Who we are

We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems.

CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.

At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include

• HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension)
• Retirement Planning Program
• Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts
• Work-life balance
• Career Planning Program
• Learning and Professional Development Program
• Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts

Why is this role important?

In this role you will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to enable CIHI to support system maintenance, data processing and dissemination of information for home care, long-term care, mental health and/or inpatient rehabilitation). As a co-op student, you will be involved in a variety of activities that support priority projects for our department that help drive CIHI’s overall mandate to deliver on better data, better decisions, for healthier Canadians. This unique opportunity will expose you to data quality initiatives, data verification, data analysis, user acceptance testing, creation or maintenance of documentation, provision of client support, writing Python code and generally supporting team activities.

What you'll do

1. Participate in the development, updating and/or review of analytical and client support products, including user testing and documentation.
2. Support the team with data quality work, ensuring that the quality of information in our data holdings is suited to its intended uses and that data users are provided with accurate information about data quality.
3. Participate in problem-solving and developing creative solutions to various initiatives

What you'll bring to the table

• Working towards an undergraduate or graduate program (Health Science, Public Health, Data Science, Biostatistics, or similar health-related program) requiring co-op as part of the educational requirements
• Curiosity, creativity and strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Strong interest and foundational knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system; knowledge of home care, long-term care, mental health and/or rehabilitation sectors in Canada an asset.
• Experience with manipulating and analyzing large, complex data sets is an asset.
• Experience with Python programming language is an asset.

Closing Statement

To find out more about this role and other exciting opportunities visit our website at www.cihi.ca and check out our 'Careers' section.

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Equity

At CIHI we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.