Senior Data Analyst

Job Description This is a remote position. Job Description – Senior Data Analyst (Part-Time) Department: Clinical Information Solution (CIS) / Data Management Location: Remote (Canada) with quarterly travel to New Brunswick as required Duration: 2 Years (July 13, 2026 – July 12, 2028) with renewal options Employment Type: Contract (Part-Time – Approximately 2–3 Business Days per Week) About the Opportunity Service New Brunswick (SNB) is seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst to support the Symbio Clinical Information Solution (CIS) Program , one of the largest healthcare transformation initiatives in New Brunswick. The Symbio Program is replacing multiple legacy hospital information systems with a modern, integrated Clinical Information Solution (CIS). The successful consultant will play a critical role in defining data retention strategies, supporting healthcare data migration, establishing data quality standards, and ensuring regulatory compliance while preserving access to historical clinical information. This engagement is part-time (approximately 2–3 days per week) . Candidates must be available during standard SNB business hours and able to travel to New Brunswick at least once per quarter if required. Key Responsibilities The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for: Data Requirements & Strategy Lead documentation and prioritization of health information retention requirements by application and data category. Define minimum viable datasets required for Clinical Information System (CIS) migration. Recommend strategies for historical data retention and post-migration access. Data Validation & Quality Establish standards, processes, and validation methodologies to ensure data quality, integrity, and accuracy. Support development of data quality frameworks throughout migration and archival activities. Define data profiling requirements and validation criteria. Master Data Management Work with Data Management specialists and clinical stakeholders to develop master data strategies. Manage core datasets including: Patients Providers Locations Ensure consistency and accuracy across enterprise healthcare data. Data Mapping & Transformation Develop source-to-target data mapping rules. Create detailed ETL and transformation specifications. Support migration from legacy systems into the target Clinical Information Solution. Stakeholder Collaboration Collaborate with: Clinical teams Health Information Management (HIM) Compliance teams IT teams Vendors Business stakeholders Gather and validate business and technical data requirements. Facilitate workshops and working sessions in both English and French. Documentation Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including: Data Management Plans Data Specifications Retention Requirements Data Flow Diagrams Data Mapping Documentation Data Profiling Documentation Data Cleansing Rules Transformation Specifications Migration Framework Documentation Data Migration Support Support the implementation team by: Profiling legacy data Extracting healthcare datasets Deficient data identification Cleansing recommendations Migration validation Historical data management planning Project Deliverables The successful consultant will produce and contribute to: Detailed data requirements by application and data classification Enterprise data management plans supporting application decommissioning Comprehensive legacy data inventory Data profiling requirements and documented profiling processes Business-approved data cleansing rules and logic Source-to-target data mappings Data Migration Framework Data Management Plans Legacy Data Management Options Data Quality Framework Transformation specifications supporting CIS implementation Mandatory Qualifications (M1–M7) Candidates must demonstrate the following: M1 Bachelor's Degree in one of the following: Computer Science Business Administration Health Informatics Related discipline Equivalent combinations of education and experience may also be considered. M2 Minimum 7 years of demonstrated experience in: Gathering data requirements Validating business and technical data requirements Data extraction Data profiling Developing detailed ETL specifications M3 Minimum 10 years of healthcare experience with emphasis on: Health Information Systems Healthcare technology Healthcare software Healthcare standards M4 Minimum 5 years of experience delivering healthcare data migration projects involving large-scale Clinical Information Systems (CIS) within Canadian hospital environments , including: Specific CIS platforms Role in migration activities Healthcare data migration responsibilities M5 Ability to facilitate meetings and workshops in: English French M6 Resume must: Be a maximum of 5 pages Focus on Scored Requirements Focus on Project Deliverables