Data Quality Analyst - Business Intelligence

CAMH

  • Toronto, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is harnessing data to improve outcomes and drive business decisions. Measurement-based care (MBC) plays a pivotal role in enhancing mental health care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). By systematically collecting and analyzing data from patients, MBC enables CAMH clinicians to track progress, tailor treatment plans, and make informed decisions about patient care. This approach not only ensures that interventions are evidence-based and effective but also fosters a patient-centered approach, where treatment is customized to individual needs. Ultimately, MBC at CAMH empowers both clinicians and patients, leading to improved outcomes, increased accountability, and a stronger commitment to delivering the highest standard of mental health care. CAMH is a leading mental health hospital dedicated to providing high-quality care to our patients. We are committed to using data-driven insights to continuously improve our services and enhance patient outcomes. We are seeking a full-time, contract (12 months) Data Quality Analyst to join our team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data related to Measurement Based Care.Reporting to the Director, Strategy and Business Intelligence, the Data Quality Analyst will be responsible for applying the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data quality framework to assess and enhance data quality specific to Measurement Based Care at our mental health hospital. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including clinicians, data analysts, and IT professionals, to identify data quality issues, implement data quality improvement initiatives, and maintain high standards of data integrity.Key Accountabilities:
  • Apply the CIHI data quality framework to assess data quality across CAMH Measurement Based Care implementations.
  • Implement data quality improvement initiatives, including data cleansing, validation, and enrichment.
  • Creation and iterative refinement of data mappings to standard interoperable data models and ontologies
  • Managing data assets, data lineage and data access, supporting sound data analysis
  • Defining data quality dimensions and metrics to measure adherence to organizational data quality standards
  • Coordinating end-to-end data flows and identifying data dependencies in support of delivery, release, and change management and ensuring long-term data reusability.
  • Developing data visualizations (e.g. Dashboards) to support stakeholders, and iterating to account for new data and requirements.
  • Collaborate with clinicians and data experts to understand data requirements and standards.
  • Identify data quality issues and anomalies and develop strategies to address them.
  • Create and maintain data quality reports and documentation.
  • Monitor and track data quality metrics, trends, and performance.
  • Provide guidance and training to staff on data quality best practices.
  • Work closely with the Director of Strategy and Business Intelligence to ensure data quality aligns with organizational goals.
  • Participate in cross-functional projects related to data governance and data management.
The incumbent will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. This position is hybrid (our offices are located at 1001 Queen Street West).
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Health Informatics, Statistics).
  • Proven experience in data quality assessment and improvement.
  • Expertise in the CIHI data quality framework
  • Experience processing and reviewing large amounts of data and practice of matching/merging datasets
  • Strong data transformation and data analysis experience with Python
  • Strong experience with Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • Experience creating and maintaining metadata and applying best practices to managed content.
  • Strong knowledge of data engineering systems, data models, and data structures.
  • Experience with creating data flows (Apache NiFi).
  • Expertise working with versioning control systems, package management software and software development life cycles.
  • Solid understanding of key DBMS platforms like SQL Server, Oracle and DB2, including technical expertise in data architecture principles and design aspects of various DBMS and reporting concepts.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
  • Experience with healthcare data or mental health data is preferred.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent client-relations skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
  • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
  • Able to deal with conflict in a professional manner
  • Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in another language are considered an asset
Desired
  • Domain knowledge in medical data preferred (integrated healthcare and ontological schema)
  • Proficiency and proven experience with ontology engineering and semantic technologies
  • Experience with RDF, OWL, JSON-LD, SHACL and SPARQL
  • Experience with search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch), graph databases, graph traversal and NoSQL databases
Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.CAMH is a Tobacco-Free Organization.CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a teaching hospital and research institute. As a CAMH employee, you will be expected to actively support CAMH's teaching and research activities, in addition to supporting the clinical work of the hospital.At CAMH, we strive to be an equitable and inclusive employer. Our commitment to equity is grounded in an institution-wide commitment to achieving a working, teaching, and learning environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.CAMH actively seeks candidates from First Nations, Métis and Inuit, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, women, and people with disabilities (including people who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges).We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please inform us if you require accommodations during the interview process.

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