Job opportunity - Full-time Data Analyst (Health Surveillance) - First Nations Health Authority

Full-time Data Analyst (Health Surveillance)

Vancouver, BC, (Two 12-month Term positions)

This position is primarily responsible constructing analysis frameworks and planning as part of a team, conducting surveillance, surveys, data input, analysis, report writing and knowledge exchange on large data sets housed by FNHA. This position ensures that surveillance, surveys, data input, data analysis and research activities carried out to comply with FNHA Health Surveillance Unit’s priorities, standards and best practices. Additionally, as part of a multidisciplinary team, this position actively engages in the participation in various activities, events and programs by the FNHA Health Surveillance Unit.

Education & Experience
-A University Degree with an acceptable specialization in one or more of the following areas; biostatistics, epidemiology, mathematics or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience
-An understanding and/or completion of courses in advanced statistics, and/or biostatistics, public-health analysis and/or evidence-based methods
- Preferred successful completion of a post-secondary education or specialized program with a First Nations focus
- Relevant, recent and significant experience in data collection, data analysis and presentation of data to a wide variety of audiences (normally acquired over 2 years)
- Experience with: working with statistical software SPSS is a requirement and SAS is an asset; BC First Nations communities and/or organizations; developing proposals and briefing packages; utilizing a variety of office tools including Microsoft Office suite and SharePoint; handling sensitive and confidential information and matters in a trusted and responsible manner; developing and maintain administrative systems, processes and procedures; and Indigenous Surveillance/Research Methods is an asset.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
May 22, 2019 at 4:00pm

Submit your Cover Letter & Resume as one document.
Apply online: http://www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us or Confidential Fax: (604) 913-6135
Please include “Self-Identified”, if you are voluntarily identifying yourself as First Nations or Aboriginal.