Director Technical Data Management

Island Health; Victoria; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Canada is seeking a Director of Technical Data Management responsible for overseeing the analytics reporting infrastructure. This leadership role involves making strategic decisions to manage the data lifecycle and ensuring data integrity. Ideal candidates will hold a Master's degree and possess at least ten years of relevant experience in data warehousing, with significant managerial experience. Strong leadership, communication, and technical skills in SQL are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data warehousing development and data modelling.
• 5+ years of management experience in related roles.
• Strong understanding of ELT design and development.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for technical enterprise analytics reporting infrastructure.
• Guide decision making regarding analytics environment.
• Manage data lifecycle as Information Steward.

Skills

Leadership and managerial skills

Data Warehouse/Analytics management

Capacity planning and scaling

Project planning and execution

Communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to translate business needs

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

SQL

Job description

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director, Technical Data Management is accountable for the technical enterprise analytics reporting infrastructure for Island Health's administrative, clinical, financial and employee data.

This position plays a strategic role to help guide decision making, set direction and inform and develop strategies for the enterprise analytics environment for Island Health. This involves identifying, defining, aligning, and sustaining the critical paths and requirements of the technology solutions regarding analytics reporting for the organization.

This position is the Information Steward for the Enterprise Data Warehouse. In this role, the Director is responsible for managing data in a way that reduces the risk that it may be misreported, be misused or be misunderstood. This responsibility extends across the data lifecycle.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, plus a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively more responsible experience in data warehousing development, data modelling and dimensional modelling, ELT design and development and advance knowledge and experience in SQL; including a minimum of five (5) years of recent, related management experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing Data Warehouse/Analytics systems as well as capacity planning and scaling with overall Data Warehouse/Analytics infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and proven track record of developing team members including permanent and contract staff.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage in a large and diverse environment.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute complex projects with stringent timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to strategize and utilize diplomacy in handling and maintaining relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to provide, create and support innovation within limited resources.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, motivation and guidance while demonstrating commitment to excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategies for team members and Island Health staff with dealing with change and transition.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt, learn and build on new technologies.
• Ability to translate business needs into data requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate and negotiate to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: https://www.leadscanada.net/site/framework

https://jd.viha.ca/JD4938.pdf