About the Role
The Senior Technical Specialist, Data Automation is a vital member of OMA’s Technology Department, responsible for designing, delivering, and supporting automated data and reporting solutions to ensure the organization has access to reliable data for informed decision-making. This role focuses on reducing manual processes, improving data reliability, and providing timely insights to OMA Insurance, Members, and Executive Leadership, acting as a trusted partner to translate complex requirements into scalable, automated analytics solutions.
Responsibilities
- Leading the design, development, and maintenance of scalable automation workflows and data integrations across internal systems.
- Replacing manual and spreadsheet-driven processes with reliable automated solutions.
- Ensuring timely scheduled and on-demand data refreshes.
- Developing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and analytics solutions using Power BI, Excel, and related technologies.
- Defining and standardizing KPIs and performance metrics.
- Providing clear, actionable insights to business stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Critically assessing and validating data used in financial, operational, and strategic decision-making.
- Collaborating with OMAI Insurance and cross-functional teams to understand reporting and automation needs.
- Translating business questions into scalable data solutions.
- Establishing and maintaining robust data validation, reconciliation, and quality control frameworks.
- Ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data received from external partners and vendors.
- Aligning with organizational data governance, privacy, and security standards.
- Maintaining comprehensive documentation of data sources, assumptions, and transformations.
- Identifying opportunities to leverage automation, AI, and advanced analytics to improve business processes.
- Contributing to the development of technology standards and best practices for data, reporting, and automation.
- Managing and supporting the ongoing performance, maintenance, and enhancement of automated reporting environments.
Requirements
- Undergraduate Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Five or more years of experience in data analytics, reporting and automation.
- Strong experience with data automation and transformation tools (e.g., SQL, Power Automate, scripting tools).
- Strong experience with business intelligence platforms (e.g., Power BI).
- Strong experience with advanced Excel functions and tools, including Power Query, Power Pivot, and complex formulas.
- Strong experience with Microsoft data platforms and technologies, including Microsoft Purview and Data Fabric/OneLake.
- Proven ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Microsoft certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., Power BI, Azure) and/or Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) designation required.
- Azure certification, experience with Microsoft Fabriq IQ, and Microsoft Purview considered an asset.
- Experience working within a membership-based, healthcare, or not-for-profit organization.
- Familiarity with enterprise data governance, privacy, security, and compliance standards.
- Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, version control (Git), and DevOps practices for data environments.
- Experience with additional BI and analytics tools such as Tableau or Looker.
- Experience working within the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem.
- Background checks and reference checks will be conducted as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Data automation
- Data integration
- CRM platforms
- Microsoft Purview
- Data Fabric/OneLake
- Power BI
- Excel
- SQL
- Power Automate
- Scripting tools
- Advanced Excel functions
- Power Query
- Power Pivot
- Complex formulas
- Microsoft data platforms
- Data analytics
- Reporting
- Business intelligence
- Data validation
- Data reconciliation
- Data quality control
- Data governance
- Privacy standards
- Security standards
- AI
- Advanced analytics
- CI/CD
- Version control (Git)
- DevOps practices
- Tableau
- Looker
- Microsoft 365
- Power Platform
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Five or more years of experience in data analytics, reporting and automation
Education Level
- Undergraduate Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $96,315 - $98,640
Benefits
- Pension plan
- Bonus program
- Exceptional group benefits package
- Spending account
- Robust wellness program
- Paid professional development
- Continuous in-house learning
About the Company
- The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients.
- We continually seek to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health-care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions, and opportunities to improve.
- A work environment whose values are to be respectful, bold, responsive, and transparent in our work and our behaviours.
- An organization that is committed to the equity, diversity and inclusion principles of humility, accountability, collaboration, courage and integrity.
- An organization that has been recognized as a Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for six consecutive years.
Equal Opportunity
- The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
- In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.
