Research Analyst, Health (Remote)

$56,100 - $57,900/Yr

The Conference Board Of Canada - Ontario, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Ontario, CA

About the position

The Conference Board of Canada is seeking a Research Analyst to join its Health team. This role involves supporting various health-related research projects, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and producing high-quality research reports. The ideal candidate will have strong research, writing, and data analysis skills, and will be comfortable working remotely in a self-directed manner.

Responsibilities

• Help advance the Conference Board's Value-Based Healthcare Canada Research Centre's initiatives and the Health area's broader health research portfolio.
• Work closely with the Director and other research staff to ensure timely delivery of research deliverables, conceptualize new research initiatives, and prepare research proposals.
• Support research projects using appropriate methodologies, such as survey design, quantitative data analysis, qualitative data analysis, literature reviews, case studies, developing guides for interviews and focus groups, and conducting interviews and focus groups.
• Produce high quality, well-written research reports, executive summaries, articles, and proposals.
• Translate complex research results into key messages for senior executives and decision makers.
• Think strategically and respond quickly to multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Support products and services related to workshops, webinars, and conferences.
• Build research expertise to speak with credibility on a wide variety of health-related issues in presentations and business meetings.
• Communicate effectively with team members, colleagues, research advisors and external stakeholders and participate in internal and external meetings.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in health, public policy, economics, sociology, psychology or other related discipline.
• Minimum of two years of research experience in a professional applied research or business environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing Canada's health system(s) across the broad group of stakeholders and rightsholders in health.
• Extensive understanding of health equity issues in play across Canada, and the relationship between equity and health outcomes.
• Thorough understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies including surveys, literature reviews, interviews, focus groups, and case studies.
• Strong quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis skills.
• Experience using SPSS and/or NVivo would be a definite asset.
• Ability to write clearly, concisely and quickly; examples of published work would be an asset.
• Proven project management skills (e.g., establishing goals, priorities, and deadlines).
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Bilingualism would be an asset.
• Ability to travel within Canada to attend in-person conferences and/or network meetings.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using SPSS and/or NVivo would be a definite asset.
• Bilingualism would be an asset.

Benefits

• Virtual First - work from home anywhere across Canada with a budget to set up your home office.
• Healthcare benefits from Day One to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including a $2,500 benefit for Psychologist, Social Worker or Psychotherapist services.
• Work/Life Balance: In addition to 20 days annual vacation, we close between Christmas Day and New Years Day, observe 13 holidays per year, and offer Friday afternoon closures.
• A modern, defined benefit (DB) pension plan with a 5% match from Day One.
• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) to support you and your family during difficult times.
• Maternity/Paternity leave top-up plan.