Job Description

Employment Type

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Permanent Full-time

Location(s)

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SK

Salary Range

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$41.934 - $51.038 Hourly

Salary Supplement

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included in hourly salary range (in-scope)

Why eHealth?

We may be biased, but eHealth Saskatchewan is the place to be right now! We are a Treasury Board Crown Corporation that focuses on digital technologies to enable, support, and enhance high quality health services across the entire province. There is no greater job satisfaction than knowing the work you do is directly related to saving a life or bringing a new one into the world. Although we may not be front facing with patient care, we have a huge role in maintaining and improving IT systems and supporting health care providers and teams throughout Saskatchewan in delivering the best possible care to patients, citizens, and health system users. Programs range from primary care to acute care, and includes laboratories, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Additional programs and services that support patient care and information include Virtual Care, MySaskHealthRecord, the Provincial Electronic Health Record, Health Registries (eligibility for health services/distribution of health cards) and vital event records.


Our vision is "Connected healthcare, accessible to everyone, everywhere" with a mission to "Collaborate to transform healthcare through the use of information and innovative technology". It is a complex environment, constantly evolving and quick to change as we live our values of excellence, integrity, teamwork, courage, resilience and collaboration.

About the role

Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Systems, eHealth Saskatchewan is looking for a highly skilled Business Analyst who is self-motivated, a great team player, and possesses excellent problem-solving skills. This role is well-suited for someone who takes pride in work which directly improves patient care, supports families, and strengthens the broader community.


In this role, the business analyst will have the exciting opportunity to gather requirements, shape process and ensure positive outcomes on implementation projects and initiatives serving health system partners.


The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where responsibilities shift from day to day, but will primarily center on documenting business processes, gathering and refining requirements, and translating them into clear, actionable specifications. The ideal candidate will also manage or coordinate small to medium-sized projects and work closely with customers, vendors, and leadership to support strategic roadmaps and implement solutions that enhance healthcare across the province.

Typical daily duties

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following key duties:

Analyze and document current business processes, identifying areas for improvement and recommending solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders, including project managers, developers, solution architects, etc., to ensure requirements are fully understood and implemented. Develop test strategies and plans, and coordinate testing activities. Assist in the development of business cases to support decision-making. Gather, validate, and refine both business and technical requirements from stakeholders. Manage or coordinate small to medium-scale projects, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and outcomes are met. Contribute to the ongoing development of system training and support materials and ensure that user documentation is maintained. Clearly communicate project requirements and propose solution recommendations to stakeholders in a professional manner. Develop and deliver presentations, reports, and documentation to ensure stakeholders have clarity and alignment throughout project lifecycles.

What we are looking for

The knowledge and skills required for this position would be attained through the completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related area of study. An IIBA Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) or CBAP with an equivalent combination of experience will also be considered.


In addition to the educational requirements, you will also bring a minimum of 3 years of experience working as a Business Analyst or in a similar role in an integrated support environment. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Additional skills include:

Understanding of database concepts, theories and principles. Strong requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation skills. Proficiency with tools such as MS Office Suite, Visio, Jira, or equivalent. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences. Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills. Basic understanding of custom-built applications and commercial software integrations. Understanding of testing principles, including UAT and system integration testing. A strong technical background, experience with facilitation and training. Experience managing or coordinating project activities. Experience in the integration of healthcare IT applications with a focus on common EHR systems, interoperability standards are an asset; and ITIL Certification is considered an asset.

Competencies

Communication

Ability to write a variety of detailed, accurate and clear (technical) material such as user, systems and requirements documentation and procedures, project plans, letters, requests for proposals, feasibility studies, recommendations and reports, at a level appropriate to the target groups; Excellent written skills to communicate and present options and alternatives, and bring forward recommendations to both clinical and IT professionals; and Excellent documentation skills to produce proposals, charters, business requirements, test plans and schedules.

Leadership

Ability to facilitate a group process to successfully implement technological change and business transition within the organization.

Problem Solving

Ability to independently interpret, comprehend and apply technical instructions and concepts to successfully acquire, install, modify, configure and maintain hardware and software components and administer networks; Ability to diagnose technical problems such as delays, malfunctions and errors in order to determine the true cause of the problem and provide a (workable/reasonable/optimal) solution in a reasonable timeframe.

Interpersonal

Ability to create an environment that recognizes, supports, respects and welcomes diversity of employees and clients; A proven track record of excellent interpersonal skills to lead, develop, and manage extensive consultative and co-operative working relationship with program managers, senior managers, and partners responsible for planning, research, and information systems, and with other provincial agencies, jurisdictions, and/or the federal government.

Team/Independence

Ability to work independently and participate as a team member to meet the needs of clients and co-workers and to build productive, positive work relationships.

Organizational

Ability to independently prioritize and organize one's own workload to meet tight deadlines and successfully complete projects in a changing environment.

Analytical

Ability to gather, understand and synthesize specialized information in a way that can be applied to meet the needs of the organization and within given constraints; Ability to identify, explore and evaluate options on data, processes and methodologies, information technology and potential systems design to make feasible recommendations.

Technical

Ability to design new or adapt existing systems/applications taking into account design alternatives, business requirements, and cost, resource and time constraints; Convert business requirements into technical specifications to implement solutions, tools, and business processes Ability to create and or modify a sequence of computer instructions in order to compile, link, build and test computer executables that meet design requirements within established guidelines; A proven track record to quickly and adeptly acquire knowledge of information technology architectures including: integration and application software, interoperability standards, database, subsystem components and software.
If you are looking for an opportunity to challenge yourself and showcase your abilities, we would love to hear from you!

Grade:

SIT10

Anticipated Start Date:

October 2025

Location:

Saskatchewan



We are committed to workplace diversity.

Number of Openings

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1

Closing Date

: Sep 16, 2025, 12:59:00 AMContact Us

recruitment@eHealthSask.ca