Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO)

Part-Time Position (1 day per week)

Add more life to your career. Experience the PRHC experience.

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a regional hospital serving a population of more than 300,000 residents across central Ontario. Equipped with advanced technologies, including the EPIC electronic health record, PRHC is committed to leveraging digital tools to improve patient care and clinical outcomes. One of the five commitments outlined in PRHC’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan is to transform data, analytics, and technology to support people today and into the future. The Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) will play a key role in advancing this vision by helping lead the evolution of our digital health systems to enable high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care.

The Opportunity
PRHC is seeking a licensed physician to serve as Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO). This part-time role (1 day per week) provides an opportunity to offer physician leadership and strategic direction at the intersection of clinical care and health information technology. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the CMIO will collaborate with clinical and administrative leaders to ensure digital tools and data are integrated thoughtfully to improve care delivery, patient safety, and outcomes.

This position is ideally suited for a dynamic, digitally-minded physician who is passionate about advancing care through health informatics and the optimization of digital systems.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
·  Support the execution of clinical informatics strategy in collaboration with the Director, Informatics.

· Serve as a liaison between clinical staff, IT, informatics, data operations, and executive leadership.

· Champion innovation in digital health, AI, and data-driven care delivery.

· Represent PRHC on relevant regional decision-making bodies and serve as a liaison between these and PRHC medical leadership.

Clinical Systems Oversight
·  Support the optimization of EPIC and other clinical systems.

·  Promote interoperability and integration across platforms.

· Ensure clinical best practices are integrated into digital health initiatives.

Change Management and Training
·  Facilitate clinician engagement and adoption of health IT tools.

· Oversee training programs to enhance digital literacy and system usability.

· Address clinician feedback and drive continuous improvement.

Data Governance and Analytics
·  Collaborate with data teams to ensure accurate, actionable clinical data.

·  Support population health, quality improvement, and research initiatives.· Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations (e.g., HIPAA).

Innovation and Research
·  Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, telehealth, wearable tech).

· Lead or support clinical informatics research and pilot programs.

Position Qualifications
·  Applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

· Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), or equivalent (e.g., American Board Certification)

·  Eligible for Active or Associate staff privileges at PRHC

Experience & Skills
·  Strong interest and comfort with health technology and medical informatics

·  Leadership experience preferred

· Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including relationship-building, conflict resolution, planning, and problem-solving abilities.

· Proven ability to manage change and collaborate with diverse stakeholders

· Solid understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare operations

· Excellent systems thinking and analytical skills with an organization-wide perspective

Work Better
PRHC is a regional hospital delivering acute healthcare to a rapidly growing population of more than 300,000 in Peterborough and the surrounding communities, including the First Nations of Curve Lake, Alderville and Hiawatha. The Health Centre is located in Peterborough Ontario, a 90-minute drive north-east of Toronto – and has a proud local history extending back over a century. We are the region’s largest employer with more than 3,100 staff, 450 physicians with privileges and a core group of 250 volunteers. As a member of the PRHC team, you will be part of an exceptional working environment – a forum to share knowledge, to learn, to develop talents, relationships and careers, and a culture that recognizes and rewards the achievements of its people.

Live Better
In Peterborough, you’ll be as close to the great outdoors as you are to work, schools and other amenities. Cottage country is as close as 20 minutes away. An hour south of Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park and a couple of hours from Algonquin Provincial Park. Here, we boast all the conveniences and comforts that an exceptional quality of life demands. Here, you can have it all. Peterborough is a unique community unto itself, an established entity with a rich heritage, a thriving culture, and a bright future. Home to Trent University and Fleming College as well as a burgeoning business sector, the opportunities here abound. Peterborough offers a unique blend of outdoor pursuits and urban amenities right at your doorstep. Our arts and culture community is renowned for its exceptional events, exhibitions and performances, and the city offers a wide array of multicultural cuisine, local cafés, and unique shops.

Work better. Live better.

Interested individuals should forward their CV by November 12, 2025 to:

Julie Tataryn, Medical Affairs, PRHC

medicalrecruitment@prhc.on.ca

Questions/Inquiries can be directed to:

Evan Lyons, Vice President,

Digital Information Services & CIO, PRHC

elyons@prhc.on.ca

 

PRHC is an accessible workplace and an equal opportunity employer. Learn more about our hospital and programs at: www.prhc.on.ca