A regional public health agency runs multi-level e-health initiatives that span regional and European collaborations. This role exists to provide data governance leadership and to embed technical interoperability standards such as FHIR into multidisciplinary data flows used across public health, social protection and care providers. The work combines regulatory compliance (GDPR), semantic standards (SNOMED CT, HL7) and strategic advisory for programme stakeholders.
The mission
The programme focuses on integrating and governing health data flows between the agency, social protection actors and field operators to enable secure, reusable secondary use and operational exchanges. The technical landscape includes message and resource standards (FHIR, HL7), coded terminologies (SNOMED CT), pseudonymisation processes and policies to meet GDPR requirements. Deliverables include a governance documentation set, data catalogues and specification of structured information sets called "CareSet" for modular, historized exchanges.
You will be embedded in the agency's Digital Unit, acting as interface between business stakeholders and IT leadership including the CIO and CISO. Day to day you will analyse data flows, define governance rules, assess architectural and organisational impacts, and guide implementation teams on interoperability patterns. The assignment begins 3 August 2026 and runs for one year, working with project leads and operational teams to translate strategy into deployable specifications and controls.
Your responsibilities
- Lead the definition and delivery of a coherent data governance framework that supports secure, GDPR-compliant sharing and secondary use of health data
- Drive specification of interoperable exchange artefacts, including FHIR profiles, HL7 mappings and SNOMED CT usage to support the agency's CareSet model
- Advise on architectural and organisational impacts, producing decision-grade analysis for CIO/CISO and programme directors
- Coordinate stakeholders across business, legal and IT teams to establish shared glossaries, a data catalogue and governance policies
- Mitigate risks by designing pseudonymisation strategies, access controls and audit requirements aligned with GDPR
- Support project management activities, tracking milestones, dependencies and readiness for staged rollouts
Your profile
Essential skills
- Senior-level experience in health data governance and interoperability, with practical delivery of FHIR and HL7 specifications
- Proven knowledge of GDPR implications for health data, pseudonymisation techniques and access control models
- Experience applying coded terminologies, notably SNOMED CT, in clinical or public health contexts
- Capability to translate business concepts into technical artefacts, including data catalogues, glossaries and CareSet definitions
- Strong stakeholder management and advisory experience with CIO/CISO level audiences and cross-functional teams
- Demonstrable project and risk management skills in multi-stakeholder digital health programmes
Preferred skills
- Experience working on regional or cross-border e-health projects or with social protection data exchanges
Education
- Degree in computer science, health informatics, information management or equivalent professional experience