Our client, in the Medical and Health research industry is looking to appoint a Data Analyst /Scientist on a full-time one-year contract (with possible renewal) at their Data Centre in the CBD of Cape Town.  The ideal candidate should have a relevant post-graduate qualification, experience with SQL programming and data.  A background in the health information systems industry would be very beneficial.

Education and Experience Required

Minimum

• A post-graduate qualification in an appropriate field: information systems, computer science, statistics, bioinformatics, database management
• Experience in SQL programming in an enterprise database environment (minimum 6 years)

Advantageous:

• Experience in health information systems and health data interoperability
• Working with large datasets (hundreds of millions of records) and in programming and software development
• Statistical expertise and broader software programming experience
• Experience working with stored procedures and views
• Experience working with a scripting language e.g. Matlab, Python
• Experience with technical communication and presentation of ideas

Key Performance Areas

1. Data acquisition, processing and management.

• Management of data, including ETL.
• Quality assurance of imported data.
• Monitor and evaluate changes and updates to source production systems.
• Ensure data confidentiality and governance according to required guidelines.
• Management of data storage and data sharing methods.
• Management of master data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
• Execute commissioning and decommissioning of data sets.
• Development of initiatives and processes for data integrity and normalization
• Provision of technical expertise on data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing

1. Data interpretation and transformation

• Investigate data to find patterns and trends.
• Develop and apply processes to convert data into usable information that is easy to understand, accurate, consistent, and timely into accurate, consistent and timely information.
• Formulate and execute validation strategies and methods (i.e., system edits, reports, and audits) to ensure accurate and reliable data.
• Integrate and interpret data from internal or external sources to provide analysis and reporting.

1. Data Analysis

• Develop and apply methods to analyse data from different data sources to assist in delivering optimal healthcare management and decision making.
• Develop and apply methods to validate results through qualitative and quantitative analyses.
• Provide recommendations based on analytical results to improve business processes or outcomes.

1. Communication with stakeholders and reporting

• Managing requests for SQL routines from other data centre staff, or from Department of Health stakeholders.
• Participation in data centre engagements as required, with data providers, consumers, and technology partners
• Communicate analytic insights with individuals and groups at multiple levels, both internal and external.
• Create and deliver presentations on results of analysis to stakeholders
• Design and develop reports from single and multiple systems
• Troubleshoot the reporting database environment and reports.

1. Management

• Keep informed of the organisation’s strategy and business operations.
• Conceptualise ways the data centre can support the organization using data to achieve organizational needs and goals.
• Provide support to the data centre team in use of data to achieve organizational needs and goals.
• Mentorship of interns, junior and intermediate data analysts
• Manage users and user roles.
• Liaison with provincial technical staff regarding user management and access
• Approval of selected roles and permissions.

Competencies

• Core: Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Core: Teamwork and collaboration
• Functional: Professional knowledge and skill
• Functional: Coaching and developing others
• Enabling: Quality commitment and work standards
• Enabling: Continuous learning

General:

• While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 15 days please consider your application as unsuccessful.
• In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
• Please include your current salary and salary expectations.