Director, Decision Support

Baycrest is internationally renowned for its advancements in care, research and education related to the elderly. A large component of this success can be attributed to the people who make up the diverse working population of Baycrest. We are committed to fostering a continuous learning environment. Baycrest encourage its employees to not only grow personally, but to also contribute creatively to our vision of enriching the lives of the elderly.

Reporting to the VP Corporate Services & CFO, the Director, Decision Support is responsible for the development of a strategic decision support framework and the ongoing planning, coordination and evaluation of all decision support activities at Baycrest.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading the creation of a “Centre of Excellence” for knowledge related to the organization's strategic, operational performance, community and client services demographics and profiles with a view to continuous improvement in the quality of client outcomes and organization decision making.
• Planning, designing and implementing the Decision Support function at Baycrest, with ultimate accountability for all components of the organizational change and people change management strategy.
• Leading the design of a comprehensive framework and program to lend support and analysis to board, executives, and management in operational decision making, assessing performance and identifying future strategic direction.
• Leading a multi disciplinary team of indirect reporting functions on the identification and mapping of all clinical and business data.
• Leading the acquisition, business casing, and ultimate implementation of a Decision Support system, and define and initiate the user interface with the new system.
• Identifying gaps in current availability and accessibility of information and define and implement solutions to address the gaps, including identifying new data elements, working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Comprehensive understanding of technical, clinical and operational business data, analysis and interpretation in a healthcare environment. Demonstrated knowledge of available data sets, data management and analytical approaches in performance management and decision support.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong business relationships with key internal and external customers and stakeholders at all levels, with government agencies and other healthcare organizations.
• Results driven, "out-of-the-box" thinker and resourceful problem solver.
• Strong project leadership and people change management skills.

Qualifications:

• A Masters of Science Degree in Health Information, Business Administration or a related discipline or equivalent plus 7-10 years experience in progressively responsible, related positions including a minimum 3-5 years in a healthcare leadership role (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Experience in a Decision Support function is strongly desired.
• Strong experience with relational databases and query tools.
• Strong aptitude for analysis and interpretation of complex data.
• Excellent interpersonal, team building, communication and presentation skills.

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While Baycrest appreciates all applications to this position, only those candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you!