Application Administrator Lead Project REACH Temporary Full-Time

Temporary Full-Time (until approx. Dec 2027)

Position Summary
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is undertaking Project REACH a multi-year initiative to implement Oracle Healths Hospital Information System (HIS).
We are seeking a Manager Application Administration to lead the governance integration and lifecycle management of third-party and ancillary applications within the Oracle Health ecosystem.
This role is strategic and highly technical bridging enterprise architecture integration and operational readiness. The incumbent will establish standards for configuration access management and change control ensuring application environments remain secure compliant and performant throughout implementation and sustainment phases.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
Serve as the subject matter expert and primary technical authority for all assigned applications within the Oracle Health ecosystem.
Lead the development and enforcement of application governance standards including configuration management change control and release processes.
Represent the Application Administration function in enterprise architecture and integration committees.
Lifecycle Management & Technical Oversight
Direct the installation configuration and maintenance of enterprise and departmental applications.
Define upgrade strategies version control procedures and validation protocols with Oracle and external vendors.
Oversee environment management across test training and production instances ensuring capacity performance and security standards are met.
Integration & Architecture Alignment
Design integration approaches for third-party systems (e.g. Meditech diagnostic tools research databases) using HL7 FHIR and API frameworks.
Partner with the Integration and Data Architecture teams to ensure consistent data exchange and adherence to enterprise standards.
Provide technical direction on middleware configuration (Rhapsody Cloverleaf) and interface specifications.
Security Compliance & Documentation
Ensure all applications adhere to PHIPA cybersecurity and privacy standards.
Establish and maintain documentation repositories configuration baselines and audit records.
Collaborate with Information Security and Privacy teams to support Zero Trust and identity governance initiatives.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Change Enablement
Partner with business owners clinical leaders and IT stakeholders to align application roadmaps with organizational strategy.
Support organizational readiness and end-user enablement during build validation and go-live phases.
Act as the escalation point for critical application issues impacting operations.

Qualifications & Experience
Bachelors degree in Health Informatics Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
7 years of progressive experience managing enterprise or clinical applications in a healthcare or regulated environment.
Proven expertise in application lifecycle management system integration and environment governance.
Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring staff coordinating cross-functional teams or leading technical workstreams.
Familiarity with Cerner/Oracle Health Meditech or other HIS/EHR systems required.
Strong knowledge of HL7 FHIR APIs and middleware/integration platforms (e.g. Cloverleaf Rhapsody).
Excellent analytical communication and stakeholder management skills.