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SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Organization:
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Division:
Ontario Public Drug Programs Division/Drug Programs Delivery Branch
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
03523 - Executive Officer 2
Salary:
$1,232.83 - $1,572.05 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Are you interested in being part of the team to deliver, enhance and modernize Ontario's drug funding programs? Ontario Public Drug Programs (OPDP) provides drug coverage for more than 3.9 million Ontarians, or nearly one third of all residents in the province. Your strong business analyst skills, work ethic and innovative ideas can help Ontario better deliver these services.
What can I expect to do in this role?
As a Senior Business Analyst, you will:
• Act as primary liaison between branch and Ministry I&IT Cluster on all program, business and technical changes that impact the Health Network System and related systems.
• Provide business systems support and expertise to projects involved in the development and implementation of coordinated and consistent public drug program systems planning and design policies, processes and practices.
• Lead the development of User Acceptance Testing procedures/documents and carries out the User Acceptance Testing on behalf of the branch.
• Monitor, develop, document, and manage business processes, rules, requirements, service matrix, service level agreements, operating level agreements and costing, research, plan and implement best practices, strategies and policies for changes to the Health Network System and related IT systems.
• Develop business policy and systems requirements for the Branch, and liaise with vendors to ensure that policies align.
How do I qualify?
BUSINESS ANALYST, SYSTEMS LIAISON AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
• You can work closely with other branches such as the I&IT Cluster in the development, documentation, testing and implementation of business systems, rules, rule changes and change management projects.
• You can provide business analysis expertise, advice and project leadership for the introduction of innovative, complex technological opportunities and business improvements to the public drug programs, and related business systems and processes.
• You can provide advice to system project staff from the client users' perspective and describe to systems specialists how the user would be using the program under assessment.
• You can participate on portfolio management committees to develop requests and business cases for systems work required by the branch and clarify the directions of such work to the I&IT Cluster
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SKILLS:
• You have oral and written communication skills to write/edit policies, business cases, financial reports on planning and system design recommendations, documentation, business processes standards and mapping.
• You can establish and maintain client relations.
• You have consultation and negotiation skills to provide business analysis services.
ANALYTICAL, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• You have the ability to assess business risks and develop cost-effective solutions.
• You can analyze, evaluate and problem-solve to accurately assess business requirements, identify process improvements and recommend changes to service level agreements.
• You can plan, implement and develop issues coordination, management plans, initiatives, and responses.
• You can develop and implement planning, reporting and performance measurement processes.
• You can manage program payments with multiple stakeholders, manage budgets and implement technical and administrative linkages.
COMPUTER AND OTHER RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• You are proficient with common office and specialized software to document the outcomes of business analysis activities, prepare reports, recommendations, briefings and correspondence, and presentations.
• You have general knowledge of health care services such as drug programs delivery.
• You have general knowledge of IT systems and use case development
• You have the ability to interpret provincial drug benefits legislation, policies and programs and related issues.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 5700 Yonge St, North York, Toronto Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
6
Category:
Policy and Analysis
Posted on:
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
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