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Job Title:

JUNIOR DECISION SUPPORT ANALYST, TFT

Posted Date:

2026-03-10

Closing Date:

2026-03-23

Functional Discipline:

CORPORATE

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 42815AC

JOB TITLE: JUNIOR DECISION SUPPORT ANALYST, TFT
STATUS: TEMPORARY FULL TIME
DEPARTMENT: CORPORATE DECISION SUPPORT (Oncology)
LOCATION: CORPORATE
HOURS OF WORK: 75 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD

POSTING DATE: 10 MARCH 2026
CLOSING DATE: 23 MARCH 2026

UNION: NON UNION

Join Our Extraordinary Team at Niagara Health!

Niagara Health is a regional hospital system with multiple sites and a growing network of community based and virtual services. We believe every person in our region deserves to live every day of their life in the best health possible and are committed to transforming hospital care in Niagara.

We are seeking a Junior Decision Support Analyst to join our team. Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Analytics, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for working with Ontario Health to understand the funding formula and collaborating with the Walker Family Cancer Centre (WFCC) systemic and radiation medicine teams to ensure high-quality data submissions that support optimal Ontario Health funding. This includes activities related to Activity Level Reporting (ALR), the provincial dataset that captures patient-level oncology activity for radiation therapy, systemic therapy, and outpatient oncology clinic visits, forming the basis for quality, cost, and performance indicators within the Ontario cancer system. In this capacity, the Junior Decision Support Analyst is responsible for supporting the development, enhancement, and maintenance of datasets, along with performing regular data audits to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and timeliness. The position will include managing the regular report-running schedule and processes and developing process improvements for accurate data collection and data-management activities, including identifying and correcting data-entry errors and designing workflows to improve data quality in preparation for systemic and radiation therapy submissions.Responsibilities also include coordinating education and training activities. Working closely with WFCC Managers, Enterprise Analytics, Finance, Information Technology, and physicians, this individual will play an integral role in ensuring the accuracy, comprehensiveness, consistency, and validity of collected data.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o University degree in Health Informatics, Business, or equivalent
o Minimum 2 years experience with statistics, and analysis is required
o Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Oncology Systemic and Radiation Quality Based Procedure funding methodologies
o Displays superior interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with many diverse groups including Clinicians, Information Systems and HIM coding staff
o Excellent attention to detail
o Demonstrates effective customer service, leadership, judgment, critical thinking and decision making skills
o Demonstrates strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs, Meditech, and internet navigation
o Evidence of strong technical and analytical skills, effective organizational, interpersonal, communication, leadership, judgment, and critical thinking skills
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision
o Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
o Excellent attendance record

Why Niagara Health?

At Niagara Health, you will be part of a supportive and collaborative environment that puts people first and values your contributions. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where every team member has a positive experience, feels valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference.

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

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At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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