Senior Analyst

Your Opportunity:

Neurosciences Care Alberta (NCA) is seeking an experienced Senior Analyst to lead provincial performance measurements, analytics, and data-driven improvement initiatives that shape neurological care and improve patient outcomes across Alberta. Reporting to the Program Lead, NCA, you will play a key role in transforming complex data into actionable insights that support system planning, quality improvement, accountability, and sustainable healthcare delivery. You will lead the development of NeuroMetrics, NCA's provincial performance framework, defining and monitoring key indicators that drive excellence in neurosciences care. Working with clinical, operational, and system partners across Alberta, you foster collaboration through advanced communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills. You provide analytics, forecasting, and performance insights that drive strategic planning, resource optimization, and evidence-based decision-making. Your expertise will identify opportunities to improve access, patient flow, service delivery, and outcomes across neurology, stroke, neurosurgery, and neurorehabilitation services. his highly visible provincial role requires a skilled relationship builder who can communicate complex information to diverse audiences and influence meaningful changes through collaboration with health service providers, provincial agencies, patients, and partners to advance innovation and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to lead provincial analytics, influence healthcare strategy, and help shape the future of neurosciences care in Alberta.

Description:

The Senior Analyst (SA) works independently and collaboratively within Neurosciences Care Alberta (NCA) to support health system sustainability through high-quality data, analytics, and performance reporting. The role leads the development and management of NeuroMetrics, NCA's provincial Key Quality Indicator framework, establishing evaluation measures and monitoring clinical and system performance to inform decision-making, resource optimization, and improved patient outcomes across the neurosciences continuum. The SA leads provincial and site-level analyses, develops and interprets performance metrics, responds to data requests, and supports strategic planning, policy development, care pathways, and standards of care. Working closely with stakeholders, the SA identifies data requirements, communicates data limitations, and provides actionable insights that improve quality, access, patient flow, and consistency of care. Drawing on knowledge of neurology, stroke, neurosurgery, and neurorehabilitation services, the SA applies a systems perspective to solve complex challenges and advance patient-centred, evidence-informed improvements. The role collaborates with clinical, operational, and analytics partners to ensure accountability, address risks, and strengthen data governance, quality, and reporting processes. As a future-focused leader, the SA advances innovation through predictive analytics, advanced reporting, and partnerships with Information Technology, Data & Analytics, Connect Care, and other provincial teams to enhance neurosciences data infrastructure and insights.

Required Qualifications:
Additional Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:

• Classification: Senior Analyst
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Neurosciences Care Alberta
• Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Negotiable Location: Provincial
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: \1.00
• Posting End Date: 02-FEB-2027
• Date Available: 12-FEB-2027
• Hours per Shift: \7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

A bachelor's degree with eight years of applicable experience in a data analytics role in the health sector is required.

As required.

A Master's degree in a data and analytics related field (health economics, mathematics, statistics, health sciences, epidemiology, etc.) is preferred. Experience and understanding of neurology care data metrics and the neurology care community are strong assets.