Senior Privacy Specialist- Healthcare

Procom; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Procom is actively seeking a Senior Privacy Specialist for a 4-month contract in Toronto, Ontario. The role is hybrid, with 3 days onsite at the client’s office, and focuses on privacy matters across key IT projects such as the Provincial Health Services Directory and EHR initiatives.

The incumbent will ensure PHI privacy compliance and integrate privacy by design into project lifecycles. Responsibilities include developing policies, conducting privacy impact assessments, supporting privacy

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of healthcare privacy experience and privacy assessments on medium to high complexity initiatives.
• Experience with PHIPA and Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP).
• Experience developing privacy policies and procedures and drafting privacy requirements for data sharing.

Responsibilities

• Develop privacy policies and procedures for healthcare initiatives.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments for low to high complexity projects.
• Support investigations of privacy incidents, patient inquiries, and privacy requests.
• Identify and assess privacy risks and provide advisory support to business teams.
• Lead or participate in privacy SME committees or project teams.
• Respond with privacy and legislative interpretation for information and access requests.

Skills

Privacy assessments

PHIPA knowledge

API familiarity

EMR/HIS data flows

Privacy incident handling

Job description

Senior Privacy Specialist Healthcare:On behalf of our Healthcare client, Procom is searching for a Senior Privacy Specialist for a 4 month contract role. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Toronto, Ontario office.Senior Privacy Specialist Healthcare - Job Description:The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a Senior Privacy Specialist to provide dedicated privacy subject matter expertise to assist with supporting privacy matters related to key Information Technology projects. These projects include the Provincial Health Services Directory, Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiatives, Provincial Viewers, and Patients before Paperwork initiatives. The Agency seeks to ensure compliance with legal and contractual privacy obligations and integrate privacy into the design of projects involving personal health information (PHI), thereby reducing organizational risk and protecting individual privacy.Senior Privacy Specialist Healthcare - Responsibilities:• Develop privacy policies and procedures• Conduct privacy impact assessments for low to high complexity initiatives• Support investigations of privacy incidents, patient inquiries, and privacy requests• Identify and assess privacy risks• Provide privacy advisory support to business teams• Lead and/or participate in committees or project teams as the privacy Subject Matter Expert• Respond and provide advice and legislative interpretation for information and access requestsSenior Privacy Specialist Healthcare - Mandatory Skills:• Minimum 5 years of healthcare experience conducting privacy assessments and reviews on medium to high complexity projects• Minimum 5 years of direct operational level privacy experience in a health sector and/or IT environment• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements, or controls• Minimum 5 years of experience drafting and reviewing privacy requirements for data sharing agreements• Experience with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), including requirements for Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP)• Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management• Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Hospital Information System (HIS) infrastructure, design, and data flowsSenior Privacy Specialist Healthcare – Nice-to-Have Skills:• Recognized security certification or designation• Knowledge of technology architecture and infrastructure• Experience with digital health solutions and services• Understanding of enterprise and corporate IT including information and cybersecurity• Experience working with prescribed statusesSenior Privacy Specialist Healthcare – Assignment Length:This is a 4 month contract position.Senior Privacy Specialist Healthcare - Start Date:ASAPSenior Privacy Specialist Healthcare - Assignment Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite.This posting is for an existing vacancy.This employer uses both human and technology-assisted tools to support candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.