Senior Healthcare Resarch & Data Analyst

Clarivate; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytical solutions provider is looking for a Senior Analyst for their Medtech Data team in Ottawa. This role requires a strong background in healthcare and data analysis, along with excellent communication skills to engage with clients. The position involves analyzing large datasets and developing actionable insights to support business decisions. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience with SQL and Excel, and familiarity with tools like Python and Tableau is preferred. A hybrid working model is offered with time split between home and on-site in Toronto.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience in translating complex data insights into actionable strategies.
• Ability to work with structured and unstructured data.

Responsibilities

• Understand and solve client pain points while collaborating with high-profile customers.
• Design processes to analyze big data using various analytic tools.
• Evaluate data outputs and identify potential errors.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Excel

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in sciences, healthcare, data analytics, or business

Tools

Tableau

Python

Job description

Overview

Clarivate provides innovative data and analytical solutions to the largest biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies in the world. Clarivate’s Medtech Data team harnesses real-world healthcare data and identifies meaningful insights from large data and metadata sources to help medical device companies make some of their most important business decisions.

We are seeking a Senior Analyst for our Medtech Data team with a background in healthcare or life sciences and strong quantitative analysis skills. The ability to effectively collaborate with internal colleagues, including product managers, sales leaders and technical experts is required. This is a heavy client-facing and solutions-oriented role where demonstrated communication skills will be put to the test in explaining complex ideas with customers.

About you – experience, education, skills and accomplishments:

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in sciences, healthcare, data analytics, or business.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience, utilizing SQL and relational databases with both structured and unstructured data.
• Proven experience working with complex data sets, including the ability to investigate data issues, identify trends/gaps, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• At least 4 years of experience with Excel and SQL, including advanced functions, and capable of working with large, multi-dimensional data sources.
• Expertise in handling client requirements

It would be great if you have...

• An advanced degree – Masters or MBA
• Familiarity with additional data languages (e.g., Python, R), which would help expand analytical capabilities and improve efficiency in working with complex healthcare datasets
• Exposure to or experience with project management responsibilities, including planning, coordination, and stakeholder communication across cross-functional teams
• Expertise working on Healthcare or Lifesciences domain projects (pharmaceutical, MedTech or medical devices)
• Expertise in understanding data variables and connecting the dots in various datasets.
• Expertise in handling and manipulating large datasets.
• Proficiency with written and oral communications and must be able to communicate complex quantitative ideas to internal and external stakeholders.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Understand the worldview and pain points of Clarivate customers, working closely with them as a problem-solver. From Fortune 500 companies to smaller startups, you will converse with high-profile clients regularly and be expected to both present and defend conclusions to them.
• Design, develop, and maintain processes and systems to analyze structured & unstructured “big data” sources using tools like Tableau, SQL, Python, and other analytic software
• Develop and code software programs, algorithms and automated processes to cleanse, integrate and evaluate large datasets from multiple disparate sources with an emphasis on US medical devices and supplies markets.
• Evaluate data outputs with a keen eye for details, proactively finding potential errors and omissions.
• Identify opportunities and issues for data analysis and experiments, with bias towards driving customer delight.
• Contribute your vision; influence the evolution of our products, data models, and data usage strategy.

About the Team

The PriceTrack team at Clarivate provides market-leading insights into MedTech product pricing and market dynamics. By leveraging deep industry expertise and robust data resources, the team delivers actionable intelligence that helps clients build winning pricing strategies, track market share, and stay ahead in a highly competitive landscape.

Hours of Work

• Full-time permanentposition primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to adjust to various global time zones as needed
• Must live within a commutable distance to our Toronto, ON office with a hybrid work schedule (2-3 days/week on site)

At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.