We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Healthcare Analytics Specialist to join our team, playing a pivotal role in analyzing healthcare service utilization, optimizing operations, and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making within the organisation.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop Analytics Capabilities:
- Craft outreach materials to raise awareness about the transformative impact of data analytics techniques on policy formulation and decision making.
- Design and facilitate data analytics courses and brownbag sessions, empowering the community with fundamental skills for proficient analytics implementation.
- Curate a repository of relevant data analytics techniques and competencies, ensuring the community is well-informed about the latest advancements and industry best practices.
- Analysis of Healthcare Service Utilization:
- Apply data science and econometrics techniques to meticulously understand and provide actionable insights into healthcare utilization patterns.
- Collaborate closely with policy, cluster, and research partners to harness their domain expertise, elevating the depth and precision of our analysis.
- Monitoring, Projections, and Optimization of Healthcare Services:
- Conduct in-depth assessment of healthcare operations and resource needs.
- Employ data science techniques to continually monitor, project, and optimize patient demand and healthcare supplies.
- Systematically validate and review methods, ensuring ongoing refinement and alignment with emerging best practices.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework, providing timely updates to key stakeholders.
Requirements
- Good Honours Degree, preferably in Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science or Business Analytics.
- Proficient in a scientific computing language (such as R, Python or Stata).
- Proven experience applying data science or econometrics techniques to healthcare analysis.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with policy, cluster, and research partners.
- Experience in developing and delivering training programs for analytics skills.
- Passion for promoting a data-driven culture and advancing analytics capabilities within the organization.