RQ00746-Data Analytical SpecialistScientist

RQ00746-Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist

Location: 661 University Ave Suite 1701 Toronto ON M5G 1M1

Position Summary

HealthMap is the flagship initiative delivered through Public Health Ontarios (PHO) Analytics Engine. It brings the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH University of Toronto) chronic-disease-burden model (ODBM) into PHO building and ensuring it runs within PHO systems.

The Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist is fully allocated to HealthMap. Working with minimal direction and leading others the role analyzes the ODBM and methodology and builds and validates it within PHO. The role aligns with and advances the Public Health Data Utility (PHDU) as the platform foundation and operates within the Analytics Engine operating model.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze the DLSPH chronic-disease-burden model and methodology to support a build within PHO systems.
• Build validate and run the model within PHOs environment aligned to and advancing the PHDU (with an R/Azure bridge until PHDU is available).
• Support data acquisition through data-sharing agreements and governance processes where required for the ODBM to run within PHO systems.
• Document methods and transfer knowledge to PHO staff so the ODBM can be sustained beyond the engagement.
• Participate in related HealthMap documentation development testing end-user training and knowledge transfer; work with functional experts data architects ETL developers and PHDU technical teams to deliver sustainable solutions.

Key Deliverables

• Documented methodology code data-acquisition and as available analytical and reporting requirements.
• DLSPH model built validated and running within PHO systems (PHDU-aligned).
• Knowledge transfer to PHO staff to sustain the capability.

General Skills (Required)

• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong consulting and relationship-management skills to work with client groups technical teams data stewards data engineers and stakeholders to confirm requirements options constraints and delivery decisions.
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative methods assumptions outputs and limitations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Senior-level experience with statistical methods and models including their underlying data requirements model validation and reproducible analytical workflows.
• Ability to manipulate and analyze complex data from structured and unstructured sources to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Experience designing data-ingestion transformation quality-checking and reproducible data-processing workflows.
• Broad understanding of data management business analysis database architecture governance and information visualization.
• Proficiency in R and/or Python query languages and version-controlled analytical code to ensure that any ODBM analytical workflows can be implemented run troubleshooted and documented.
• Strong investigative mathematical and statistical skills to assess model logic test assumptions resolve data or code issues and support sustainable knowledge transfer.

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Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $73.38/hr - $88.06/hr Inc.

T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $58.70/hr - $70.45/hr T4