Health Data Program Lead - Analytics & Standards

CGI Njoyn; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Planning Program

Generous vacation days

Work-life balance

Learning and Professional Development

Flexible benefits program

Job summary

CIHI is seeking a Program Lead to advance hospital data standards and support CHARTED implementation. You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee data artefacts, and engage with the vendor community to ensure timely, high-quality outputs for decision-makers.

The role requires strategic leadership, data stewardship, and strong collaboration with internal and external partners to align with CIHI priorities and privacy guidelines. Toronto or Ottawa-based with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in health data/analytics, information management or related areas.
• Minimum 1–3 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with relational databases and large datasets; ability to present analyses to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high performing team; oversee operational activities and continuous improvement.
• Own program workplans and product lifecycles: charters, schedules, budgets, risks and issues.
• Lead development and maintenance of data standards, metadata and documentation.
• Oversee data intake, processing, linkage and quality assurance; lead quality assessments and remediation.
• Provide methodological direction for indicator development, analyses and reporting; validate results.
• Oversee reproducible code practices, validation testing and analytic product production.
• Translate analyses into reports, dashboards, and briefing notes for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Represent CIHI in committees, workshops and external engagements; align with CIHI priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Data standards

Data quality

Analytical methods

Stakeholder engagement

Privacy awareness

Education

Undergraduate degree in Health Sciences or related field

Tools

SQL / relational databases

Health data systems

Job description

CIHI is seeking a Program Lead to advance hospital data standards and support CHARTED implementation. You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee data artefacts, and engage with the vendor community to ensure timely, high-quality outputs for decision-makers.

The role requires strategic leadership, data stewardship, and strong collaboration with internal and external partners to align with CIHI priorities and privacy guidelines. Toronto or Ottawa-based with occasional travel.