Senior Business Analyst

Fraser Health Authority; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the Clinical Information, Transformation and Innovation team. You will collaborate with clinical, operational, technical and business partners to support initiatives that advance digital health and transform how healthcare services are delivered.

In this role, you will lead business analysis for complex projects involving clinical and corporate information systems, translate requirements into practical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Systems Management or related field.
• 3–5 years of recent, related experience in a medium to large-sized organization.
• Experience with health and corporate information systems.

Responsibilities

• Support complex projects involving clinical and corporate information systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate requirements into solutions.
• Lead business analysis and support project planning and change management.
• Develop and maintain service levels and ensure alignment with operational priorities.
• Lead small projects and provide guidance to other Business Analysts.
• Analyze health information systems applications and resolve issues.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Communication skills

Healthcare IT

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Systems Management

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88 - $55.89 / hour

Job Summary

Clinical Information, Transformation and Innovation

Are you an experienced Business Analyst who is passionate about using technology, data, and innovative solutions to improve healthcare?

We’re looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Clinical Information, Transformation and Innovation team. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside clinical, operational, technical, and business partners to support initiatives that advance digital health and help transform the way healthcare services are delivered.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play an important role in supporting complex projects and initiatives involving clinical and corporate information systems. You’ll collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business needs, assess current processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and translate requirements into practical solutions.

You’ll bring your analytical expertise and understanding of healthcare information systems to help ensure projects and technology solutions align with operational needs and organizational priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, connecting people and technology, and contributing to meaningful transformation within healthcare.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Systems Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of recent, related experience within a medium to large-sized organization.
• Experience working with health and corporate information systems.

BC’s health system is in the process of transformation. As part of the planned changes, certain IM/IT, Finance, and Supply Chain roles are expected to be in scope for transition to a new provincial shared services organization, BC Shared Health Services. Candidates applying to positions in these areas should be aware that, while the role is currently employed by the Health Authority, it may transition to BC Shared Health Services as part of the first or subsequent implementation phases. The intent of this transition is to support continuity of employment however, details regarding timing, process, and any impacts to employment arrangements will be confirmed as planning progresses. Providing this information at the recruitment stage is intended to ensure transparency about the broader system changes underway and to support informed decision-making by candidates.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for providing leadership in Business Process Reengineering concepts, methods and technologies. Leads the analysis and documentation of business requirements for client-facing and internal Informatics services delivery processes for business, clinical, and systems support services within Fraser Health. The Senior Business Analyst will be engaged in multiple initiatives and will be responsible for project planning, business requirements gathering, data analysis and supporting the execution of projects and change management. Provides leadership and acts as an escalation point for Business Analysts to assist in resolving complex problems.

Responsibilities

1. Provides strategic planning support and change management services by leading and providing senior level support and guidance in streamlining business processes and best practices for health and corporate information systems capture and utilization.
2. Leads, develops, and maintains the business processes necessary to facilitate care provider access to health and corporate information systems by conducting feasibility studies and determining user requirements for the uptake of health and corporate information functionality or systems. Leads, coordinates and/or participates in initiatives and process redesign that supports and follows the service management methodology.
3. Provides senior level business analysis by carrying out work flow analysis, developing business information requirements and models, defining business scope and objectives and planning, designing, or modifying practical manual and automated business processes.
4. Provides health information systems projects responsibility, under the direction of the Lead or Portfolio Manager, by performing business systems analysis support. Will lead small projects and provide project management guidance to Business Analysts.
5. Analyzes and diagnoses health information systems applications and/or business issues and provides resolution to either the systems or the business processes. Supports business process changes and/or functional changes to health information systems in support of business practice requirements by testing, modifying, and maintaining the integrated health information systems applications.
6. Develops Service Level Agreements between Informatics and assigned business areas to support the movement of projects to operational status, maintenance, and support.
7. Resolves operational issues with health information systems as identified internally or externally from the Informatics Customer Service desk.
8. Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of health informatics goals, objectives, policies and procedures for Informatics and assigned business areas within Fraser Health.
9. Participates on assigned internal and external committees as required and works collaboratively as a member of the Health Information Systems and Services team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Systems Management or a related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Three (3) to five (5) years of recent, related experience in a medium to large sized organization. Experience with health and corporate information systems.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of health and corporate information systems.
• Ability to analyze business processes and business specifications.
• Knowledge of systems analysis, design and development life cycle theory, concepts and practices.
• Ability to develop innovative system/computing technology approaches and
• solutions for customer business needs.
• Analytical reasoning and problem solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.