A Contract Senior Information Technology Manager is mainly deployed to the Electronic Health Record Management Team in the Department of Health (DH) to -

• (a)provide regular steering, guidance and advice for outsourced contractors and in-house information technology (IT) staff on matters related to clinical data flow, digital imaging (e.g. digital X-ray and ultrasound) and use of clinical data for large-scale analysis from the medical informatics and IT perspectives;
• (b)ensure that the data standards adopted by the Clinical Information Management System (CIMS) is interoperable with the Electronic Health Record Sharing System as well as other related systems in the DH (e.g. Cervical Screening Information System, Communicable Disease Information System, the future Radiology Information System) in terms of data exchange from the medical informatics and IT perspectives and monitor the ongoing updates with a view to contributing to the overall Electronic Health Record Programme;
• (c)ensure that the system design and functions of the CIMS can facilitate clinical healthcare delivery in DH from the medical informatics and IT perspectives;
• (d)liaise with medical and IT professionals, and facilitate communication during all stages of system development and maintenance cycle by providing professional inputs from the medical informatics and IT perspectives; and
• (e)keep abreast of the latest development in the field of medical informatics and apply innovations for the ongoing enhancements of the CIMS as appropriate.

The post is open to both male and female candidates. Candidates should have -

• (a)a Master degree from a Hong Kong university in Health Informatics, or equivalent (see General Note
• (g)below);
• (b)a Bachelor degree from a Hong Kong university in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or related discipline, or equivalent (see General Note
• (g)below);
• (c)Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (Remark 1);
• (d)at least 12 years of full-time post-qualification work experience in IT with at least five years at managerial level (Remark 2); and
• (e)at least five years of experience in managing government projects, with knowledge in one or more project development methodologies, e.g. Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM), Rapid Application Development (RAD), Object Oriented Methodology (OOM) as well as project management methodologies, e.g. PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE).

Other Requirements: Candidates should also -

• (a)be familiar with government regulations, procurement procedures and tendering procedures;
• (b)have knowledge and/ or experience in the following:
  • (i)mid-range server (e.g. Unix);
  • (ii)PC server (e.g. Windows Vista/7/8 servers, Linux);
  • (iii)database system (e.g. Oracle, DB2; Structured Query Language (SQL));
  • (iv)system software (e.g. WebSphere, Oracle AS, Apache);
  • (v)Departmental IT Plan; and
  • (vi)medical informatics and disease surveillance control;

and Candidates who are holders of the following certificates or equivalent will be preferred:

• (i)Programme/ Project Management Professional (PMP);
• (ii)Oracle Certified Professional (OCP);
• (iii)Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP);
• (iv)Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE);
• (v)Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP);
• (vi)Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP);
• (vii)VMware Certified Professional (VCP);
• (viii)Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); or
• (ix)Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

(Remarks:

• (1)"Grade C" and "Grade E" in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to "Level 3" and "Level 2" respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.
• (2)Candidates should submit copies of academic transcripts, graduation certificates and supporting documents of relevant work experience.)