We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data/Information Architect to support the development of a Common Semantic Data Model that will serve as a foundational component for a new national health data standard. This project plays a critical role in enabling seamless and standardized health information exchange across jurisdictions and care settings, supporting clinical collaboration, patient access to information, and real-time data for health system planning.
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This role involves close collaboration with domain modelers, standards experts, and stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in health data architecture, metadata modeling, and semantic design, as well as a strong ability to navigate complex healthcare systems and abstract conceptual models.
Advantages
•Gain hands-on experience with globally recognized health informatics standards and innovative semantic modeling approaches.
•Remote or hybrid work arrangements available depending on the candidate’s location and availability.
•6-month initial term, with potential for extension
Responsibilities
Model Development:
Design and evolve a Common Semantic Data Model at both the conceptual and logical levels, covering a growing scope (900+ data elements), ensuring semantic clarity, consistency, and alignment with real-world healthcare concepts, workflows, and terminologies.
Collaboration:
Work with internal and external stakeholders including business SMEs, domain modelers, data architects, and standards developers to gather input and build consensus on the semantic model.
Standards Integration:
Align models with national and international health data standards such as FHIR, HL7 RIM, SNOMED CT, LOINC, OMOP, ISO-11179, and others.
Metadata & Governance:
Participate in metadata modeling, contribute to governance and version control processes, and ensure interoperability, consistency, and data lifecycle considerations are incorporated.
Documentation & Communication:
Create and disseminate architecture artifacts to technical and non-technical audiences and support planning and communication efforts related to data architecture strategies.
Risk Management & Strategy:
Identify architecture risks and contribute to tactical and strategic planning efforts to support scalable, standards-aligned solutions.
Qualifications
•Experience:
o8+ years of experience in data/information architecture, including 5–8 years in data visualization, semantic modeling, and metadata modeling.
oProven track record with health data standards and conceptual/logical data modeling in healthcare or complex domains.
•Technical Skills:
oExpertise in health informatics standards and modeling frameworks (e.g., FHIR, HL7, SNOMED CT, LOINC, OMOP, ISO standards).
oStrong proficiency in data modeling tools and visualization techniques.
oExperience working on technology-agnostic semantic models.
•Soft Skills:
oExcellent communication and collaboration skills.
oComfortable working in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments with ambiguity.
oStrong analytical, abstract thinking, and systems design capabilities.
Summary
Interested in the Senior Data/Information Architect role based in Toronto? Please submit your application online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data/Information Architect to support the development of a Common Semantic Data Model that will serve as a foundational component for a new national health data standard. This project plays a critical role in enabling seamless and standardized health information exchange across jurisdictions and care settings, supporting clinical collaboration, patient access to information, and real-time data for health system planning.
This role involves close collaboration with domain modelers, standards experts, and stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in health data architecture, metadata modeling, and semantic design, as well as a strong ability to navigate complex healthcare systems and abstract conceptual models.
Advantages
•Gain hands-on experience with globally recognized health informatics standards and innovative semantic modeling approaches.
•Remote or hybrid work arrangements available depending on the candidate’s location and availability.
•6-month initial term, with potential for extension
Responsibilities
Model Development:
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Design and evolve a Common Semantic Data Model at both the conceptual and logical levels, covering a growing scope (900+ data elements), ensuring semantic clarity, consistency, and alignment with real-world healthcare concepts, workflows, and terminologies.
Collaboration:
Work with internal and external stakeholders including business SMEs, domain modelers, data architects, and standards developers to gather input and build consensus on the semantic model.
Standards Integration:
Align models with national and international health data standards such as FHIR, HL7 RIM, SNOMED CT, LOINC, OMOP, ISO-11179, and others.
Metadata & Governance:
Participate in metadata modeling, contribute to governance and version control processes, and ensure interoperability, consistency, and data lifecycle considerations are incorporated.
Documentation & Communication:
Create and disseminate architecture artifacts to technical and non-technical audiences and support planning and communication efforts related to data architecture strategies.
Risk Management & Strategy:
Identify architecture risks and contribute to tactical and strategic planning efforts to support scalable, standards-aligned solutions.
Qualifications
•Experience:
o8+ years of experience in data/information architecture, including 5–8 years in data visualization, semantic modeling, and metadata modeling.
oProven track record with health data standards and conceptual/logical data modeling in healthcare or complex domains.
•Technical Skills:
oExpertise in health informatics standards and modeling frameworks (e.g., FHIR, HL7, SNOMED CT, LOINC, OMOP, ISO standards).
oStrong proficiency in data modeling tools and visualization techniques.
oExperience working on technology-agnostic semantic models.
•Soft Skills:
oExcellent communication and collaboration skills.
oComfortable working in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments with ambiguity.
oStrong analytical, abstract thinking, and systems design capabilities.
Summary
Interested in the Senior Data/Information Architect role based in Toronto? Please submit your application online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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