We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated, customer-focused analyst with a keen interest in strategic analysis, advanced analytics, and business intelligence to support business decision making to join our Analytics Services team which has been rated one of the best in the Canadian public sector.
In this role, you’ll contribute to the effectiveness of WorkSafeBC by performing data analytics, performance measurement analysis, and program evaluation, addressing a wide variety of issues in occupational health and safety.
If you’re a team player, proactive with strong problem solving and communication skills, 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.
As an analytics specialist on our Analytics Services team, you will:
- Research, analyze, and evaluate a wide variety of issues in occupational health and safety, management oversight, internal operations and disability management
- Extract and transform data from a variety of databases using tools such as SQL, Python, PowerBI, and Tableau
- Identify industry trends, emerging issues, and opportunities of business significance to WorkSafeBC
- Develop and improve complex analytical models (e.g. for evaluation, prediction, classification, prescription)
- Provide ongoing consultation, decision support, analytics, and business intelligence to various WorkSafeBC department leads
- Present research information to audiences of varying levels of expertise that include detailed findings, implications, and recommendations
We’re looking for someone who can:
- Independently plan, prioritize, schedule, monitor, and complete complex multi-task workload projects and activities to consistently meet deadlines
- 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
- Interpret, evaluate, infer, and explain business data or concepts and develop alternatives and recommendations appropriate for the business
- Apply quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g. statistical analyses, data modeling, text mining, machine learning, predictive analytics, sampling, survey and questionnaire design).
- Write scripts and formulas for extracting, compiling and, displaying information
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 12 months of recent directly related experience within five years in business intelligence, statistical analysis, strategic analysis, and/or advanced analytics.
We’ll consider an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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
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: $38.48 - $48.46/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.