The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Located in Yellowknife the Territorial Specialist, Cancer Analytics will report directly to the Territorial Manager, Cancer Care (TMCC) and is responsible to inform decisions for the provision of safe, quality care to clients and families within cancer care services and programs and provide reporting on quality outcomes. This position’s focus is to inform and evaluate the effective delivery and implementation of territorial cancer programs and services.

The Territorial Specialist, Cancer Analytics, is responsible and accountable for advising the strategic planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation of cancer care, and for the advising on the implementation of changes as a result of evaluations of cancer care programs and services. This position provides advanced methodological and data analysis support to the NTHSSA and its partners as well as coordinating all data requests through partners like Statistics Canada, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and provincial/territorial cancer registries, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, among others. The incumbent will research the need, logistics, and requirements to expand programs to Territorial-wide services.

This position is part of the team of specialized staff within the cancer care team. The Territorial Specialist, Cancer Analytics will be granted Public Health Officer status under the NWT Public Health Act.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
A Masters in biostatistics, epidemiology or related field and a minimum of 5 years proven experience working with Canadian health data, conducting analyses and providing interpretation of results. Experience with cancer data preferred including experience working in cancer control at local, provincial, or federal levels.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

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