RQ00485 - Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist - Senior

Deliverables:

The Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist will be required to work with the appropriate teams to: 

Conduct/complete Privacy Threshold Assessments and associated documentation
Conduct/complete Privacy Impact Assessments and associated documentation
Provide Privacy Consultation on a diverse range of complex, multi-stakeholder health privacy issues and Information Technology (IT) initiatives throughout the product/service development and deployment life cycle
Develop risk mitigation plans
Create or inform the creation of data flow diagrams and associated privacy controls and compliance requirements
Review and advise on agreements, including data sharing agreements

 

Deliverables:

Over the duration of the engagement, the Senior Privacy (PIA) Specialist will support work already in progress, as well as new work on Privacy Impact Assessments;
Work with the project and product teams on risk mitigation of PIA findings as required under PHIPA;
Support work related to update and/or developing new agreements;
Other duties as required. Note that knowledge of current privacy and data protection policy and legislation, especially Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), will be critical to ensure success.

 

Responsibilities:

The Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist will lead and support various IT and data and analytics initiatives, including:

Develop privacy policies and procedures
Conduct privacy impact assessments for medium 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 and support to business teams
Lead and/or participate in 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 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 Ontario Health
Other duties as required

Requirements

Must Haves: 

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 
Familiarity with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), and its related requirements for Prescribed Entities, Prescribed Persons, Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP) 

Nice to Have: 

Minimum 5 years' direct operational level privacy experience preferably in a health sector and/or IT environment 
Familiarity with EMR (Electronic Medical Record) or HIS (Health Information System) infrastructure, design, and data flows 
Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management 
Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 

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
Recognized security certification or designation is an asset
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
Knowledge of technology architecture and infrastructure, digital health solutions and services, enterprise and corporate IT including information and cyber security preferred
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

 

Required Experience:

Minimum 3 years' health privacy experience conducting privacy impact assessments (PIAs) on medium to high complexity projects.
Minimum 5 years' direct operational level privacy experience in a health sector and/or IT environment or both.
Minimum 5 years' experience in developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements, or controls.
Minimum 5 years' experience drafting and reviewing privacy requirements for data sharing agreements.
Familiarity with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and requirements related to Prescribed Person Authority, Prescribed Entity Authority, Health Information Network Provider (HINP) and Electronic Service Provider (ESP).
Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management.
Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Hospital Information System (HIS) infrastructure, design, and data flows.

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