Senior Health Analyst

Fonction publique de l'Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Public Service is seeking a Health Analytics Lead within the Digital & Analytics Strategy Division, Health Analytics and Insights Branch. The role focuses on conducting advanced health analyses, leading teams, and building client relationships to deliver analytical products and insights.

The position requires expertise in epidemiology, health geography, biostatistics, and performance measurement, along with proficiency in SAS or Python and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive quantitative health analysis experience.
• Research skills to review and appraise scientific health literature.
• Experience with diverse health datasets.
• Familiarity with SAS and Python.

Responsibilities

• Provide health analytic expertise and consultative advice.
• Lead concurrent analytic projects and coordinate teams.
• Define health analytic needs and project requirements with clients.
• Research, develop and implement analytical methodologies and statistical applications.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Health analytics

Statistical modelling

Project leadership

Negotiation

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder management

SAS

Python

Tools

SAS

Python

Job description

Apply By:Tuesday, September 22, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Digital & Analytics Strategy Division, Health Analytics and Insights Branch

Are you innovative with a strong background in health analysis? Do you thrive in a team environment? In leading teams and building relationships?
Consider this opportunity to lead and conduct a full range of health analysis utilizing your skills in such specialized areas as epidemiology, health geography, biostatistics and health system performance measurement.

About the job

In this role, you will:

• provide health analytic expertise and consultative advice;
• provide project leadership and co-ordination on a range of analysis and analytic products;
• work with clients to define health analytic needs and project requirements;
• research, develop and implement analytical methodology and statistical applications;
• develop and maintain excellent relationships with a range of clients, partners and stakeholders.

What you bring to the team

Health Analysis Expertise:

• You have extensive quantitative analysis experience in the health field and are skilled in developing and using a range of analytic, statistical, and modelling techniques.
• You have research skills to review, synthesize, and appraise scientific health literature.
• You have experience with a wide range of datasets that are relevant to health.
• You are conversant with a range of statistical software (e.g. SAS, Python).

Leadership / Project Management Skills:

• You can plan and lead concurrent analytic projects.
• You can use negotiation and facilitation skills to lead work teams.

Communication Skills:

• You can communicate effectively to prepare and present complex analyses and reports for all audiences.
• You have written and oral communication skills to prepare and present reports, including briefing notes, business cases, and other correspondence.

Client / Stakeholder Management Skills:

• You can build and maintain effective internal and external partnerships.
• You can provide expertise and advice to clients on analytic products, reporting capabilities and tools.
• You can represent the branch's and ministry's interests when meeting with stakeholders.

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.