Senior Analytics Specialist

Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, experienced customer-focused analyst, with a keen interest in strategic analysis, data-science, and performance measurement and evaluation to join our Analytics Services team which has been rated as one of the best in the Canadian public sector.

In this role, you'll contribute to the effectiveness of WorkSafeBC by providing strategic analysis, advanced analytics, and business intelligence to support business decision making.

If you're a team player, proactive, and a strong communicator with sound problem solving and critical thinking skills, then consider joining us for a rewarding career keeping the population of British Columbia safe. We'd like to hear from you!

How you'll make a difference: You'll use leading edge tech to connect people to healthy and safe workplaces.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

What you'll do

As a senior analytics specialist on our Analytics Services team you will:

• Conduct data analytics, performance measurement analysis, and program evaluation addressing a wide variety of issues in occupational health and safety, management oversight, internal operations, and disability management
• Identify trends, emerging issues, drivers, and opportunities of business significance to WorkSafeBC, and developing recommendations to management and senior management related to those areas
• Develop/improve data models for forecasting/prediction, targeting, outlier detection, and performance measurement to successfully convey key themes and messages
• Facilitate inter-departmental and inter-organizational sessions focused on performance improvement, opportunity identification, and problem solving, leveraging data to meet business objectives
• Lead various internal teams on ad-hoc requests, investigations, pilot studies, proofs of concept, and various program evaluation projects

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Independently plan, prioritize, schedule, and complete complex multi-task workload of projects and activities to consistently meet deadlines
• Gather information; summarize, verify and interpret data; assimilate technical and business information; and review relevant information with clients, co-workers, and contacts
• Clearly and concisely present analysis results and recommendations both in written reports and verbally to individuals and groups of varying levels of expertise
• Identify significant information from a variety of sources, collect and analyze data to develop, assess, and establish meaningful ways of grouping and transforming data to draw conclusions of underlying issues
• Apply quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g. statistical analyses, data modeling, text mining, machine learning, predictive analytics, sampling, survey and questionnaire design).

Your background and experience

• A master's degree in a quantitative-related discipline such as statistics/mathematics, operations research, big data, data science, computer science, information technology, finance, business, management information systems, or engineering.
• A minimum of three years of directly related experience in business intelligence, statistical analysis, strategic analysis, and/or advanced analytics.

Learn more: For more information about this position, including the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); job description; and awareness items, see the job profile on WSN.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check
• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy is suspended effective January 9, 2023; however, we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)

Learn more: Find out what we offer .

Salary: $48.46 - $61.09/hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.

Any additional application materials must be received by email to HR Talent Acquisition (SM) by 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date of the competition.