Research II Engineering and science : Alberta Health Services · Alberta · $44.93–$59.68 an hour Closes Mon, Nov 16

Avenue.io Inc.; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 62,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Avenue.io Inc. in Alberta is seeking a Research II, Population Health Analytics, to coordinate surveillance and research activities, develop study protocols, and support data collection and reporting.

Based in Alberta, you will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and analysts to translate findings into actionable public health insights. You will analyze administrative datasets (DAD, NACRS, physician claims), design dashboards in Tableau, and contribute to grant submissions and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in health or sciences is required.
• Experience with health-related administrative datasets (DAD, NACRS, physician billing claims).
• Proficiency in R, SAS; intermediate SQL and Python for analyses.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate surveillance and research activities to generate new knowledge.
• Assist with study design, data collection methods, and analysis interpretation.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reporting procedures for data standardization.

Skills

Epidemiology concepts

Data handling

R

SAS

SQL

Python

Tableau

Data cleaning

Communication

Education

Master's degree in a health or science related field

Job description

Your Opportunity:

The Research II, Population Health Analytics, is a provincial role of senior analyst which plays an integral role in the achievement of surveillance and research initiative within the Public Health Surveillance and Informatics. Reporting to the Manager, Population Health Analytics, the Research II is responsible and accountable for providing methodological and analytical support on all aspects related to public health surveillance such as indicator development/ identification, standardization of methods, identifying data sources and data analyses. The incumbent provides advance data management, analytical and reporting functions, and dashboard development support, and applies research principles, frameworks, concepts, methods and processes to address surveillance, health status assessment as well as population and public health issues to inform decision-making.As a Research II, you will be responsible for coordinating surveillance and research activities which generate and disseminate new knowledge that assists with advancing the understanding of health disciplines and various health and medical concerns. Working with a large data environment, you will be compiling, analyzing, and interpreting reports using primary and secondary data. This position establishes and maintains positive relationships with key clients among agencies and corporation across Alberta’s Health System (e.g., multi-disciplinary teams of physicians, public health clinical leads, nurses, quality performance improvement, knowledge management, analyst) to fully understand and define the service/query/information requested, determine appropriate methodology, data types, and sources to use, completes the analysis, provides interpretation and recommendations, and presents the findings/information in the format requests.

Description:

As a Research II, you will be responsible for coordinating research activities which generate and disseminate new knowledge that assists with advancing the understanding of health disciplines and various health and medical concerns. Working with the principal investigator, you will assist with the study design and development of research protocols, determine appropriate data collection methods and measurement procedures, interpret results, develop recommendations and coordinate study approvals. You will also contribute to grant submissions and budgeting, conduct literature reviews and environmental scans and provide day-to-day oversight of research studies/projects.

• Transition Company: Health Shared Services
• Classification: Research II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Public Health Surveillance & Informatics/ Population Health Analtyics
• Primary Location: Alberta
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 16-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $44.93
• Maximum Salary: $59.68
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in a health or science related field.Registration with applicable professional association or college where required.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Ability to understand epidemiological issues and to communicate effectively with a broad variety of people with different skills and expertise. Strong skills working with datasets, including health-related administrative datasets (e.g., DAD, NACRS, Physician billing claims) and national and provincial survey data. Strong skills using the appropriate statistical software which may include R, SAS as well as intermediate programming knowledge in SQL, Python. Ability to develop interactive dashboards in web reporting tools such as Tableau and working knowledge to design clear procedures for collecting cleaning, standardizing, and reporting data. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a population health-related field.Highly proficient in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills. Strong ability to plan, organize and manage short and long-term plans and projects. Proven ability to collaborate with administrators, researchers, and planners. Demonstrated ability to work well in a high-paced team setting and independently.