Role Description The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and Road to Recovery (R2R) team at PHC are seeking a Senior Statistician to lead a rigorous, policy-relevant evaluation of one of BC's most ambitious substance use care transformations. This is an opportunity to combine methodological depth with real-world impact — translating complex health administrative data into actionable evidence that improves care for some of BC’s most vulnerable populations. Your duties will include:

• Lead advanced causal and quasi-experimental analyses:
• Design and conduct complex evaluations using methods such as interrupted time series, difference-in-differences, propensity score techniques, and marginal structural models to assess health system interventions within R2R and provincial monitoring initiatives.
• Provide strategic statistical leadership and mentorship:
• Serve as the senior statistical resource for investigators and trainees, guiding methodological decisions, reviewing study designs, troubleshooting analytical challenges, and mentoring junior statisticians and data analysts.
• Oversee large-scale health administrative data management and linkage:
• Manage and analyze complex linked datasets (e.g., MSP, DAD, NACRS, PharmaNet, PopData BC), ensuring data integrity, quality assurance, and rigorous adherence to statistical and governance standards, including Indigenous data stewardship principles.
• Translate evidence into impact:
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams to prepare manuscripts, grants, reports, and stakeholder presentations, synthesizing findings clearly for both technical and policy audiences to inform provincial scaling and health system improvement.

Qualifications

• A Level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s (PhD preferred) in Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Computer Science or Epidemiology with a statistical focus plus a minimum of five (5) years of recent, related applied experience in statistics and/or the health information field.
• Demonstrated experience with causal inference methods (e.g., propensity scores, instrumental variables, marginal structural models) and quasi-experimental designs.
• Experience analyzing large-scale health administrative data (e.g., MSP, DAD, NACRS, PharmaNet).
• Advanced skills in SAS and/or R for both data management and analysis.
• Experience in writing statistical analysis plans (e.g., data access requests) and reports is essential.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of statistical design and quantitative methods for observational studies (cohort, cross-sectional, pre-post).
• Demonstrated experience with matching techniques (e.g., propensity score matching, exact matching).
• Ability to perform complex statistical analyses with an understanding of assumptions made, and the extent of inference possible based on the design of study.
• Have a strong sense of statistical ethics with regards to work done, and work proposed.
• Ability to synthesize and present results effectively to both technical and lay audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching and training skills.
• Proven ability to lead and manage projects.
• Demonstrated ability working with information systems and data files, including large and complex files: analysing file structure, transforming raw data into finished products.
• Experience with database management, programming and statistical software applications.
• Knowledge of Oracle Databases and SQL, including data extraction and cleaning.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others in the team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $90,770 - $130,481 CAD per year, depending on experience.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons.
• Meaningful impact: You will have the opportunity to work for an organization that is deeply committed to safeguarding our surrounding environment.
• A comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life insurance as well as pension.
• Remote work available at manager's discretion.