Data Governance Lead – BA3

Required Skills:

Mandatory Qualifications MUST HAVE Candidates must clearly demonstrate every requirement below. Experience should be presented with the client/employer project/role dates in Month/Year format duration responsibilities and outcomes. The Submission Matrix specifically requires this level of detail for evaluation. M1 Education University degree in one of the following: Healthcare Sciences Health Administration Business Administration Health Informatics Information Technology OR an equivalent combination of applicable education and experience. M2 Canadian Healthcare Data Governance 10 Years 10 years of demonstrated experience leading Canadian healthcare data governance strategy planning policy and implementation within a province or territory comparable to New Brunswick in terms of size or complexity. Candidates should demonstrate hands-on experience with: Healthcare data governance Data governance strategy Governance planning Governance policy development Governance implementation Provincial/territorial healthcare environments Large-scale health data initiatives M3 Government / Provincial Health Leadership 10 Years 10 years of progressive leadership experience within government focused on: Health system planning Provincial healthcare initiatives Data initiatives Digital health initiatives Large-scale public-sector transformation The candidate must demonstrate progressively increasing leadership responsibility within government/public healthcare environments. M4 Availability Candidate must be available to start on or about August 17 2026 or earlier if possible. M5 Submission Limit Maximum 2 candidate submissions per vendor. Scored Qualifications HIGH PRIORITY Candidates with the following experience will be strongly preferred and should clearly demonstrate these capabilities in their resumes and submission matrices. S1 Public Healthcare Data & Digital Health 10 Years 10 years of experience working in the public healthcare sector including government provincial agencies or acute-care environments leading data-related initiatives such as: Data governance Data policy Health data strategy Large-scale digital health initiatives Healthcare transformation Provincial health information initiatives S2 Progressive Leadership / Large Teams 10 Years 10 years of progressive leadership experience in public-sector healthcare including extensive experience with direct people management and leadership of large effective teams. Candidates should demonstrate: People leadership Team management Organizational leadership Cross-functional leadership Large-scale healthcare program leadership S3 Digital Health Strategy & Roadmaps 8 Years 8 years of experience developing digital health strategies policies and roadmaps at provincial/territorial scale particularly initiatives supporting the ethical secondary use of health data for: Health system planning Population health management Research Analytics Policy development Other secondary-use cases S4 Stakeholder Management 10 Years 10 years of strong stakeholder management experience involving public and private-sector stakeholders and diverse teams including: Clinical Business Technical Operational Government Healthcare leadership Must demonstrate the ability to facilitate discussions resolve competing perspectives and develop consensus. S5 Executive & Clinical Engagement 8 Years 8 years of experience engaging and collaborating with health system executives clinical leaders and other system stakeholders to drive system-level transformation. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to: Influence senior stakeholders Navigate complex healthcare environments Manage politically sensitive matters Build consensus Drive organizational/system transformation Communicate effectively with executive and clinical leadership S6 Privacy CPO & PHI Governance 5 Years 5 years of experience collaborating with Privacy departments and Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) on initiatives involving: Policy and procedure development Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) Consent management Privacy governance Personal health information Ethical use of health information Access controls Health data privacy initiatives S7 Executive Communication & Reporting 8 Years 8 years of excellent verbal and written communication experience including: Executive-level reporting Program-level reporting Executive presentations Facilitation Stakeholder presentations Governance documentation High-quality project deliverables Stakeholder engagement and satisfaction Key Deliverables The successful Data Governance Lead will be expected to contribute to or deliver: Provincial data governance framework covering data ownership governance stewardship and custodianship. Policies and procedures supporting the prudent management safeguarding and ethical use of personal health information. Support for modernization of health information legislation including PHIPPA. Provincial data standards policies and procedures. Health data classification schema including categories such as public internal and confidential. Symbio Data Strategy aligned with the Symbio Business Intelligence strategy. Provincial data strategy aligned with the provincial BI strategy. Consent Management Framework for the Symbio Program that can scale provincially. Access Control framework supporting the Symbio Program and future provincial data assets/systems. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a senior healthcare data governance executive/leader with extensive Canadian public-sector experience and a proven record of leading provincial-scale healthcare transformation. Strong candidates will typically bring: 10 years of healthcare data governance leadership 10 years of government/public-sector health system leadership Provincial/territorial healthcare transformation experience

Required Education:

M1 EducationUniversity degree in one of the following:Healthcare SciencesHealth AdministrationBusiness AdministrationHealth InformaticsInformation TechnologyOR an equivalent combination of applicable education and experience.