Project Director

BORN is Hiring!

BORN Ontario is seeking a visionary and collaborative Project Director, BORNConnect – digital Ontario Perinatal Record+ (OPR +) to lead one of the most significant digital health transformations in perinatal care in Ontario’s history.

The Project Director (PD)

• works to steer and deliver the full lifecycle of the multi-year BORNConnect – digital OPR+ initiative, ensuring the creation of a modernized, interoperable digital perinatal record that enhances care quality and safety
• leads the scoping, design, development, testing, and implementation of the digital platform and its supporting standards
• establishes and guides robust governance structures that engage clinicians, technical partners, and provincial stakeholders in shaping project direction
• executes a comprehensive clinical consultation and engagement strategy to inform functionality, adoption, and best practices (in collaboration with the Project Medical Director)
• advances provincial data standards and integration protocols
• oversees the development of modern integration patterns and a FHIR–enabled architecture that supports seamless data exchange between EMRs including HIS systems
• directs privacy, security, and data stewardship activities to ensure safe, compliant information exchange
• leads pilot and go-live planning, monitors outcomes, evaluates impact, and drives continuous improvement
• positions the BORNConnect – digital OPR+ for long-term provincial adoption, scale, and operational sustainability within Ontario’s connected care ecosystem

As the ideal candidate, you are a strategic, innovative, and systems-oriented leader with deep experience delivering complex digital health or clinical transformation initiatives involving multiple partners and disciplines. You excel at mobilizing diverse constituent groups and partners, from clinicians and technical experts to policy leaders and community voices, bringing clarity, momentum, and adaptive thinking to large-scale, multi-phase programs.

You lead with curiosity, empathy, and structured decision-making, and you communicate with credibility across clinical, technical, operational, and executive audiences. You thrive in environments that require both visionary strategy and disciplined execution, and you are skilled at advancing interoperability, data governance, privacy considerations, and evidence-informed design. Experience with digital health standards, clinical information systems, maternal–child health, or provincial health agencies will be considered strong assets.

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