Job Details: Analyst, Cardiac Access Collaborative - University of Alberta Hospital - VZ

Company: Capital Health – Capital Health is Canada's largest academic health region and the leading medical and health sciences center for Western Canada.

Description: The Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative (ACAC) is a province-wide alliance of Alberta's health regions and health service providers established to improve Albertans' access to quality and timely adult cardiac services through best practice.
Capital Health is recruiting a number of key positions to develop, implement and support the Collaborative project. Reporting to the Provincial Project Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing for managing and facilitating the database analysis and reporting processes for the Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative project. This position provides support to the evaluation project team through database management, statistical analysis and information reporting. The Analyst provides the technical expertise required to ensure that data is timely, accurate, valid, and meaningful. The position requires excellent communication, analytical, problem solving and organization skills.

Minimum Requirements:
• Completion of a university degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, or other related discipline.
• Experience in large data statistical analysis for research and program evaluation purposes is essential.
• Experience in a health service setting is preferred.
• Proficiency in SAS or statistical software and database management.
• Knowledge of Alberta health care service administrative data.
• Equivalencies considered.

Compensation:
Capital Health offers a competitive package of employee benefits including competitive salary, four weeks of paid vacation, Life Insurance, Supplementary Health, Dental and Flex Benefit Accounts and a Pension Plan.


When Applying:
Position will remain open until filled. Submit resume by 2400 hours by February 22nd, 2008, quoting the competition number VZ-47198-UA, to www.capitalhealth.ca/Careers, or mail to: Human Resources, Room 0A2.31 Walter Mackenzie Centre, University of Alberta Hospital Site, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, or Fax: (780) 407-8892.

Posting Date: Mar 31 08