Director, Analytics, Centre Advanced Analytics, Data Science and Innovation

Position: Director, Analytics, Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science and Innovation

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:
Reporting to the Senior Director, Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation (CAADSI), the Director, Analytics implements the strategies developed and outlined by Senior Leadership for enterprise analytics management and reporting of administrative / operational, clinical and corporate data, in support of the attainment of the strategic objectives and performance plans of the organization. Surfaces strategic and innovative opportunities to Senior Leadership and implements solutions that deliver high quality, meaningful information and business intelligence, and optimize the use of health care resources employed to deliver services across the care continuum and improve population health and outcomes.

Provides comprehensive support and ensures alignment for directional and service planning and forecasting across FHA transformation initiatives, programs, networks, continuums and entities. Directs project management and technical activities, including identifying client problems and solving technical issues, assessing appropriate KPIs, automating and optimizing reporting workflows, trend analysis, program evaluation, and data lake modelling, for system-wide and entity-based performance improvement initiatives to enable best practice implementation and improved resource utilization.

Establishes and coordinates project teams and provides leadership, guidance and support to staff to achieve goals and deliverables associated with analytical reporting and systems performance improvement. Positions group to provide information and improvement expertise to the organization drawing on data and resources across the Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation portfolio. Key partnerships are with other members of the Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation Leadership Team, transformation/ network/ continuum/ program leaders, corporate services (including financial planning, facilities planning, employee engagement, population health, etc.)

- as well as Ministry of Health and other health authorities. Partakes in internal and external committees and task groups as delegated from Director. Partners with data representatives regarding matters such as ongoing information system / database implementation and upgrades, new technologies, and changes to standards or legislative requirements. Responsibilities Ensures integration and management of administrative, clinical and corporate information across FHA in accordance with external and/or internal requirements and expectations, including goals, objectives and strategies that are supported by performance metrics and are aligned with organizational priorities.

Directs the definition and implementation of standardized reporting and data capture practices, and identification of various sources for the data required, the most appropriate and efficient means of collecting it, consistent processes for its analysis, summarization and presentation so it is of optimum value to different users across FHA. Ensure provision of effective project management, modeling/analytical and process improvement support to clinical and operational staff to help improve the flow of patients across the care continuum, the quality of care, and overall system performance.

Provides leadership and direction to a team of professional Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation staff to facilitate an agile lifecycle of production, dissemination and application of customized and scaleable performance reports, optimizing accuracy, timeliness and automation opportunities as well as alignment with other performance reporting processes. Executes best practices and standards around modern analytics and reporting techniques, in alignment with strategic direction from Senior Leadership, including AI-driven innovations (e.g. conversational AI in self-serve analytics and data democratization, data science-based methodologies for automation), and generation of insights and recommendations to drive systematic change.

Collaborate with other Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation leaders to create/adopt frameworks and ensure capability for monitoring and reporting the impact of improvements in system performance, and the impact on population health and outcomes. Advance the development and application of new analytical tools/techniques/models to address operational and system challenges in support of performance improvement, including system efficiency and population health and outcomes.

Integrates analytics across the organization from both a quality and decision support perspective to provide the organization and board with analyses that are holistic, operationally feasible and aligned with the strategic direction of the organization. Identify and pursue…