Program Specialist, Indigenous Health

Job number: J1026-0048 Job title: Program Specialist, Indigenous Health Job Type: Contract Vacancy Type: New Department: Indigenous Health Category: Professional Location: Toronto, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Number of positions: 1 Contract Duration : March 31st 2028 Date posted: October 5, 2026 Closing date: October 19, 2026 Compensation: $79,277.00 - $93,267.00 /year Who we are We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems. CIHI is recognized as an eceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension) Retirement Planning Program Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts Work-life balance Career Planning Program Learning and Professional Development Program Fle ible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts Why is this role important? CIHI is on a learning journey, guided by what we learn from First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, communities, governments, and organizations. We are committed to respecting Indigenous data sovereignty, advancing cultural safety and humility, and supporting the health and data priorities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. The Program Specialist, Indigenous Health plays a key role in advancing CIHI’s Indigenous Health priorities by supporting the planning, delivery and continuous improvement of data-driven products and services. Working in a matri environment, this role integrates project coordination, stakeholder engagement, product management and hands-on analytical support to enable timely, high-quality outputs and accelerate data-informed decision-making across the program. The Program Specialist provides technical and operational leadership for projects, supports governance and quality processes, and helps translate analytical outputs into stakeholder-facing products and learning materials for the Indigenous Health team. What you'll do 1. Plan, track and coordinate data analytics projects and related timelines, deliverables and risks; maintain project charters, workplans and status reporting. 2. Convene and support cross functional project teams; organize meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and follow up on action items. 3. Support budget monitoring, procurement and resource/capacity planning as required. 4. Act as a key liaison with internal stakeholders, data providers and eternal partners to gather requirements, clarify specifications and manage epectations. 5. Support advisory/steering committees: prepare materials, coordinate members, draft meeting notes and follow up on decisions. 6. Respond to client requests for information and coordinate the delivery of custom outputs. 7. Support design, development, testing and release of analytic products (reports, dashboards, indicators, datasets). 8. Coordinate and/or eecute test strategies, verification checks and quality assurance activities to ensure products meet CIHI’s information quality standards. 9. Prepare metadata, methodology notes, release documentation and interpretive content for users. 10. Provide hands on analytic support as required: data etraction, transformation, validation and basic analysis using SQL, SAS, R or Python. 11. Support the migration/modernization of legacy workflows (e.g., moving SAS code to R/Python or updated platforms) and promote reproducible practices. 12. Help design and maintain reporting datase…

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