Application Administrator Lead - Project REACH - Temporary

Application Administrator Lead – Project REACH (Temporary Full‑Time)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is undertaking Project REACH, a multi‑year initiative to implement Oracle Health’s Hospital Information System (HIS) and support a network of hospitals. This role is Manager, Application Administration leading the governance, integration, and lifecycle management of third‑party and ancillary applications within the Oracle Health ecosystem.

This strategic and highly technical position bridges enterprise architecture, integration, and operational readiness. The incumbent establishes standards for configuration, access management, and change control, ensuring application environments remain secure, compliant, and performant throughout implementation and sustainment phases.

• Serve as the subject matter expert and primary technical authority for all assigned applications.
• Lead the development and enforcement of application governance standards, including configuration management, change control, and release processes.
• Represent the Application Administration function in enterprise architecture and integration committees.
• Direct installation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise and departmental applications.
• Define upgrade strategies, version control procedures, and validation protocols with Oracle and external vendors.
• Oversee environment management across test, training, and production instances, ensuring capacity, performance, and security standards are met.
• Design integration approaches for third‑party systems using HL7, FHIR, and API frameworks.
• Partner with Integration and Data Architecture teams to ensure consistent data exchange and adherence to enterprise standards.
• Provide technical direction on middleware configuration (Rhapsody, Cloverleaf) and interface specifications.
• Ensure all applications adhere to PHIPA, cybersecurity, and privacy standards.
• Establish and maintain documentation repositories, configuration baselines, and audit records.
• Collaborate with Information Security and Privacy teams to support Zero Trust and identity governance initiatives.
• Partner with business owners, clinical leaders, and IT stakeholders to align application roadmaps with organizational strategy.
• Support organizational readiness and end‑user enablement during build, validation, and go‑live phases.
• Act as the escalation point for critical application issues impacting operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience managing enterprise or clinical applications in a healthcare or regulated environment.
• Proven expertise in application lifecycle management, system integration, and environment governance.
• Demonstrated leadership experience—mentoring staff, coordinating cross‑functional teams, or leading technical work streams.
• Familiarity with Cerner/Oracle Health, Meditech, or other HIS/EHR systems required.
• Strong knowledge of HL7, FHIR, APIs, and middleware/integration platforms such as Cloverleaf and Rhapsody.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Hospitals and Health Care