pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance · 3 weeks ago
Analyst
Canada
Full-time
Remote
Entry Level
$74K/yr - $102K/yr
1+ years expThe pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) is dedicated to enhancing access to cost-effective medicines through collective negotiations. The Analyst role involves supporting research and analysis within the Analytics division, contributing to various projects aimed at developing standards and best practices for pCPA initiatives.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Analytical support on pCPA Negotiations
Broad pharmaceutical market analyses including the appraisal of industry and government reports pertaining to the pharmaceutical sector
Reporting of pCPA Key Performance & Risk Indicators (KPI/KRI)
Data acquisition, extraction & management
Designs, maintains, and manages databases that integrate data from multiple sources to support pCPA negotiations and metrics reporting
Undertakes research and trends analysis of negotiation methods and techniques to prepare summary analyses and to report on its findings
Participates in the production of data-driven analysis and appraisals of reports relating to the pharmaceutical ecosystem (e.g., government, independent health organizations, associations, industry)
Supports methods to ensure consistency in the development of negotiation strategies and the development and administration of service contracts and arrangements across jurisdictions
Compares and contrasts existing agreements to standards and negotiation mandates for alignment
Assists in supporting negotiation such as estimating costs, developing tools and templates, identifying potential issues, analysis and synthesizing research and related materials
Assist general project support including project design, creation of workplans; monitor project progress to identify potential risk; proposes solution to resolve arising problems; and prepares draft and final deliverables (e.g., report, communication materials)
Supports the preparation of training and resource materials
Assists in designing, building and maintaining organization’s data system, which may include data negotiation metrics, contract elements and drug expenditures, with a high-level of data integrity that would be available to address a broad range of analytical research questions
Gathers data from various internal and external sources, ensuring its accuracy, consistency and completeness and, where appropriate, detects and corrects errors
Transforms data to standardized formats to structure data for efficient analyses
Interprets data by analyzing, explaining and forecasting; data visualization
Co-develops data administration standards and policies
Supports the development of policy, option papers, slide presentations, memos, and briefing notes for senior management/executives involving a variety of drug-related matters to support organization’s goals
Prepares clear and accurate reports for internal and Board use, including technical summaries, evidence based insights, data tables, charts, etc. to support strategic analysis and decision making
Supports with inquiries from all levels relating to drug-related issues and interpretation of policies and guidelines
Helps with research and consults with staff and other partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is provided for senior management/executive approval
Supports: issue identification, analysis and synthesis of research and related materials, partner consultations, impact analysis, development of options and recommendations, operational policy development, and evaluation of projects and initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in biostatistics, health informatics, business administration or a clinical/scientific discipline (including, but not limited to pharmacy, pharmacology or medical sciences) or equivalent
1 to 3 years of experience working in pharmaceutical sciences, health economics, health services, or related experience would be considered an asset
Experience working in healthcare, government or regulatory organizations is an asset
Experience or education in health economic evaluation (cost-utility analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact analysis) is an asset
Experience or education in organizational performance evaluation (including Key Risk Indicators or Key Performance Indicators) is an asset
Experience with data visualization is an asset (especially regarding creation of data-driven dashboards, including, but not limited to, the use of R, Python, SAS, PowerBI, Tableau, or Excel)
As English is the primary working language at the pCPA, exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English are required
In-depth understanding of the Canadian pharmaceutical industry and government processes
Exceptional ability to engage, respond to needs, and build working relationships with all partners, fostering a dynamic organizational culture
Proven problem-solving abilities, adaptable with strong judgment, making decisions based on established procedures
Strong business and digital acumen
Preferred
Effective written and verbal communication skills in French (asset)
Benefits
The pCPA provides a group benefits package for temporary employees from the first day of employment.
Company
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance is a hospitals and health care industry.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
2025-12-02
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