The Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist is responsible for leading and supporting privacy-related initiatives within complex healthcare IT environments. This includes conducting Privacy Impact Assessments, identifying privacy risks, supporting compliance with health privacy legislation, and developing privacy policies, procedures,
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and risk mitigation plans. The role will provide expert advisory services throughout the lifecycle of digital health projects, ensuring alignment with privacy laws such as the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). The position requires stakeholder collaboration, documentation of privacy controls, and strong knowledge of EMR systems, APIs, and Public Key Infrastructure.
Advantages
•Work in a hybrid model with flexibility up to three days onsite
•Engage with diverse health and IT stakeholders on meaningful digital health transformation
•Opportunity to lead privacy assessments in high-impact, multi-stakeholder environments
•Apply expertise in PHIPA compliance, EMR infrastructure, and healthcare data flows
•Contribute to shaping privacy practices and policies across enterprise platforms
•Participate in developing and delivering privacy training and awareness programs
Responsibilities
•Conduct privacy impact and threshold assessments on medium to high-complexity projects
•Develop privacy policies, procedures, and compliance controls
•Identify and assess privacy risks and propose mitigation strategies
•Advise teams on privacy legislation and respond to access, consent, and inquiry requests
•Participate as a privacy SME on project teams and committees
•Create or guide development of data flow diagrams and ensure privacy compliance
•Review data sharing agreements and inform on privacy implications
•Support privacy incident investigations and audit responses
•Deliver privacy training and support knowledge transfer to internal teams
Qualifications
•Minimum 5 years of experience in health privacy, including PIAs and privacy operations
•Proven experience developing privacy frameworks, policies, and controls
•Undergraduate or graduate degree in health, IT, law, policy, or security
•In-depth understanding of PHIPA, including HINP and ESP obligations
•Familiarity with EMR infrastructure, OMD certification, and data flow design
•Knowledge of API functionality, PKI, and digital health systems
•Strong documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
•Recognized security certification is an asset
•Experience working in health or IT project environments
Summary
•Minimum 5 years of experience in health privacy, including PIAs and privacy operations
•Proven experience developing privacy frameworks, policies, and controls
•Undergraduate or graduate degree in health, IT, law, policy, or security
•In-depth understanding of PHIPA, including HINP and ESP obligations
•Familiarity with EMR infrastructure, OMD certification, and data flow design
•Knowledge of API functionality, PKI, and digital health systems
•Strong documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
•Recognized security certification is an asset
•Experience working in health or IT project environments
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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The Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist is responsible for leading and supporting privacy-related initiatives within complex healthcare IT environments. This includes conducting Privacy Impact Assessments, identifying privacy risks, supporting compliance with health privacy legislation, and developing privacy policies, procedures, and risk mitigation plans. The role will provide expert advisory services throughout the lifecycle of digital health projects, ensuring alignment with privacy laws such as the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). The position requires stakeholder collaboration, documentation of privacy controls, and strong knowledge of EMR systems, APIs, and Public Key Infrastructure.
Advantages
•Work in a hybrid model with flexibility up to three days onsite
•Engage with diverse health and IT stakeholders on meaningful digital health transformation
•Opportunity to lead privacy assessments in high-impact, multi-stakeholder environments
•Apply expertise in PHIPA compliance, EMR infrastructure, and healthcare data flows
•Contribute to shaping privacy practices and policies across enterprise platforms
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•Participate in developing and delivering privacy training and awareness programs
Responsibilities
•Conduct privacy impact and threshold assessments on medium to high-complexity projects
•Develop privacy policies, procedures, and compliance controls
•Identify and assess privacy risks and propose mitigation strategies
•Advise teams on privacy legislation and respond to access, consent, and inquiry requests
•Participate as a privacy SME on project teams and committees
•Create or guide development of data flow diagrams and ensure privacy compliance
•Review data sharing agreements and inform on privacy implications
•Support privacy incident investigations and audit responses
•Deliver privacy training and support knowledge transfer to internal teams
Qualifications
•Minimum 5 years of experience in health privacy, including PIAs and privacy operations
•Proven experience developing privacy frameworks, policies, and controls
•Undergraduate or graduate degree in health, IT, law, policy, or security
•In-depth understanding of PHIPA, including HINP and ESP obligations
•Familiarity with EMR infrastructure, OMD certification, and data flow design
•Knowledge of API functionality, PKI, and digital health systems
•Strong documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
•Recognized security certification is an asset
•Experience working in health or IT project environments
Summary
•Minimum 5 years of experience in health privacy, including PIAs and privacy operations
•Proven experience developing privacy frameworks, policies, and controls
•Undergraduate or graduate degree in health, IT, law, policy, or security
•In-depth understanding of PHIPA, including HINP and ESP obligations
•Familiarity with EMR infrastructure, OMD certification, and data flow design
•Knowledge of API functionality, PKI, and digital health systems
•Strong documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
•Recognized security certification is an asset
•Experience working in health or IT project environments
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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