Digital Transformation Expert

Description:

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.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• 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.

General Professional Experience

• 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.