Information Governance Specialist #25-163

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**Information Governance Specialist #25-163 (Job opportunity)**:
**Full-time Temporary (up to June 26, 2026, with possible extension) -Recruitment #25-163 (Non-Union)**:
**Division: Knowledge and Strategic Services**:
**Location: Main Office - 1300 Paris St., Sudbury**:
**Work Location Arrangement: Partial On-site - the position requires a combination of regular on-site and remote work. Reasons and schedules can vary, but worker attends on-site regularly (for example, each week).**:
**Salary: $52.30-$59.77/hour**:
**Position summary**:
Reporting to the Manager, Knowledge and Strategic Services, the Information Governance Specialist provides leadership for the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) Foundational Standards through the promotion of evidence-informed decision-making at all levels across the organization, and with external partners by leading, managing, and consulting in the areas of population health assessment (including the collection, management, and/or reporting of epidemiologic and other health-related data and information), health equity, and effective public health practice, (including program planning; evaluation; research; knowledge exchange; communication; quality and transparency); and partnerships, collaboration, and coordination.

The Information Governance Specialist is responsible for providing leadership to develop, implement, and continuously improve our data governance framework by ensuring the security, quality, compliance, and accessibility of our organization’s data assets and lead efforts to build and refine our governance policies, processes, and technology solutions (including intersecting projects related to artificial intelligence and EMR technologies, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and projects that support the migration of data to approved repositories), to ensure data is appropriately managed and utilized across the Agency. The Information Governance Specialist contributes to the organizational mission of working with local communities to promote and protect health and to prevent disease for everyone.

**Responsibilities**:

- Leads, consults, develops, and manages assigned projects related to the OPHS Foundational Standards. In collaboration with divisions and teams, plays a leadership role in the implementation of the OPHS Foundational Standards at an organizational and division level.
- Provides support and expertise to divisions on local, provincial, and federal issues of relevance to public health.
- Acts as a key liaison to Knowledge and Strategic Services for organization-wide Foundational Standards work and issues impacting more than one team or division.
- Facilitates engagement of multi-sectoral collaborations with external partners, including, local municipalities, OHT, public health practitioners, policy makers, health care providers, academic partners, and other appropriate organizations, decision-makers, and populations.
- Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive information governance strategy that aligns with organizational objectives and ensures compliance with regulatory and security standards.
- Create a robust information governance framework that outlines policies, procedures, standards, and controls for managing the entire data lifecycle (collection, storage, processing, archiving, and deletion).
- Establish and enforce data quality standards and protocols to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data across all programs and services.
- Work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, community partners and government ministries to ensure alignment and adoption of information and data governance principles.
- Ensure all data practices adhere to relevant regulations and standards (e.g. HIPAA). Identify and mitigate risks related to non-compliance, and data misuse.
- Establish clear data stewardship roles and responsibilities to promote data ownership across all teams, ensuring that data is managed responsibly and ethically.
- Evaluate, select, and oversee the implementation of information and data governance tools, ensuring they are properly integrated into the organization’s data ecosystem.
- Support the development and delivery of information governance awareness and education for internal staff to ensure understanding and adherence to information management best practices.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for Information governance initiatives, provide regular updates to staff and produce regular reports on the progress of information governance efforts.
- Stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in information governance. Recommend and implement improvements to governance policies and tools to adapt to evolving organizational needs.

**Requirements**:

- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Information Governance, Information/Data Science, or Informat