Informatics Leader

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 221357 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)  x 2 position(s)
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $41.9479 - $52.4348 /hour
Closing Date:  June 1, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The Informatics Leader is a clinically trained professional with advanced informatics expertise who serves as a key liaison between clinical teams, operations, and digital health enabling organizations and teams. The role supports clinical workflow optimization, provider, clinician, and staff coaching, and adoption of the OPOR clinical information system, ensuring alignment between system design and real-world care delivery.

Reporting to the Executive Lead, the Informatics Leader is responsible for leading, supporting, and optimizing the use of the organization’s clinical information system to enable high-quality, efficient, and evidence-based patient care.

The Informatics Leader operates within an interprofessional, team-based health care environment working collaboratively with clinical programs, operations, and information management/technology teams to support clinical transformation, workflow optimization, and effective use of digital health systems.

This role focuses on system adoption, sustainment, optimization, and enhancement, while also contributing to clinical standardization, workflow design, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Clinical Informatics Leader works collaboratively with clinical leaders, physicians, program teams, and technical partners to ensure effective integration of technology into clinical practice.

Hours of Work

75 hours bi-weekly

Your Qualifications

•    Undergraduate degree in a regulated health profession (e.g., Nursing, Allied Health or equivalent) required 
•    Current professional registration/licensure in good standing (if applicable) 
•    Additional education, certification, or training in Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, or a related field preferred 
•    Minimum 5 years of relevant clinical and/or health system experience required
•    Knowledge of clinical workflows, healthcare delivery systems, and patient care processes required
•    Knowledge of clinical information systems and digital health technologies with preference to Oracle Cerner solutions
•    Demonstrated experience in clinical informatics, system implementation, quality improvement/workflow redesign or learning 
•    Strong coaching, facilitation, and change management skills 
•    Ability to influence and build relationships across diverse stakeholder groups 
•    Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills 
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
•    Ability to translate between clinical and technical domains 
•    High level of initiative, adaptability, and comfort working in complex environments 
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independent 

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.