Job Description
Our leading healthcare client is looking for a Standards Specialist to join their team on a permanent basis. You would be part of a larger healthcare project regarding Interoperability in the nation.
Responsibilities:
- Provide expertise and support for digital health standards (SNOMED CT, LOINC, HL7 V2/v3, CDA, FHIR) to assist stakeholder implementations.
- Develop and update processes for incorporating approved vaccines into SNOMED CT CA, including international vaccines.
- Manage the addition, modification, and removal of SNOMED CT concepts and identifiers according to Infoway’s guidelines and Canadian Editorial Guidelines.
- Ensure the Immunization and General Canadian Editorial Guidelines are current with the latest standards.
- Quality-assure each CA Edition Release of the guidelines.
- Propose adjustments to meet SNOMED CT International and Canadian Edition modeling standards.
- Coordinate the publication and versioning of pan-Canadian subsets on the Terminology Gateway in English and French.
- Engage with the community regularly to review and monitor processes and increase participation in maintenance activities.
- Lead monthly InfoCentral Public Health Surveillance community meetings to communicate request statuses, seek support for options, and provide guidance on SNOMED CT terms for vaccines in both official languages.
- Manage relationships and governance with NACI, VVWG, provinces, territories, NVC, and other stakeholders to support the standards development lifecycle for immunization content.
- Aid in the development, implementation, testing, training, and maintenance of Infoway tools.
- Develop standards-related deliverables to support the Interoperability Roadmap, ensuring alignment with guidance and other materials in collaboration with Product Owners.
Education:
- Undergraduate degree or diploma in Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field required.
- MBA or MSc is preferred.
- SNOMED CT Authoring Certification and FHIR certification are advantageous.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong knowledge of SNOMED CT, LOINC, UCUM, ICD, and HL7 code systems.
- Experience with standard terminologies and Canadian Immunization guidelines in Public Health Surveillance.
- Over 5 years of experience with Reference Terminology Standards and at least 3 years in Canadian Public Health.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and conflict management skills.
- Familiarity with terminology management tools like InfoRMS.
- Understanding of current clinical practice standards.
- Strong problem-solving, adaptability, attention to detail, and analytical skills.
- Bilingual in English and French is a significant asset.
- Ability to work well within a collaborative, multi-functional team.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in today’s workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you require an accommodation, please review our
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