Data Migration Specialist
Service New Brunswick
Work Location: Remote (The work location will be remote; however, there will be a requirement for routine travel throughout the project to healthcare facilities. Therefore, the successful candidate must be located in the province of New Brunswick.)
Rate: CAD 100/ hr
Contract: 12 months, Optional Extension(s): Up to an additional 24 months
We are seeking a Data Migration Specialist for a range of projects. Candidates must meet all mandatory requirements to be considered. Possessing the “nice-to-have” qualifications will further distinguish applicants from other candidates.
Key responsibilities of a Data Migration Specialist are as follows:
- Developing Strategies: provide subject matter expertise to assist in the recommendation of CIS Data Migration and Data Archiving Strategies.
- Data Requirements: Assist with the documentation and prioritization of critical health master data sets. Make recommendations for the minimum viable datasets for CIS migration and access to historical data post-migration.
- Data Governance and Validation: Establishing the standards, processes, and tools to ensure the quality, integrity, and accuracy of all data throughout the migration and archiving process.
- Master Data Management (MDM): Work with key stakeholder groups to establish and manage the master data strategy for the CIS, which includes core entities like patients, providers, and locations, ensuring data consistency and accuracy to be leveraged in approaches for migration, archiving, and integration.
- Data Mapping: Develop and implement data mapping rules to transform data from source systems to target systems, ensuring data accuracy and consistency as it relates to CIS migration, archiving, and integration.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a liaison between clinical leadership, Health Information Management (HIM), compliance, IT teams, and vendors on all matters related to historical and migrated data. Collaborate with clinical and technical stakeholders to gather input and insights for the development and refinement of data requirements.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive data management documentation to support data migration and archiving plans. This will include data specifications, flow diagrams, and other relevant artifacts as required.
- Develop a comprehensive plan to manage and control critical master datasets throughout the CIS implementation lifecycle.
- Develop detailed roadmaps to guide the progression of data management efforts, ensuring alignment with data migration and retention requirements. Recommend specific activities and processes to effectively achieve the defined objectives.
- Develop processes and methodologies for extracting and profiling key data as per business and technical requirements.
- Create detailed transformation specifications by working with the CIS solution implementer, and project clinical, business and technical working groups.
Mandatory Requirements
- A Bachelor’s level University degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Health Informatics, or a similar discipline. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- 7 Years Demonstrated experience with data governance/data management and data migration activities.
- Demonstrated experience in a Data Migration role on at least one major CIS transformation or replacement project (i.e. migrating from a major Hospital system to another ).
- Demonstrated experience in data integration between legacy and new systems, data management, information lifecycle and implementing of data standards
- Demonstrated experience developing & implementing strategic approaches to managing historical data, ensuring its availability and security.
- Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders (Clinical, Health Information, Technical, and Business Units) to collect observations and insight into data and translating into design decisions and strategies
Nice to Have Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in the development of comprehensive data migration plans that encompass mapping data between the source and target healthcare systems, validating data quality, ensuring its integrity, and overseeing the safe and accurate transfer of data.
- Demonstrated experience developing a comprehensive plan to manage and control critical master datasets throughout the CIS implementation lifecycle. (e.g. Patient IDs, Provider IDs)
- Demonstrated experience cleansing and standardizing large Healthcare specific data sets
- Demonstrated experience in Health records and Health Information Management
- Demonstrated experience in Data Modeling, including design of conceptual, logical, and physical data models that represent the structure and relationships of data across the healthcare landscape.
- Demonstrated experience identifying critical datasets in a multi legacy CIS environment and providing plans to move and/or adopt new standards
- Demonstrated superior presentation skills with the ability to present advance topics to stakeholders of all levels. Include in the response the level of stakeholders (business owner, executive level (Directors, VPs) presented to, and what types of presentations were provided.
- Verbal and written communication, facilitation, and presentation skills in both French and English is strongly preferred
- 5 years of demonstrated experience with a focus on Canadian health information systems, standards, technology, and/or software.
How to Apply:
Apply directly via Indeed, or send your resume to recruitment@shabech.ca.
THREE REFERENCES, FOR WHOM SIMILAR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MUST BE PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE LISTED FIRST (Please note: References will only be contacted if your application progresses to the final stage after a successful interview).
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About Shabech Consulting
At Shabech Consulting, we specialize in Business and IT consulting, strategic staffing, and project management services. Our mission is to connect businesses with exceptional talent and deliver customized solutions that drive efficiency, innovation, and growth. With a team of seasoned professionals, we take a collaborative approach, understanding each client’s unique needs and challenges to provide tailored strategies that produce real results.
Whether it’s navigating complex projects, filling critical roles, or optimizing operations, we are committed to excellence in every engagement. As a trusted partner to organizations across industries, Shabech Consulting is dedicated to turning visions into reality and helping businesses achieve their strategic goals with precision and expertise.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for the next steps will be contacted.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: $100.00 per hour
Expected hours: 36.25 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fredericton, NB E3A 8V4
Application deadline: 2025-08-25
Expected start date: 2025-08-25