National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert

NTU International A/S; Manama; Remote; BHD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU International A/S is seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert (Cat. II) to support the Syrian Ministry of Health.

The role focuses on designing, establishing, and modernizing cancer registration systems and integrating them with national health information infrastructure. The expert will strengthen data quality, interoperability, and surveillance, contributing to evidence-based public health policy and planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Oncology, or related field.
• Medical degree with postgraduate specialization in Oncology or Epidemiology is acceptable.
• Experience with population-based disease registries and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Design, establish, and modernize cancer registration systems.
• Integrate cancer registry data with national health information systems and DHIS2.
• Improve data quality, completeness and interoperability for surveillance and planning.
• Deliver training to registrars and health-information staff.
• Produce registry quality reports aligned with international standards (ICD-O, IARC).

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Training delivery

Analytical skills

Report writing

Microsoft Office

Statistical software

Education

Master's in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Oncology

Medical degree with specialization in Oncology or Epidemiology

Tools

CanReg5

GRECC

Registry Plus/SEER*DMS

DHIS2

HL7 FHIR

Job description

Key Expert – National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert (Cat. II)

Project: Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.

Indicative Start Date: 9 December 2026

Implementation Period: 14 months (indicative end date: 9 February 2028)

NTU International is currently identifying qualified experts for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.”

The assignment aims to support the institutional strengthening and governance capacities of the Syrian Ministry of Health, contributing to more effective institutional performance, evidence-based decision-making, accountability and sustainable capacity development.

In this context, we are seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert (Cat. II) to provide strategic and technical assistance in the design, establishment, modernisation and strengthening of cancer registration systems, including their integration with national health information systems and broader digital health infrastructure.

The expert will contribute to strengthening the quality, completeness, reliability and interoperability of cancer registry data, supporting improved cancer surveillance, health planning and evidence-based public health policy.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Oncology, or a closely related discipline.


• A medical degree with postgraduate specialisation in Oncology or Epidemiology is also acceptable.


• Sound understanding of data governance, confidentiality and ethical safeguards applicable to population-based disease registries.


• Ability to design registry-specific standard operating procedures, case-definition manuals and data-quality assurance protocols.


• Experience delivering structured, competency-based training to registrars and health-information staff at central and peripheral levels.


• Strong analytical and report-writing skills, including the production of registry quality reports consistent with IARC/GLOBOCAN submission requirements.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and statistical/database tools relevant to registry data management.

General Professional Experience

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in cancer registration, population-based or hospital-based cancer surveillance, or health information systems, of which at least four (4) years relate specifically to the design, establishment or modernisation of a national or subnational cancer registry.

Specific Professional Experience

• Demonstrated technical command of internationally recognised cancer registration standards and classification systems, including ICD-O-3 topography and morphology coding, and the IARC/IACR standards for data quality, completeness and comparability.


• Hands-on expertise in configuring and operating CanReg5 or an equivalent population-based cancer registry software (e.g.,GRECC, Registry Plus/SEER*DMS) including case ascertainment, de-duplication and data-quality algorithms.


• Proven experience integrating cancer-registry data flows with broader digital health platforms and hospital information systems, ideally including DHIS2 or comparable national health-information architectures, and applying interoperability standards (e.g. HL7 FHIR).


• Prior experience establishing or rehabilitating a cancer registry in a fragile, conflict-affected or early-recovery setting is considered a strong asset.

Language Requirements

• English: Excellent written and spoken command – mandatory.


• Arabic: Working knowledge is considered an advantage.

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted due to the large amount of applicants.