Analyst, Health System Funding

Job Description

Overview

Analyst, Health System Funding role at Ontario Health | Santé Ontario. This position reports to a Manager in the Funding Unit within the Health System Performance and Support portfolio. The Analyst will support data requests, interpret health care data, and conduct exploratory analyses at system and provider levels to contribute to Ontario Health’s suite of reports.

What you will be doing

• Contribute to analytics and reporting across the Health System Performance and Support portfolio.
• Support system and sector reports, patient experience measurement, and performance methodologies.
• Conduct quantitative and/or qualitative analyses of clinical, administrative, or survey data.
• Complete ad hoc analysis requests and explore data for indicator development.
• Prepare summaries and presentation materials describing analytic methods.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of reported data, figures, and tables.
• Maintain documentation for quality indicators, including technical specifications and methodologies.
• Assist with data quality assurance, fact-checking, and project support.
• Maintain and develop website content and documentation.
• Draft technical notes and written content for reports.
• Conduct environmental scans of indicators and measurement frameworks.
• Identify data elements, datasets, and visualization approaches to support decision‑making.
• Develop new analyses, methods, and approaches.
• Support indicator review, prioritization, and development.
• Build relationships within the team and across Ontario Health to understand research needs and share insights.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to clarify and deliver project outcomes.
• Stay current with industry best practices and trends.

Education and experience

• University degree in Health Administration, Health Information Management, Information Technology, Epidemiology, Social or Health Sciences, Biostatistics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using SAS (or similar statistical software) for analysis, database development, or reporting.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel.
• 3 years of experience in health services research, health system performance, community care, or population health, OR 2 years of experience working with administrative and/or clinical data in the Ontario context.

Key competencies

• Creativity and innovative thinking.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Initiative and independence.
• Integrity and objectivity.
• Diplomacy and tact in stakeholder interactions.
• High energy and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented and adaptable.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• a health care spending or wellness spending account
• a premium defined benefit pension plan
• three personal days and two float days annually
• three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
• career development opportunities
• a collaborative values-based team culture
• a wellness program
• a hybrid working model
• participation in Communities of Inclusion

Additional information

Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

Employment type: Temporary + (Fixed Term) Full time

Contract length: N/A

Salary band: Band 4

External application deadline date: September 18, 2025

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health. Ontario Health encourages applications from diverse communities and supports accessibility in recruitment. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care