Consultant - Strategic Analytics

Covenant Health Canada; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health is seeking a Consultant, Strategic Analytics to join the Strategic Analytics Services team. You will provide strategic analytics, performance measurement, evaluation and decision-support across clinical, operational and corporate portfolios.

The role offers influence over executive reporting and board discussions, with a focus on modern analytics and AI-enabled tools. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of Alberta healthcare analytics experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Data Analytics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Social Sciences or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience within the Alberta healthcare environment in strategic planning, healthcare analytics, performance measurement, program evaluation, health services research, decision support and system planning.
• One year of directly related experience may replace one year of required education, and one year of relevant education may replace one year of required experience.
• Exceptional analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking approach with ability to understand complex organizational and healthcare system interdependencies.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior leadership and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing performance measures, indicators, scorecards, dashboards or evaluation frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills across different levels within the organization.
• Strong organizational awareness and judgment when addressing sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and modern analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, performance measurement, evaluation and organizational reporting activities across Covenant Health.
• Develop and maintain performance measurement frameworks and dashboards.
• Monitor organizational performance trends and identify risks.
• Prepare executive-level reports and presentations.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform decision-making.
• Lead or support evaluations of programs, services and initiatives.
• Translate complex information into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.
• Leverage AI and advanced analytics to enhance decision support with oversight.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Systems thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Admin / Public Admin / Business Admin / Health Sciences / Data Analytics / Statistics / Epidemiology

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI-enabled analytics tools

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Are you passionate about using data, evidence, and emerging technologies to improve healthcare delivery and organizational performance? Covenant Health is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Consultant, Strategic Analytics to join the Strategic Analytics Services team. Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Analytics Services, this role provides strategic analytics, performance measurement, evaluation, and decision-support services across Covenant Health's clinical, operational, and corporate portfolios. As a trusted advisor, you will work closely with senior leaders, clinicians, and corporate partners to identify opportunities, evaluate outcomes, monitor organizational performance, and develop evidence-informed recommendations that support Covenant Health's strategic priorities. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence decision-making at all levels of the organization, including Executive Leadership and Board reporting, while advancing innovation through modern analytics and AI-enabled tools.

Description:

The Consultant, Strategic Analytics is responsible for supporting planning, performance measurement, evaluation and organizational reporting activities across Covenant Health. Key responsibilities include: supporting the development of strategic and operational plans through environmental scanning, research, evidence synthesis and analytical recommendations; developing and maintaining performance measurement frameworks and processes; monitoring organizational, sector and health-system performance trends and identifying risks; preparing executive-level reports, presentations and performance dashboards; conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making; leading or supporting evaluations of programs, services and strategic initiatives; conducting jurisdictional and literature reviews to inform policy, planning and strategy development; translating complex information into actionable insights and recommendations for diverse stakeholder groups; leveraging AI and advanced analytics tools to enhance decision support while ensuring appropriate oversight and validation; collaborating with stakeholders to define information needs and support evidence-informed decision-making; supporting the adoption of leading practices, methodologies and standards related to analytics, evaluation, reporting and organizational performance; and promoting responsible use of data, analytics, artificial intelligence and evidence-based decision-making across the organization. This position is non-unionized.

• Classification: Consultant
• Union: COV OUT OF SCOPE
• Unit and Program: Strategic Analytics
• Primary Location: Grey Nuns Community Hospital
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 26-AUG-2026
• Date Available: 05-SEP-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Hourly Salary: $40.95
• Maximum Hourly Salary: $61.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Data Analytics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Social Sciences or a related discipline. Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience within the Alberta healthcare environment in one or more of the following areas: strategic planning, healthcare analytics, performance measurement, program evaluation, health services research, decision support and system planning. One year of directly related experience may replace one year of required education, and one year of relevant education may replace one year of required experience.

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Exceptional analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking approach with the ability to understand complex organizational and healthcare system interdependencies.
• Demonstrated experience conducting and interpreting quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior leadership and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Experience developing performance measures, indicators, scorecards, dashboards or evaluation frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills across different levels within the organization.
• Strong organizational awareness, political acuity and judgment when addressing sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and modern analytics tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Sciences, Data Analytics, Statistics, Epidemiology or related discipline.
• Experience using advanced analytics, business intelligence or AI-enabled tools.
• Experience working with provincial and national healthcare datasets (e.g. CIHI, Statistics Canada and Government of Alberta data sources).
• Knowledge of emerging AI technologies and their application within a healthcare environment.