A new partnership between Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Cancer Care Ontario will result in more jobs for the Thunder Bay area. The jobs will be in the area of Quality Assurance.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s (TBRHSC) Cancer Program has been selected by Cancer Care Ontario, an agency of the Ontario Government and the Government’s cancer advisor, to host parts of its Quality Assurance Services Team in Information Technology Development Services.

The new partnership will mean new development and software testing opportunities in information systems to ensure the quality of CCO solutions used within the cancer system. It will also mean 6 new permanent jobs in Thunder Bay. Partners include: Cancer Care Ontario, TBRHSC, Regional Cancer Care Northwest, and the Business Development Team at Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), Province of Ontario, City of Thunder Bay’s Community Economic Development Commission, Lakehead University, and Confederation College.

“This new partnership between TBRHSC and CCO will enhance our development and software testing of information management solutions in cancer care,” says Rick Skinner, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at Cancer Care Ontario. “This is also an opportunity to collaborate with our regional partners. We also know we can recruit and retain very good Quality Assurance staff in Thunder Bay."

The CCO Northwest office will house part of CCO’s Quality Assurance Services Team (a team comprised of Information Technology professionals). CCO is considering a further strengthening of their new IT office in Thunder Bay over the next few years.

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