Dr. Boaz Y. Saffer leads Harrison Healthcare’s scientific and research agenda, enterprise technology, business intelligence, and privacy program across multiple provinces. His work brings these disciplines together to move ideas and technologies into clinical practice, strengthen the systems that support care, and ensure innovation is pursued with scientific rigour, sound governance, and respect for client privacy. Throughout his career, Boaz has been committed to ensuring that research has a meaningful impact beyond academia. He is motivated by the opportunity to apply evidence in ways that strengthen healthcare, support clinicians, and improve the experiences of those receiving care.

Boaz holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia and completed his predoctoral residency with Vancouver Coastal Health. His clinical training included work in trauma, rehabilitation, mood, anxiety, and eating disorders, transplant medicine, psychosis, and other complex mental health settings. He has secured competitive research funding from organizations including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Killam Foundation, and UBC. His CIHR doctoral award application ranked among the top five percent of applicants nationally, and his research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.

At Harrison, Boaz built the organization’s research and development function, secured external funding, and established academic partnerships to develop and validate digital health tools, including the Mental Health Assessment Technology (MHAT). He also leads the technology and privacy strategy, including clinical systems, cybersecurity, data capabilities, regulatory compliance, and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies. His focus is on ensuring Harrison’s clinicians have secure, reliable, and evidence-based tools to provide exceptional care and help clients live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Prior to Harrison Healthcare, Boaz served as Director of Artificial Intelligence at Skillsetter.com, where he led multidisciplinary teams developing AI-based tools to assess and strengthen clinical and interpersonal skills. Earlier in his career, he developed an automated neuropsychological assessment scoring system and contributed to the methodology behind chronic disease risk prediction tools that later became part of Careplicity.

Outside of work, Boaz enjoys strength training, stand-up comedy, sports documentaries, thriller television shows, and exploring new foods with family and friends.