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Description

The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is a provincial health-care organization dedicated to providing cancer care services to Saskatchewan residents. Employing more than 950 staff, our compassionate and knowledgeable team provides leadership in health promotion, early detection, treatment and research for cancer while living our values of courage, integrity, vision-driven, innovation and collaboration.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Reporting to the VP, Corporate Services, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) leads the visioning, development, implementation, and maintenance of the Agencys information technology environment including enterprise IT systems, telecommunications, network access and security. The CIO leads a governance structure that develops the IT vision and aligns the IT initiatives with Agency priorities, monitors and reports on the performance of the IT portfolio, ensures policy and process frameworks are in place to protect the integrity, security, and privacy of personal health information and information resources, works with other leaders on leveraging the use of information systems in the delivery of cancer prevention and patient care, evidence-based decision making and increasing organizational performance, acts as a change agent for organization transformation through the integration of technology, processes, and people, and oversees IT relationships with external entities.

Education & Experience:
Masters or bachelors degree in business, Computer Science or relevant clinical field and 10 years of experience managing or directing an IT operation.  An equivalent combination of experience and education (degrees, diplomas, certifications) in related fields may be considered.  Experience working in an integrated healthcare environment would be preferred.