Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist

Position: Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist

Duration: 5 Months assignment (contract)
Client Location: Toronto (Onsite/Hybrid: 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite/Hybrid, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

About the Engagement

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Senior Privacy Impact Assessment Specialist to provide privacy subject matter expertise in support of complex digital health, information technology, and health information management initiatives.

The successful consultant will be responsible for ensuring privacy compliance is embedded throughout the project lifecycle while supporting major healthcare and digital transformation initiatives involving personal health information (PHI). This role will work closely with business stakeholders, project teams, legal advisors, security professionals, healthcare partners, and technology teams to identify privacy requirements, assess privacy risks, conduct privacy impact assessments, and develop practical risk mitigation strategies.

The specialist will play a key role in supporting privacy-by-design practices, regulatory compliance, privacy initiatives, and ongoing privacy program development.

Scope

• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Privacy Threshold Assessments (PTAs) for medium to high complexity healthcare and technology initiatives.

• Provide privacy consultation and advisory services on digital health, information-sharing, and technology projects involving personal health information.

• Assess privacy risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies and controls.

• Review emerging initiatives and business processes to identify privacy implications and compliance requirements.

Assignment Deliverables

• Completed Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Privacy Threshold Assessments (PTAs).

• Privacy risk assessments and mitigation plans.

• Privacy consultation and advisory services throughout project lifecycles.

• Privacy policies, procedures, standards, and compliance documentation.

• Privacy-by-design reviews and recommendations for digital health initiatives.

Expertise Required

Must Have:

• Minimum five (5) years of healthcare privacy experience conducting privacy assessments and privacy reviews on medium to high complexity initiatives.

• Minimum five (5) years of operational privacy experience within a healthcare, information technology, or combined healthcare/technology environment.

• Minimum five (5) years of experience developing privacy policies, procedures, requirements, standards, and controls.

• Minimum five (5) years of experience drafting, reviewing, and advising on privacy requirements for data-sharing agreements and information-sharing arrangements.

• Extensive knowledge of Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and associated privacy compliance requirements.

• Experience supporting Health Information Network Providers (HINPs) and Electronic Service Providers (ESPs).

• Experience conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Privacy Threshold Assessments (PTAs).

Nice to Have:

• Recognized privacy, security, information management certification/designation.

• Experience supporting provincial healthcare programs and enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity, risk management, enterprise architecture, and healthcare interoperability standards.

Security Clearance

Required.

Important

This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.

How to Apply

Submit your resume in confidence via the Akkodis Canada website.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions.

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.