Business Application Specialist

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 620 University Ave.
Department: Research Application Development (UHN Digital)
Reports To: Senior Manager
Salary Range: $38.01 - $57.01 per hour
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Shift: Day 
Status: Temporary Full-time (6 months contract)
Closing Date: July 30, 2026

Position Summary:

The Technical Business Analyst will be a Development team member that develops customized software applications for UHN Research. As a member of this team, the Analyst should have prior experience in working on medium to large enterprise projects in the areas of requirements gathering, and application testing activities, including documentation of test cases, review of requirements documentation, review of design documentation, system-level, and validation test plans, issue/bug reporting and management, data migration activities, internal audits; and recommending process improvements.

Duties:

• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, site visits, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, tasks/ workflow analysis.
• Ability to deliver the following artifacts as needed: Business Requirements Document, Functional Requirements, Use cases, Initial Design Documents.
• Ability to successfully translate business processes, systems specifications, and requirements into well-written test plans
• Execute, document, and evaluate test cases and report test results.
• Accurately report and track application bugs; verify bug fixes while ensuring other areas of functionality aren’t compromised
• Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team.
• Be a liaison between business, project managers, database engineers, and technical operations. 
• Generate new ideas, identify opportunities, and develop appropriate business solutions.
• Other duties may be assigned consistent with job classification.

• At minimum, Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Business Administration, IT-related discipline or recognized equivalent required.
• At minimum, 4-6 years of of project experience in software development environment and change management required 
• Working towards Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• Sound knowledge of Project and Software development lifecycles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, of executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Excellent analytical planning, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, user-client relationship, and support skills
• Sound IT technology background
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio
• Ability to perform multiple tasks among various projects while maintaining deadlines as per the given standards
• Self-motivated team player who can work with minimal supervision on simple to moderately complex tasks.
• Able to work with multidisciplinary teams positively and productively.

Why join UHN?
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.