Manager, Health Privacy

Status: Permanent full time

Work Location: 1 President’s Choice Circle & 243 Consumers Rd.

The Manager, Health Privacy will work under the direction of the Director, Health Privacy to implement and operate the Loblaw Privacy Program within Lifemark. The Manager, Privacy is responsible for supporting the execution of day-to-day privacy activities, including: privacy assessments, privacy compliance reviews, delivering training, and promoting privacy practices and standards across the business.

Accountabilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the Privacy Program components (e.g., content development, training, assessments, contract reviews and reporting), as needed.
• Support the development and implementation of privacy policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and tools; and upkeep based on changes to privacy laws, industry standards, trends and business objectives.
• Identify and manage privacy risks in day-to-day operations, including within new and existing projects.
• Conduct privacy assessments on any major system, process or business changes, such as, systems implementation, process changes and other new business ventures to ensure appropriate privacy controls are designed and implemented.
• Gather relevant information from project teams and review, assess, document findings against requirements and create formal reports pertaining to privacy risk findings.
• Provide advice, risk assessment, and recommendations regarding privacy controls to the business, project teams, and other functional areas, as needed.
• Support the delivery of privacy training and awareness to colleagues, contractors, and third parties. (I.e. developing privacy communications, training and awareness materials).
• Support privacy breach management activities (e.g., intake, escalation and investigation).
• Maintain current knowledge of federal and provincial privacy laws and regulatory requirements to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.
• Perform research on privacy trends, best practices and changes in healthcare landscape.
• Build positive relationships with peers at Lifemark and Shoppers Drug Mart and across the broader organization.

Role Requirements:

• 3+ years’ of working and management experience in Privacy Risk Management.
• Post-secondary education at either the college or university level.
• Certificate in CIPP or equivalent preferred.
• Experience working in privacy at a healthcare organization.
• Strong knowledge of privacy legislation and regulations (e.g. PIPEDA, PHIPA), healthcare legislation, risk management and project management frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience implementing and operating a privacy program in a large and complex organization.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and cohesively in a team setting.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational, verbal, facilitation, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment while organizing and managing multiple responsibilities and projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to approach situations and challenges with an action-oriented mindset and act decisively.
• Demonstrate sound judgement and critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Takes initiative to identify opportunities, execute results and measure impacts, to improve existing working conditions and processes.
• Forward thinking with respect to identifying, assessing and prioritizing risk, issues and challenges.

Lifemark welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Lifemark promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of the following groups: Indigenous peoples, Newcomers to Canada, and Visible minorities.

Apply today! Please take some time to visit us at www.lifemarkhealthgroup.ca