Analyst, Health Policy
Top Benefits
About the role
Pour obtenir une traduction en français de l’offre d’emploi suivante, veuillez envoyer un courriel à careers@ontariohealth.ca. Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours. To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days. At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- a health care spending or wellness spending account
- a premium defined benefit pension plan
- three personal days and two float days annually
- three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
- career development opportunities
- a collaborative values-based team culture
- a wellness program
- a hybrid working model
- participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
Here Is What You Will Be Doing As an Analyst, Health Policy, you will be part of the Prevention and Cancer Control (P&CC) Portfolio, focusing on the delivery of four key cancer screening programs: ColonCancerCheck, Ontario Breast Screening Program, Ontario Cervical Screening Program, and the Ontario Lung Screening Program.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clinical and scientific leaders to develop, plan, and implement program policies and initiatives.
- Engage with diverse stakeholders to build relationships and achieve consensus.
- Conduct needs assessments, jurisdictional scans, policy briefs, options analyses, and impact assessments.
- Monitor and synthesize information on clinical evidence, trends, and best practices.
- Provide programmatic updates and feedback to management and stakeholders.
Education And Experience Here is what you will need to be successful:
- An undergraduate degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is required
- A master’s degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is preferred
- Minimum of 2 to 4 years of related work experience
Knowledge And Skills
- Experience formulating policy and working on policy initiatives, assessing impacts and conducting environmental scans and options analyses
- Demonstrated ability to successfully execute on multiple large-scale, complex, high-risk projects, ideally within a cross-functional structure
- An understanding of Ontario’s healthcare system including primary care, with particular emphasis on population and public health approaches, theory and practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare briefing notes, reports, policy papers and evidence summaries
- Strong relationship-building skills, with demonstrated experience engaging and building relationships and consensus among diverse stakeholders
- Detail-oriented with excellent organization and time management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with cancer screening or cancer in Canada would be an asset
Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
Employment Type Temporary + (Fixed Term) Full time
Contract Length 12 Month(s)
Salary Band Band 4
External Application Deadline Date September 12, 2025
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health. Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities. Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.
About Ontario Health | Santé Ontario
Ontario Health is a government agency that is responsible for ensuring Ontarians receive high-quality health care services where and when they need them.
We believe in patient-centred care and in health equity. And we believe in learning from the many diverse communities that make up Ontario, so we can reflect those learnings in everything we do.
Our highly skilled team comes from across the province and collectively applies world class experience, knowledge and expertise to support health care professionals and to benefit all Ontarians.
Analyst, Health Policy
Top Benefits
About the role
Pour obtenir une traduction en français de l’offre d’emploi suivante, veuillez envoyer un courriel à careers@ontariohealth.ca. Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours. To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days. At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- a health care spending or wellness spending account
- a premium defined benefit pension plan
- three personal days and two float days annually
- three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
- career development opportunities
- a collaborative values-based team culture
- a wellness program
- a hybrid working model
- participation in Communities of Inclusion
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
Here Is What You Will Be Doing As an Analyst, Health Policy, you will be part of the Prevention and Cancer Control (P&CC) Portfolio, focusing on the delivery of four key cancer screening programs: ColonCancerCheck, Ontario Breast Screening Program, Ontario Cervical Screening Program, and the Ontario Lung Screening Program.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clinical and scientific leaders to develop, plan, and implement program policies and initiatives.
- Engage with diverse stakeholders to build relationships and achieve consensus.
- Conduct needs assessments, jurisdictional scans, policy briefs, options analyses, and impact assessments.
- Monitor and synthesize information on clinical evidence, trends, and best practices.
- Provide programmatic updates and feedback to management and stakeholders.
Education And Experience Here is what you will need to be successful:
- An undergraduate degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is required
- A master’s degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is preferred
- Minimum of 2 to 4 years of related work experience
Knowledge And Skills
- Experience formulating policy and working on policy initiatives, assessing impacts and conducting environmental scans and options analyses
- Demonstrated ability to successfully execute on multiple large-scale, complex, high-risk projects, ideally within a cross-functional structure
- An understanding of Ontario’s healthcare system including primary care, with particular emphasis on population and public health approaches, theory and practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare briefing notes, reports, policy papers and evidence summaries
- Strong relationship-building skills, with demonstrated experience engaging and building relationships and consensus among diverse stakeholders
- Detail-oriented with excellent organization and time management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with cancer screening or cancer in Canada would be an asset
Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
Employment Type Temporary + (Fixed Term) Full time
Contract Length 12 Month(s)
Salary Band Band 4
External Application Deadline Date September 12, 2025
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health. Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities. Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.
About Ontario Health | Santé Ontario
Ontario Health is a government agency that is responsible for ensuring Ontarians receive high-quality health care services where and when they need them.
We believe in patient-centred care and in health equity. And we believe in learning from the many diverse communities that make up Ontario, so we can reflect those learnings in everything we do.
Our highly skilled team comes from across the province and collectively applies world class experience, knowledge and expertise to support health care professionals and to benefit all Ontarians.