Job Description

Requisition ID: 351137

Position Number: 20059593

Posting End Date: January 1, 2024

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health

Department / Unit: G&F Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: January 8, 2024

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

The Centre for Healthcare Innovation Evaluation team specializes in health services and community/population health research, focusing on problem-focused research. Research Associates work closely with decision makers in addressing research questions of priority to the healthcare system. Ongoing communication and negotiation with stakeholders is required. Duties include:

• Coordinating and undertaking research-related activities on a range of research, evaluation and knowledge translation projects undertaken by the Evaluation team.
• Providing leadership and coordinating specific projects, and responsibility areas.
• Collaborating on research and evaluation projects; including developing and strengthening decision-maker/researcher partnerships.

Experience

• Skills in:

• Health economics.
• Critical review of economic evaluation literature.
• Statistical analysis.
• SAS, SPSS, STATA or other applied statistical programs.
• Experience and theoretical knowledge of

• Health services research specific to economic evaluation.
• Experience in using large administrative databases to answer research/evaluation questions.
• Experience in, and commitment to, effective knowledge translation strategies.
• Experience in working on collaborative research and/or evaluation projects required.
• Ability to develop research reports, articles and presentations for both academic and lay audiences.
• Experience in a community health, or health services field a strong asset.
• Experience in program evaluation/evaluation research a strong asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Masters degree in Health Services, Epidemiology, Community Health Sciences, Public Health, or social science discipline, PhD preferred.
• Academic preparation in research methods.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to develop effective partnerships, promote networking and team building, and work effectively as part of a supportive team.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility in responding to external demands, and changing priorities.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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