National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert

Key Expert – National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert (Cat. II)

Project: Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.

Indicative

Start Date:

9 December 2026

Implementation Period: 14 months (indicative end date: 9 February 2028)

NTU International is currently identifying qualified experts for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.”

The assignment aims to support the institutional strengthening and governance capacities of the Syrian Ministry of Health, contributing to more effective institutional performance, evidence-based decision-making, accountability and sustainable capacity development.

In this context, we are seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – National Cancer Registry & Digital Transformation Expert (Cat. II) to provide strategic and technical assistance in the design, establishment, modernisation and strengthening of cancer registration systems, including their integration with national health information systems and broader digital health infrastructure.

The expert will contribute to strengthening the quality, completeness, reliability and interoperability of cancer registry data, supporting improved cancer surveillance, health planning and evidence-based public health policy.

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Oncology, or a closely related discipline.
• A medical degree with postgraduate specialisation in Oncology or Epidemiology is also acceptable.
• Sound understanding of data governance, confidentiality and ethical safeguards applicable to population-based disease registries.
• Ability to design registry-specific standard operating procedures, case-definition manuals and data-quality assurance protocols.
• Experience delivering structured, competency-based training to registrars and health-information staff at central and peripheral levels.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills, including the production of registry quality reports consistent with IARC/GLOBOCAN submission requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and statistical/database tools relevant to registry data management.

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in cancer registration, population-based or hospital-based cancer surveillance, or health information systems, of which at least four (4) years relate specifically to the design, establishment or modernisation of a national or subnational cancer registry.

• Demonstrated technical command of internationally recognised cancer registration standards and classification systems
  , including ICD-O-3 topography and morphology coding, and the IARC/IACR standards for data quality, completeness and comparability.
• Hands-on expertise in configuring and operating CanReg5 or an equivalent population-based cancer registry software (e.g.,GRECC, Registry Plus/SEER
  * DMS) including case ascertainment, de-duplication and data-quality algorithms.
• Proven experience integrating cancer-registry data flows with broader digital health platforms and hospital information systems
  , ideally including DHIS2 or comparable national health-information architectures, and applying interoperability standards (e.g.
  HL7 FHIR
  ).
• Prior experience establishing or rehabilitating a cancer registry in a fragile, conflict-affected or early-recovery setting is considered a strong asset
  .

• English: Excellent written and spoken command –
  mandatory
  .
• Arabic: Working knowledge is considered an advantage
  .

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted due to the large amount of applicants.