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AVP, Health Data Strategy and Insights

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Sun Life
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-06
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Analyst, Data Science Manager, Business Systems/ Tech Analyst, Data Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

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Role Summary

Sun Life Health is one of the leading Health and Benefits providers in Canada, offering Canadians comprehensive group benefits and a portfolio of digital health products. We are a passionate group who like to take on big challenges in a supportive environment, grounded in our purpose of helping Canadians achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. We have an opportunity to use data to empower Canadians to take control of their health by personalizing health journeys, predicting health outcomes and preventing disease progression, and generating insights and research in partnership with the Canadian health ecosystem.

Reporting to the Vice President Strategy and Enablement , the AVP Health Data Strategy and Insights will be responsible for developing and executing our data analytics strategy to enable Sun Life Health in achieving sustainable competitive advantage and growth, and improving the health outcomes of our clients. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and fun environment with a focus on further maturing our data and data science capabilities, and developing and implementing our analytics strategy and initiatives.

What will you do?

  • Data Analytics strategy development and execution

    Develop and maintain analytics strategy that drives growth for Sun Life Health and improvements in Client health outcomes

    Evaluate and prioritize across opportunities to predict and prevent health outcomes, personalize the client health experience, generate value-adding research, and commercializing insights

    Partner with Sun Life Canada’s Client Experience Office to align with overall Canada data and analytics strategy

    Execute the analytics strategy, collaborating within Sun Life health and across functional groups as needed

  • Data foundation transformation

    Mature data foundations to support data analytics strategy, including further enabling personalization of Sun Life Health products

    Collaborate with Enterprise Data & Analytics, Data Architecture, and Technology teams to design and implement necessary data architecture and engineering

  • Advanced analytics

    Apply relevant data analytics methodologies (including AI & ML) to deliver on our strategy

    Lead execution of use cases and manage delivery both within the Data Science and Analytics teams, and collaborating with other Sun Life Canada businesses and functions as needed

    Operationalize analytical models in the field by addressing technology, process and change management requirements

    Collaborate with data analytics partners in Canada and Technology to leverage common capabilities, tools and assets

  • Thought leadership and real world evidence

    Develop and execute strategies to leverage real world data and evidence to generate actionable business insights and thought leadership, for internal and external audiences

    Lead a team of in designing and conducting observational studies using real world data sources - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify high-impact areas where real world evidence can inform decision making and/or inform client experience improvements and product development

    Develop and maintain relevant relationships within the Canadian health ecosystem and academic communities, and represent Sun Life Health as a thought leader

    Proactively foster relationships within Sun Life with business and functional partners to maintain an understanding of new developments in their areas

  • Business Intelligence

    Lead data driven decision making across Sun Life Health by deploying effective descriptive and diagnostic analytics solutions

    Coordinate development and delivery of timely and insightful reporting for Sun Life Health products (including Lumino Health Pharmacy and Lumino Provider Search)

    Provide day-to-day data and analytics support for Sun Life Health products

    Support product and strategy development with ad hoc business and strategic insights

  • Compliance and knowledge management

    Implement consistent and comprehensive standards in documentation across data engineering, business intelligence and analytical models

    Maintain documentation of existing data processes and models

    Ensure knowledge is cross pollinated…

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