Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist Contract

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Client: Government, Ontario Health
Location: Toronto (hybrid)
Type: Contract
Role: Senior PIA Specialist
Term: 123 working days + extension
Rate: Open
Start date: 2/3 weeks
Req ID: 5817
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On behalf of our Government client, Wirehead has a new contract opportunity for a Senior PIA Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist.

Requirements: What you’ll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications
Deliverables:

• Minimum of 3 years’ health privacy experience conducting privacy impact assessments (PIAs) on medium to high complexity projects
• Minimum 5 years’ direct operational level privacy experience preferably in a health sector and/or IT environment
• Minimum 5 years’ experience drafting and reviewing privacy requirements for data sharing agreements
• Minimum 5 years’ experience developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements, or controls
• Familiarity with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and it’s related requirements for Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP)

Deliverables:

• Conducting/Completing Privacy Impact Assessments and associated documentation
• Providing Privacy Consultation on a diverse range of complex, multi-stakeholder health privacy issues and Information Technology (IT) initiatives related to home and community care modernization and OHT deployment
• Developing risk mitigation plans
• Create or inform the creation of data flow diagrams and associated privacy controls and compliance requirements
• Reviewing and advising on agreements, including data sharing agreements
• Developing privacy requirements for new or changing projects

Responsibilities:

• Develop privacy policies and procedures
• Conduct privacy impact assessments for medium to high complex initiatives and/or implement mitigations activities in response to recommendations from PIAs
• Identify and assess privacy risks
• Provide privacy advisory and support to business teams
• Lead and/or participate on OH, regional or provincial committees or project teams as the privacy Subject Matter Expert
• Identify privacy requirements
• Develop strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders 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 PHIPA
• Support privacy program projects and activities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Privacy Office

Desired Skills:

• 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 of 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
• Experience with conducting and/or providing oversight for Privacy Impact 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 environment
• 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

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply for this opportunity by using the Apply button or sending your resume directly to careers@wirehead.com

We thank all candidates for their interest but advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Rest assured that your resume will be kept on our database and will be considered for all future opportunities.

***This opportunity is in Toronto; preference will be given to local candidates. Wirehead does not offer a relocation package. We encourage you continue to refer to our Job listing page as new opportunities become available and updated on a regular basis. Thank you again for your interest in Wirehead!

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