Systems Analyst - Information Management & Technology

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health authority as a Systems Analyst, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing healthcare delivery through innovative information management and technology solutions. In this dynamic position, you will collaborate with clinical and business stakeholders to develop and implement effective IT systems that ensure the safe delivery of patient information. Your expertise in SQL programming and data visualization will be essential as you work on complex projects aimed at improving healthcare services across Nova Scotia. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the health sector while being part of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Travel Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in application programming or systems analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with large data volumes.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex business intelligence solutions across the province.
• Ensure IT systems support safe delivery of patient information.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Data Visualization

SQL Programming

Metadata Management

Education

Degree or diploma in Information Technology

Business Analysis or Health Related discipline

Tools

SAP Business Objects

Tableau

Geographical Information System

Job description

Systems Analyst - Information Management & Technology

Req ID: 195075
Location: Central Zone, Westway 1
Department: IMIT SECURITY RISK MGMT-CNS
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% ) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Feb-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

The IM/IT Security and Risk Analyst reports to an IM/IT Manager, and is responsible for the evaluation, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of information management and technology solutions, projects and services across NSHA, IWK and its many external clients. The IM/IT Security and Risk Analyst addresses cybersecurity risk and analyses the potential business and customer risk, aligning processes and controls to the relevant frameworks and internal systems.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Work on complex, cross-functional, and provincial business intelligence solutions
• Information gathering and documentation of business/technical requirements
• Ensures IT systems and processes are implemented and maintained to support the effective and safe delivery of patient information to care providers in clinical care settings
• Establish and maintain working relationships between the Clinical and Business stakeholders and IM/IT to determine appropriate IT solutions
• Interpret business requirements and determine optimum business intelligence solutions to meet needs
• Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation efforts meet integration and performance expectations
• Collaborate with other team members, vendors and clinical stakeholders
• Perform analyses for a wide range of requests using data in different formats and from various platforms
• Complete other duties as assigned in relation to the position description

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Degree or diploma in an Information Technology, Business Analysis or Health Related discipline. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and relevant experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience in application programming, systems analysis, business analysis or systems support an asset.
• Experience and/or training with healthcare information systems and terminology an asset.
• Experience as a Security Analyst or Information Risk Analyst an asset
• Strong analytical skills to gather and implement user requirements
• Experience working with large volumes of different types of data
• Advanced knowledge of SQL programming
• Working knowledge of the role of metadata management in data governance
• Data visualization skills an asset
• Experience with SAP Business Objects and Tableau, an asset
• Experience with geographical information system, an asset
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Long-assignment, Full-time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Approximately 12 months (assignment length subject to change)

Compensation and Benefits

$33.14 - $41.42 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.