• Job Description

  Req#: req920

  Research Business Analyst

  Tracking Code: req920

  Faculty/Department: Office of VP, Research and Innovation

  Number of Positions: 1

  Appointment Type: Full-Time Continuing

  Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

  Salary Range: Level 8 - Starting Salary, Step 1 $62,834

  Posting Date: November 6, 2023

  Closing Date: November 21, 2023
  

  Job Summary:
  One of Canada’s newest and most innovative universities, Ontario Tech University is a place where technology and teaching intersect to generate exceptional student outcomes. At Ontario Tech University, faculty and students collaborate with community and industry partners to advance cutting-edge research in the University’s seven faculties. Ontario Tech University’s research enterprise has expanded rapidly since its inception to bring in over ~$23 million in annual research funding to support faculty and students. Ontario Tech University boasts some of the most modern facilities in Ontario including state-of-the-art laboratories and a health and wellness centre with two NHL-sized rinks.
  
  Nature of Work:
  The Office of the Research Services (ORS) is seeking a Research Business Analyst to provide database management, record management and data analysis expertise. This position will ensure the integrity of ORS data and respond to data queries and requests for business intelligence. Reporting to the Executive Director, Office of Research Services, the Research Business Analyst will conduct requirements analysis, evaluate vendor solutions, and manage the development and implementation of technological solutions to support various ORS programs and operations. In addition, the Research Business Analyst will develop and maintain automated and manual integrations of data between disparate systems.
  
  Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

  • Identifies opportunities for strategic and operational improvements in day-to-day ORS data management, workflow, and leads ORS technology and data initiatives and improvements.
  • Performs super user function for system administration and configuration of core ORS systems.
    
  • Assists with the development and maintenance of the unit's administrative standard operating procedures.
  • Develops guidelines and policies regarding technology in the department, such as backup and recovery, archival and data retention, and user access.
  • Ensures staff are following established procedures/guidelines/policies.
    
  • Responds to requests for ORS and statistical data/reports in a timely manner; collects, monitors and analyzes statistics; provides functional report design expertise using various business intelligence tools.
    
  • Assures accuracy and quality of ORS data records (grants, contracts, and compliance) and regularly audits ORS data, recommends necessary corrections and enhancements.
    
  • Provides oversight and maintenance of electronic and paper records for all grants, contracts, ethics and compliance files. Responsible for good stewardship of all research records, including active file management and archiving.

  Required Skills:
  

  • Strong knowledge of SQL queries.
    
  • Familiarity with business intelligence reporting, preferably Microsoft Power BI.
    
  • Knowledge of research procedures, guidelines and policies as well as of Canadian regulatory and policy requirements for conducting research in a university setting.
    
  • Previous leadership in the development and implementation of technological solutions and requirements gathering.
    
  • Excellent analytical, planning and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
    
  • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to balance multiple priorities and effectively meet deadlines.
    
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written; including proven experience in the documentation of procedures and processes.
    
  • Ability to handle confidential, sensitive information.
    
  • Strong ability to work in a team environment.

  Required Education:
  

  • University degree, consisting of Four Academic Years or Equivalent, in information technology, computer science, management information systems or statistics.
    
    * Verification of Academic credentials may be required

  Required Experience:
  

  Minimum 3 years' experience working with a relational database (preferably SQL Server), analytics, and reporting.

  How to Apply:

  Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until November 21, 2023 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

  This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website https://ontariotechu.ca and which may be amended from time-to-time.

  Ontario Tech University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous Peoples in Canada will be given priority.
  

  Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.
  
  If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy

  The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

  Job Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

  Expected Start Date: 12/11/2023

• About the company

  The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, corporately branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

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