Senior Specialist, Product Data

Ontario Health; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Health seeks a Senior Product Data Specialist to manage clinical data and ensure compliance with HL7 and FHIR standards. This role involves oversight of data adoption projects and the development of tools to enhance data quality. Candidates should have extensive experience in data management within healthcare settings, alongside relevant educational qualifications.

Benefits

Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage

Health care spending or wellness spending account

Defined benefit pension plan

Three personal days and two float days annually

Three weeks’ vacation to start

Career development opportunities

Wellness program

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in data management and health information management.
• Experience with HL7 and FHIR standards is mandatory.
• Clinical experience in health care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support data adoption and integration projects.
• Evaluate client readiness for contributing data.
• Design and develop conformance testing guides and tools.

Skills

Data management

Health information management

HL7 standards

FHIR standards

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in health information management

Health Administration

Health Analytics

Computer Science

Business Administration

Tools

Postman

Caristix

XML Spy

7Edit

Job description

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• a health care spending or wellness spending account

• a p remium defined benefit pension plan

• three personal days and two float days annually

• three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years

• c areer development opportunities

• a collaborative values-based team culture

• a wellness program

• a hybrid working model

• p articipation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

As a Senior Product Data Specialist, Clinical Data & Integration, you will demonstrate your clinical data expertise in both project-based and operational responsibilities. This role acts as a subject matter expert & advisory function, where your HL7 v2 and FHIR expertise is key in performing data conformance, compliance and readiness testing of clinical record data contribution from contributing data sources to the Provincial EHR (Electronic Health Record), supporting strategic data contribution, implementation and adoption initiatives with external stakeholders. The person in this role will contribute to multiple data contribution & implementation projects, and participate in the development of various tools, guides and supporting materials used for assessing data conformance, compliance and quality of clinical data contributed to the Electronic Health Record assets within Ontario Health.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Performs as the Senior Product Data Specialist supporting data adoption (contribution) and integration projects, working directly with the Senior Project Manager.
• Provides oversight and HL7 v2 & HL7 FHIR subject matter expertise on Ontario Health data adoption and integration projects, focused on the expert guidance for the review, conformance testing, validation, and implementation of healthcare organizational patient data to Ontario Health clinical data repositories (e.g., ADT data, lab data, clinical data, etc.).
• Leverages HL7 v2 & FHIR data standards expertise, clinical expertise and HL7 health information exchange standards experience to successfully evaluate and advise external clients and stakeholders’ technical development of their local interfaces, in readiness for contributing to, or consuming data from Ontario Health clinical data repositories or assets.
• Manages simultaneous work packages for data implementation projects, ensuring contributed data from external stakeholders adheres to HL7 v2 and FHIR standards, in alignment with the Ontario Health EHR input specifications and FHIR IG’s.
• Designs and develops conformance testing guides, tools, templates and scenarios for inclusion in Conformance & Compliance Testing toolkits for organizations and sites contributing to or integrating with Ontario Health solutions.
• Determines readiness of data submission to the EHR product repositories and assets, by conducting expert HL7 v2 & FHIR messaging standards review, evaluation and validation of data compliance, conformance, and readiness for data contribution.
• Supports the oversight and execution of data related project work packages, supporting Ontario Health clinical data implementation, adoption, and data quality strategies.
• Collaborates regularly with internal stakeholders and management to deliver against implementation and adoption strategies and obtain agreement on roadmap priorities and actions.
• Develops and maintains ongoing client relationships with technical and clinical representatives from partnering organizations and health service providers, supporting projects or initiatives as well as ongoing data integrity and quality operational activities.
• Acts as a senior specialist with external clients, stakeholders, partners, and data sources through a defined data integration methodology designed to measure data conformance and validation.
• Analyzes and resolves end user problems related to data quality, accessibility, and interpretation.
• Actively engages in product/project team discussions where clinical data is in scope, and recommends process efficiencies, product features and changes to product features to improve the user experience, as well as potential enhancements to support operation and maintainability of the product/data asset.
• Leads product integration initiatives and collaborates with other cross-functional teams in delivery of tasks/projects.
• Manages and takes responsibility for workload, tasks, and initiatives for a specific product or project, collaborating with cross-functional teams at Ontario Health.
• Identifies challenges for projects or products pertaining to data collection or disclosure across the organization and not just their immediate department. Works with multiple departments across divisions to overcome these challenges.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of the product and the input standards, validation rules and business processes.
• Works with a medium-high level of autonomy based on direction from Leads and/or Management; as well as delivery against set objectives and support scenarios but proactively actioning and resolving issues with minimal supervision.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in health information management, Health Administration, Health Analytics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or Health Information Management.
• 5 – 7 years of applied experience in data management and health information management, delivering electronic integration of health data related projects, including integration and adoption initiatives using applied knowledge of healthcare systems, healthcare integration standards such as HL7 V2, V3 and FHIR, XML messaging principles, techniques and technologies is mandatory
• Applied use and knowledge of HL7 health standards, and the application of HL7 messaging standards (HL7 versions 2, version 3 and FHIR), HL7 v3 products including CDA, and related implementation guides from multiple standards development organizations. Experience with HL7 FHIR health standard is an asset.
• Applied knowledge of health standards validation & conformance tooling (e.g., Postman, Caristix, XML Spy, 7Edit, etc.).
• Applied knowledge and experience with clinical terminology systems (e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC/pCLOCD, ICD-10-CA/CCI, ICD-11).
• Experience with data standards development/maintenance organizations, such as SNOMED International, Regenstreif Institute, HL7 Working Groups, Canada Health Infoway’s Info Central Standards, Solutions and Communities.
• Direct clinical experience or experience working in healthcare agencies government settings, or clinical settings (e.g., Hospitals, labs, diagnostic imaging locations, primary care, pharmacies, etc.) with an understanding of the collection and capture of data and data flows, in conjunction with the clinical workflows at the location.
• Experience working on large projects with responsibility for the planning and delivery of conformance/compliance testing work packages, with emphasis on key milestones and timelines being met.
• Experience working with a diverse array of clinical experts and health care administrators.
• Experience working on healthcare integration projects considered is an asset.

Knowledge and Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of patient registration, ADT services, Clinical Documentation systems, and laboratory services, including the flow of information using HL7 messages and associated business processes within hospitals, patient admissions, health records and laboratories for production of patient admission records, clinical health records and the collecting and managing of laboratory test and result information.
• In-depth working and applied knowledge of healthcare systems, healthcare integration standards such as HL7/FHIR, XML messaging principles, techniques and technologies is mandatory (for example Meditech, Cerner, and Epic).
• Detailed knowledge of other Healthcare technology systems such as Pharmacy Management Systems, Diagnostic Viewers and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems is an asset.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills and the ability to quickly shift priorities and adapt to changes to meet organizational and department requirements. Familiarity with organization and delivery of healthcare in Ontario; understanding of clinical data workflows and hospital-based technologies is preferred
• Sound understanding of the underlying theoretical principles and concepts associated with the subject area and an understanding of the relation of these to the responsibilities of the job. This specialized training is often recognized by a clinical degree and/or professional designation (e.g., licensed Medical Radiation Technologist, Medical Lab Technician, Pharmacist, e.g.).
• Knowledge of the policies and legislative processes - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) including Legislation or Acts specifically applicable to labs (LSCCLA)
• Strong Communications skills, both orally and in writing, to present complex concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences (including executives, patients, clinicians, vendors, health administrators); engage with clients to elicit business requirements; participate in user forums and product/project team discussions; designs and develop conformance testing guides, tools, and templates.
• In-depth knowledge of documentation tooling such as Confluence Wiki or similar tools.
• In-depth knowledge of the applied use of JIRA or similar bug tracking tools.
• In-depth knowledge of Data Flow and Process Mapping Techniques.
• Expert Knowledge of Business Domain specific to their product area.
• Knowledge of SQL, VBA, SharePoint, BI tools.

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Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

Employment Type:

Permanent Full time

Contract Length:

N/A

Salary Band:

Band 6

External Application Deadline Date:

June 26, 2025

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members ofBlack and racializedgroups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals;and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.