Privacy Advisor

Your Opportunity:
You were made to make a difference. You are a proactive, detail-orientated, extremely analytical, privacy professional who is passionate about making things better. Health Shared Services (HSS) needs someone like you to join our HSS Information & Privacy team as a Privacy Advisor. A part of HSS’ Legal & Privacy Branch, the overarching Information & Privacy team is responsible for access to information, privacy business advisory, privacy breach investigations and privacy impact assessments.

Health Shared Services (HSS) launched on Dec. 1, 2025, and provides vital services to clinical and non-clinical teams across Alberta’s healthcare system. We share a common purpose with the teams we serve to deliver timely, high-quality healthcare to patients and families across the province. Our Approach:
We work alongside provincial healthcare agencies and corporations, providing expertise, systems and resources related to:
Finance, contracting, procurement, supply management, and capital management. Data and analytics, information technology, clinical informatics, and health information management. Human resources, workplace health and safety, health professions, and medical affairs. Privacy, legal, ethics and compliance and internal audit. With HSS, you will find a supportive employer, a career that fits your lifestyle, and opportunities to learn and develop. Here, you can make a difference every day while growing your career in privacy and beyond.

The position plays a key role in a variety of functions within the Information and Privacy team supporting the vision, mission and business plan of HSS and various stakeholders to meet a shared accountability for privacy program responsibilities. Working with minimal supervision, the position is responsible for bringing professional privacy expertise to various activities: determine whether a privacy incident merits investigation and constitutes a breach of the Health Information Act, the Protection of Privacy Act, or HSS Information Management Policies;

lead a privacy investigation and consult with managers, human resources, and other stakeholders including IT Security Compliance, Patient Relations, and Medical Affairs; communicate difficult concepts that may require researching and interpreting privacy legislation, OIPC findings and orders; work collaboratively with teams to ensure all aspects of privacy program management are met; summarize complex or high-profile breaches for senior management awareness;

provide privacy expertise for collection, use, disclosure and protection of health and personal information and identify required safeguards; provide advice and recommendations that demonstrate risk mitigation strategies for privacy impact assessments and affiliate relationships; work collaboratively with other service departments such as Legal, Information Security, Health Information Management and Human Resources to ensure the best customer experience for key stakeholder groups;

provide consistent services and advice to multiple stakeholder agencies and clients across the provincial healthcare system. This position may qualify for hybrid or remote working arrangements. The incumbent must be able to attend HSS sites in Edmonton and/or Calgary when required.

A minimum of four (4) years related information, privacy investigation experience in a private or public sector environment or in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity. A working knowledge of information privacy principles with specific knowledge of Alberta's Health Information Act (HIA), Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) and other similar access and privacy legislation is required. A post‑secondary degree in Privacy, Legal, Information Management, Public Health, Business Administration, Health Sciences or related area.

The ability to understand and interpret legislation and apply it to privacy compliance is required. Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of one year experience for one year education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Experienced in privacy,…