Data Governance Lead BA3

Accountabilities

• • Lead the establishment, implementation, and ongoing maturity of a healthcare data governance program operating at provincial or comparable system-wide scale.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive data governance frameworks, policies, standards, decision rights, accountability models, and data stewardship practices.
  • Provide strategic leadership across healthcare data governance, digital health, analytics, clinical operations, privacy, and health-system planning.
  • Establish effective governance structures that clarify ownership, accountability, decision-making authority, and responsibilities for data across the healthcare ecosystem.
  • Partner with government leaders, healthcare executives, clinical stakeholders, technical teams, operational groups, and external partners to align data governance priorities and initiatives.
  • Develop digital health strategies, policies, and roadmaps that support system-wide transformation and responsible use of healthcare data.
  • Collaborate with Privacy departments and senior privacy leaders on privacy policies and procedures, Privacy Impact Assessments, consent management, personal health information, and ethical data use.
  • Facilitate complex stakeholder discussions, resolve competing priorities, and build alignment across diverse organizations and disciplines.
  • Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, program materials, recommendations, and decision-support documentation for senior leadership.
  • Lead and support large-scale teams and initiatives, ensuring effective planning, execution, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of data governance objectives.
  • Promote consistent governance practices that improve data quality, accountability, accessibility, privacy, security, and appropriate use across the healthcare system.

  Requirements

  • University degree in Healthcare Sciences, Health Administration, Business Administration, Health Informatics, Information Technology, or a comparable combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • 10+ years of experience leading Canadian healthcare data governance strategy, planning, policy, and implementation at a provincial or territorial level, or within a jurisdiction of comparable size and complexity.
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within government, particularly in health-system planning and provincial initiatives involving data and/or digital health.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence initiatives operating at a provincial healthcare-system scale.
  • 10+ years of experience in the public healthcare sector, provincial government, provincial agencies, or acute-care environments leading data-related initiatives.
  • 10+ years of progressive public-sector healthcare leadership, including direct people management and leadership of large teams.
  • 8+ years of experience developing digital health strategies, policies, and roadmaps at provincial or territorial scale.
  • 10+ years of stakeholder management experience across clinical, business, technical, operational, public-sector, and private-sector environments.
  • 8+ years of experience engaging healthcare executives, clinical leaders, and senior stakeholders to drive complex, system-level transformation.
  • 5+ years of experience working with Privacy departments and Chief Privacy Officers on privacy policies, Privacy Impact Assessments, consent management, personal health information, and ethical and appropriate data use.
  • 8+ years of experience producing executive-level reports, presentations, program materials, and facilitating complex stakeholder discussions.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, communication, relationship-building, facilitation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare data governance, digital health, privacy, and public-sector operating environments.
  • Ability to navigate complex organizational structures, competing priorities, and high-impact decisions while maintaining a collaborative and outcomes-focused approach.

  Benefits

  • Contract opportunity supporting a major healthcare data governance and digital health transformation initiative.
  • Fully remote working arrangement.
  • Opportunity to operate at a large healthcare-system scale and influence governance practices across a complex ecosystem.
  • High-visibility role involving senior healthcare, government, clinical, technical, and operational stakeholders.
  • Opportunity to shape long-term data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and accountability models.
  • Exposure to strategic healthcare data, privacy, analytics, and digital health initiatives.
  • Opportunity to contribute to responsible, ethical, and effective use of healthcare data at scale.