.
  
  

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Creative Problem Solving: You bring strong analytical thinking and creative problem -solving skills to address complex data, methodological, and product development challenges. You are proactive in identifying issues and know when to escalate concerns or seek advice from the appropriate stakeholders.
• Drive for Results: You can independently monitor your workload and performance to ensure project timelines and deliverables are met, even in high-demand environments. You are adept at identifying data limitations and either finding innovative solutions or clearly communicating the impact of those limitations to stakeholders.
• Agility: You can adapt quickly to shifting priorities, emerging requests or changes in direction. You are comfortable re-prioritizing tasks and finding more efficient approaches to complete your work in dynamic environment.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You thrive in a collaborative setting and actively promote teamwork across internal units and external partners such as Alberta Health Services, academic institutions and other stakeholders. You work to avoid duplication of effort and enhance efficiency by fostering open communication and shared understanding in high-volume, multi-stakeholder environments.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills

University graduation in a related field (i.e. Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health informatics, Health Sciences, Medical humanities or Public Health) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

• Proficiency in a range of data and analysis tools, including SAS, SQL, R, Python, SPSS, GIS software, graphic and data visualization packages, and version control tools such as Bitbucket or GIT.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to explain complex data concepts to a diverse audience.
• Experience coaching or mentoring team members and contributing to internal knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, diverse projects, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent organizing skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary or cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with internal and external data sources to achieve project objectives.
• Public health research experience is considered a strong asset.

Notes

We are hiring for one permanent full-time position.

Working hours are 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Office location is ATB Place North, Edmonton, AB.

What the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca/careers.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.