RQ00832 - Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist - Senior

Term 125 Days Number of Positions 1 Work Experience 10+ Years City Toronto State/Province Ontario M4C Job Description

Required Skills: Minimum 5 years direct operational level privacy experience preferably in a health sector and/or IT environment

Minimum of 5 years’ health privacy experience conducting privacy impact assessments on medium to high complexity projects

Minimum 5 years’ experience developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements or controls

Holds an undergraduate or graduate degree in health, policy, IT, security, law or a related discipline

Experience with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), including requirements for Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP). Experience working with prescribed statuses is considered an asset.

Familiarity with OntarioMD EMR certification

Familiarity with EMR or HIS infrastructure, design, and data flows

Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management

Responsibilities:

The Senior Privacy Specialist will lead and support various initiatives, including, but not limited to:

Develop privacy policies and procedures

Conduct privacy impact assessments for low to high complex initiatives

May be required to support investigating privacy incidents, patient inquiries, and privacy requests of any kind

Identify and assess privacy risks

Provide privacy advisory support to business teams

Lead and/or participate in Agency, regional or provincial committees or project teams as the privacy Subject Matter Expert

Identify privacy requirements





Develop strong relationships with various internal and external partners to foster a culture of privacy

Respond and provide advice and legislative interpretation for information and access requests, consent management requests, complaints or inquiries, appeals and privacy issues under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Support privacy program projects and activities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Privacy Office

Develop and deliver privacy training for The Agency

Other duties as required

Desired Skills:

Recognized security certification or designation is an asset

Knowledge of technology architecture and infrastructure, digital health solutions and services, enterprise and corporate IT including information and cyber security preferred

Completion of a university undergraduate or master’s degree in health, policy, IT, security, law or a related discipline

Demonstrated knowledge and experience of access and privacy requirements and practices, preferably related to the health and public sectors

Excellent knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This will include an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as skill with interpretation and communication of principles and compliance requirements





Knowledge and ability to interpret Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)

Knowledge and ability to interpret Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

Analytical skills to understand the current and future access and privacy implications of policies, decisions and business initiatives

Thorough understanding of “privacy-by-design” and best practices

Experience with conducting and/or providing oversight for Privacy Impact Assessments and Privacy Threshold Assessments, including developing privacy requirements, risk mitigation plans, corporate policies and developing and/or delivering training content

Working knowledge of digital health technologies and information security industry standards

Excel in a fast-paced and project focused setting

Exceptional analytic and creative problem-solving abilities

Good understanding of related disciplines, such as IT system design, policy development (privacy or security), business architecture, legal processes, Freedom of Information administration, business analysis, risk management, project management

Knowledge of Information Technology concepts and processes that impact the protection of personal information, including (but not limited to) Internet tools, system interfaces, information security, information architecture and data flows

Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong stakeholder engagement skills

Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects

Evaluation Criteria:

Minimum 5 years’ health care experi

📌 Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist - Senior (Toronto)
🏢 Maarut
📍 Toronto