Manager, Data Analytics, Health/Group Benefits
Manager, Data Analytics, Health/Group Benefits
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You are as unique as your background experience and point of view. Here youll be encouraged empowered and challenged to be your best self. Youll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day youll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Sun Life Health is a leading Health and Benefits provider in Canada offering Canadians comprehensive group benefits and a portfolio of digital health products. We are a passionate group who like to take on big challenges in a supportive environment grounded in our purpose of helping Canadians achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
Sun Lifes Health Data Strategy and Insights team is helping Sun Life build innovative health solutions to address the most pressing health needs of Canadians. Reporting to the Director Product Insights and Business Intelligence the Manager Data Analytics will be responsible for the development management and delivery of analytics business support to Market Development and Growth teams. The leader in this role will manage a highly skilled team of employees focused on analytics and will collaborate with teams across Sun Life to support delivery of initiatives.
What will you do
As aPeople Leader you will:
- Coach mentor and manage 2-3 data analysts to develop a high performing highly motivated innovative and engaged team of professionals.
- Manage and maximize resources balancing between development of team and delivering value to the business
- Delegate tasks appropriately to deliver actionable analytical insights to ensure stakeholder satisfaction
- Monitor and evaluate performance by providing timely and regular feedback on personal and team goals.
- Effectively hire onboard and retain talent with a focus on sustainability and long-term development needs.
- Identify process gaps efficiencies refinements and establish new process where needed
As aTechnical Leaderyour responsibilities include:
- Work with business strategically to discover where best to apply data analytics to solve business problems
- Guide the analysts in choosing the correct analytical techniques and validating the outcome to ensure it is what is expected
- Apply expertise in descriptive and diagnostic techniques to solve business problems and to review output from team members to ensure correct and high quality analytics is being delivered to the business
- Communicate and frame complex analytics simply and into compelling stories for business leaders and data users
- Deliver according to pre-agreed timelines and ensure that delivery meets the integrity quality and performance requirements.
- Interact frequently with stakeholders including interaction with Directors and AVPs across Health data engineers data owners and technology partners
What do you need to succeed
- Bachelors degree in a field with a strong technical core such as Computer Science Software engineering Business Analytics Engineering Science Statistics Math Business Commerce or equivalent working experience
- 5 years of experience in analytics in the health or group benefits
- Expert level experience with BI/Reporting/providing business insights & statistical & reporting software (i.e. Python SQL Tableau)in the cloud environment (e.g. AWS)
- Highly driven and self motivated having the ability to drive solution design in a multi system setting.
- Solid communication skills have the ability to explain complexity of data to a business audience and explain the complexity of business to the IT audience
What will be nice to have:
- Passion tochallenge the status quofind new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas.
- Believes in a non-hierarchical cultureof collaboration transparency safety and trust.
- Not afraid to roll up the sleeves and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn pushingteams to do the same.
- Highly collaborative and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment professionally and positively.
Unique Requirements
- The candidate selected for this role is required to attain Canadian Reliability Security Clearance.
- To see if you are eligible for this clearance please review the section 201 on the Federal Government site ( in it for you
- Were proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work Canada
- Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
- Pension stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to .
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
78000/78 000 - 128000/128 000Job Category:
Advanced AnalyticsPosting End Date:
08/07/2025
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
