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Health Informatics Manager

Health Informatics Manager

BaycrestToronto, ON, Canada
30+ days ago
Job description

Baycrest is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager, Health Informatics to join our Digital Health team. Reporting to the Director of Digital Health Transformation, this position will play a key role in optimizing, developing, and implementing health information systems to enable clinical workflow. In particular, this role will provide the Health Informatics services required to deliver the relevant Digital Transformation enablers within Baycrest Hospital’s five-year strategy. The Manager of Health Informatics is a key leader in providing Health Informatics subject matter expertise, with a focus on enhancing client care and efficiency through technology, health information, and project management. This role will be responsible for supporting Baycrest’s operational and strategic plans as it pertains to Digital Health by engaging key stakeholders throughout the organization and leading a highly skilled and experienced team. Project management, communication, and collaboration are core expectations of this role.

Baycrest is a globally recognized leader in aging and brain health innovation, proudly boasting Canada’s largest dementia research program, over 100 years of experience in serving older adults, designation by Accreditation Canada with Exemplary Status, and being identified as one of the Top Employers of the Greater Toronto Area in 2024. We seek out those individuals who demonstrate our core values in everything they do : inclusive, collaborative, ambitious, respectful, and excellent (ICARE).

If you are passionate about working at the forefront of brain health innovation, being a part of a global strategy that aims to improve the lives of older adults, and are an experienced digital health leader, this role may be a perfect fit for you. We encourage all who take interest in this posting to apply.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

  • Leading a team of health informaticians, system educators, and project managers.
  • Communicate and cooperate with information, technology, clinical and administrative colleagues to ensure timely, efficient and cohesive planning and delivery of Health Informatics initiatives.
  • Collaborate with clinical champions, partners, consultants, and vendors to ensure effective systems implementation.
  • Facilitate clinical engagements to identify challenges, solutions, and opportunities for workflow optimization.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of standard operating procedures, systems standards, and policies to ensure adherence to industry best practices and delivery of high-quality service.
  • Manage vendor relationships, negotiation and evaluation, in alignment with project deliverables.
  • Lead the ongoing professional development and growth of the Health Informatics team.
  • Provide financial oversight of approved budgets and manage the associated fiscal expenditures.
  • Identify when strategic and operational targets are at risk or off track; recognize when to escalate to the Director of Digital Health Transformation for timely support in risk mitigation and barrier clearing.
  • Propose operating plans with the supporting policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and regulatory standards and contribute to a culture of patient and client safety.
  • Build relationships with internal and external partners in order to foster a cohesive and productive environment.

Qualifications include but are not limited to :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Health Services Administration, IT, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years progressive experience in a complex, integrated information and technology environment, with a strong focus on health informatics.
  • Minimum of 4 years comparable leadership experience including supervising a clinical information systems team of 10 or more, providing technical guidance, advice and consultation to healthcare leaders (e.g. frontline professionals, managers, and directors), overseeing transformational projects across a complex group of clients with competing priorities.
  • Minimum 3 years of demonstrated proficiency, with certification strongly preferred, in Project Management (e.g., PMI), Process Improvement (e.g., LEAN), or Health Information Management Systems (e.g., CPHIMS).
  • In-depth understanding of Microsoft cloud technologies, including solutions for : software development, robotic process automation, data integration, workflow digitization, and systems interoperability.
  • General knowledge of health information privacy and cyber-security standards, including PHIPA.

    • Additional Benefits :

  • Vacation Entitlement
  • Opportunity to enroll in Extended Health & Dental Benefits
  • Opportunity to enroll in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
  • Discount and Perks Program (Perkopolis)
  • Employee Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
  • Access to 24 / 7 Employee Assistance Program

    • INTERNAL APPLICANTS : Please submit your application online through the Baycrest intranet. Failure to include your resume may affect your candidacy for this position. All communication related to this job posting will be sent to the email address used to submit your application.

    EXTERNAL APPLICANTS : Please submit your application online by clicking the Apply button below.

    Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences are changing the future of brain health and aging.

    Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

    Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected] or 416-785-2500, ext. 2961.

    All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check / vulnerable sector screen.

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