HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidate resumes must include first and last name, email and telephone contact information.

Description

Background Information:

Seeking a senior specialized IT consultant to help the advancement of its current data management practices. This project to support the utilization of tools (e.g. informatica) and develop an implementation approach for metadata management at Ontario Health (OH). Additionally, this project will assess the connections between any recommended implementation approach/tools with the development of an updated OIDs/URIs database (Object Identifiers Database). Outputs from this project include improving data quality and consistency, supporting interoperability, enabling effective data governance, facilitating collaboration, and driving strategic decision-making.

Must haves:

• Experience working across cross-functional teams—including clinical, product, and development stakeholders.
• Experience in developing processes and procedures for implementing deliverables related to metadata management.
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
• Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills.

Responsibilities:

• Working in collaboration with cross-functional teams—including clinical, product, and development stakeholders to advance the development of a Digital Health Data Dictionary (DHDD).
• Provide strategic guidance to support the implementation of a metadata management tool proof of concept.

Desired Skills:

• Excellent strategic thinking, facilitation, and communication skills, including ability to translate complex concepts into plain-language visuals or briefings.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Ability to build trust and model alignment with peers, bringing humility, curiosity, and shared mission orientation.
• Anticipates and resolves problems to ensure that the deliverables are completed within budget, to the highest quality, meeting or exceeding expectations
• Develops processes and procedures for implementing deliverables
• Prepares reports and presentations including options, recommendations, implementation plans, etc.
• Ability to engage with cross functional teams to define the scope of a project and to determine requirements

Required Skills:

• Experience working across cross-functional teams—including clinical, product, and development stakeholders and provides subject matter expertise in their field and highly expert technical assistance.
• Experience in developing processes and procedures for implementing deliverables.
• Experience and/or knowledge implementing metadata tooling and solutions.

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:

• Experience working across cross-functional teams—including clinical, product, and development stakeholders. 20 Points
• Experience and/or knowledge implementing metadata tooling and solutions. 30 Points
• Experience in facilitating assessments as the technical advisor/expert on all aspects of a specific deliverable. 25 Points
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices. 25 Points

Total Evaluation Criteria : 100 Points

Deliverables

Deliverables Include:

• Over the duration of engagement, the data modelling resource will be responsible for the following key deliverables:

• Support the advancement of an OH data roadmap of the EHR include envisioning a Digital Health Data Dictionary (DHDD), of which the foundations of metadata management tooling, and OIDs/URIs database updates are key inputs.

• Advance the implementation of tooling in metadata management at OH.

Knowledge Transfer Details:

• The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Ontario Health team before end of engagement. Some of this might occur at the end of the engagement but will also be shared as information is obtained/consolidated. Key deliverables will be shared with team.
• The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol. Documents will be reviewed by the appropriate leads and signed off by manager/director.
• The resource will work collaboratively with the Ontario Health team throughout the assignment and ensure key deliverables, milestones, and documentation are shared.
• A walkthrough of any demos, development, etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.

Must Haves:

• 7+ years Experience working across cross-functional teams—including clinical, product, and development stakeholders.
• 7+ years Experience in developing processes and procedures for implementing deliverables related to metadata management.
• 7+ years Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
• 7+ years Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills.
• Public Sector Experience