Senior Decision Support Specialist FT 2026-6924

Overview  Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including:
Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Our vision is to  creating healthier communities together . Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website .org.
Why Should You Apply to CMH?
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Group benefits, including health and dental, for full-time employees
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Leadership and Quality Improvement Curriculum
Career Development & Education Grant
Wellness, & Wellbeing Program
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

Job Description  Salary Range: $55.04 - $65.52
Reporting to the Director of Analytics, Innovation and CIO the Senior Decision Support Specialist will use their advanced data analytics and statistical expertise to transform data into insight for decision making. The Decision Support department is responsible for compiling accurate, timely data into meaningful information to help make informed, evidence based, operational and strategic decisions. The Senior Decision Support Specialist will provide expert analytics and analysis to internal and external clinical and non-clinical leaders to improve care, financial results and will advance business intelligence to enhance evidence based decision making.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading-edge decision support team in an organization that is embarking on a digital health transformation journey.
Responsibilities:
Engage and Educate:
Promote information-driven decision making at all organizational levels
Educate key stakeholders on performance tracking, monitoring, statistical analysis, Health System Funding Reform and quality improvement methodologies
Use data to engage key stakeholders to help solve complex problems
Advance data quality and educate stakeholders on key data quality issues impacting reporting and funding
Insight and innovation:
Lead the statistical analysis for strategic priorities and corporate scorecard metrics
Provide expert analysis and analytics utilizing predictive and prescriptive statistical modeling for key strategic priorities
Program and build automated systems and business intelligence tools to support strategic planning, corporate priorities, clinical services growth, quality improvement and data needs of internal and external stakeholders utilizing SQL, data visualization (Power BI), SSRS and other business intelligence tools as needed
Advance the use of predictive and prescriptive models to enhance decision making
Skills and

Qualifications:

Degree in Health Informatics/Information, Health Administration, Mathematics / Statistics, Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Health Administration, or other degree with significant hospital experience is required, Master’s Degree is preferred
3-5 years’ experience working in performance measurement or Decision Support in a hospital or other healthcare setting is an asset
Self directed and strong collaborative skills
Able to manage multiple priorities
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products (Excel, Access, Power BI, Power Apps) required
Advanced proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft SQL and SSRS

Experience with R and Python is an asset
Expert problem solving skills
Strong ability to tell a story with data
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to present project and performance information clearly and concisely
Superior critical thinking skills and an ability to generate ideas and fresh perspectives
Proven track record managing competing demands and excellent organization skills
Strong familiarity with CIHI and Cancer Care Ontario data required (i.e. DAD, NACRS, OMHRS, NRS, ALR, SETP, WTIS)
Experience utilizing national…