• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• Health care spending account

• Premium defined benefit pension plan

• 3 personal days and 2 float days annually

• Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.

• Career development opportunities

• A collaborative values-based team culture

• Wellness programs

• A hybrid working model

• Participation in Communities of Inclusion

The Data and Information Governance Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive data and information governance strategies, policies, and processes. The Manager’s primary objective will be to ensure the accuracy, availability, integrity, and standardization of data and/or information assets while complying with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The Manager will partner with various Portfolio leads across Ontario Health to develop, implement and manage these policies ensuring organization compliance through routine evaluation. The Manager will lead a small team and will contribute to the overall success of the Enterprise Data Services program ensuring specific goals, plans and initiatives are executed in support of the team’s and Ontario Health’s strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented leader, possesses strong analytical skills, and has a deep understanding of data and information management and governance principles.

Here is what you will be doing:

Governance Management:

• Develop and implement a robust information and data governance framework in partnership with other OH portfolio leads, and in alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices.

• Design, document, and enforce governance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data quality, integrity, and accessibility throughout its lifecycle.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, classify, and inventory information assets, and establish ownership and accountability.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure Information and Data governance initiatives align with business requirements and strategic goals.

• Define and enforce information and data stewardship and access and usage policies to ensure compliance with relevant privacy regulations.

• Lead efforts to develop and maintain information and data management strategies, including data acquisition, data quality processes and information delivery.

• Implement information and data governance tools and systems, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality tools.

• Conduct risk assessments and develop strategies to mitigate information and data-related risks.

• Stay up to date with emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in the field of Information and Data governance.

• Provide training and support to employees on information and data governance best practices, data handling procedures, and privacy regulations.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on information and data governance in discussions with internal and external stakeholders.

Resource Management

• Provide full scope of leadership responsibilities to a team, including recruitment, career development, developing and coaching talent, building a high-performance culture and performance management

• Manage assigned staff, including allocation of staff resources, delegating, scheduling, and prioritizing of staff workloads

• Coaches staff to ensure that continuous quality improvement initiatives are incorporated into day-to-day activities

• Focus on acquiring, developing, and retaining talent, effectively leading the team, and promoting a fun team atmosphere with high morale

• Ensures that work is undertaken in accordance with OH’s guiding principles and is aligned with the mission, vision, and other corporate priorities

• Identifies operational and improvement opportunities by monitoring and measuring their team’s performance

Leadership and Relationship Management

• Provides leadership to ensure standardized management of operations. Act as a change agent to foster a data driven culture that optimizes business results across the enterprise

• As a member of the IMDA Leadership Team, assist with strategic goal setting and operational planning

• Develops relationships with colleagues within team and across the organization to understand business/operations activities, share information and provide assistance in understanding business needs.

• Manages relationships and engages a diverse set of stakeholder groups, either to collaborate on delivery of key activities or solicit support and buy-in for operational/program activities; organizes and/or participates in committees as required

• Facilitate and lead joint design sessions with various stakeholders to identify overall requirements for the program

• Leads the implementation of solutions to address unique or highly complex business problems, ensuring solution is thorough and practical

• Prepares reports, briefings, issue notes, and presentations for a variety of audiences

• Championing Ontario Health’s organizational values of inclusion, diversity and anti-racism and promoting these within the team

• Build strong relationships with senior management and key internal teams including Privacy and Digital Excellence in Health and external partners including the Ministry of Health and ICES.

• Liaises amongst OH portfolios to ensure commitments are met and risks are managed

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• A Masters degree in Information Management, Health Informatics, Engineering, Computer Science or a recognized equivalent is an asset, an undergraduate degree in Information Management, Health Informatics, Engineering, Computer Science or a recognized equivalent is required

• 5+ years of overall working experience with a minimum 2 years of experience in an information and data governance or data management role

• At least 3 years of team management experience preferably in a healthcare environment or data and analytics environment

• Preferred 2 years of project management experience managing small to medium size projects

• Experience leading change management or strategic data initiatives

Governance Experience

• In-depth knowledge of data and information governance principles, best practices, and regulatory requirements

• Knowledge of information security principles and practices preferred.

• Relevant certifications, such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), are a plus.

• Knowledge of provincial health privacy law is an asset.

• Strong understanding of Ontario’s healthcare system

• Strong knowledge of provincial health data

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated experience communicating with Senior Leaders including presenting to Board Committees and Executive Teams.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully execute multiple large-scale, complex, high-risk projects, ideally within a cross-functional structure.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to tailor style based on a diverse audience including executive, clinical and technical audiences.

• Experience hiring, managing, and leading teams with a strong focus on personal accountability and attention to results.

• Must be passionate about leadership, organizational health, culture, values, and team development.

• Must be detail-oriented with strong problem solving, critical thinking, and negotiating skills.

• Proven ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish trust, credibility, and respect.

• Collaborative management style with the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

• Superior ability to analyze and define problems, evaluate alternatives, find solutions, and make decisions.

• Excellent presentation, technical writing, facilitation, and training skills. Presents complex concepts clearly and effectively to executive level audiences.

• Proactive approach to building management skills and competencies in team engagement, facilitation, and empowerment

• Broad understanding of changing priorities, trends, legislative requirements and/or other internal and external emerging issues and their potential impacts on goals, priorities and activities within the function and across the organization

• Strong judgement skills with a results orientation focus, strategic thinking and reasoning skills involving highly complex issues and limited precedent.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including senior management, clinicians, scientists, staff and external partners in a multi-disciplinary environment