Ontario Health

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• a health care spending or wellness spending account
• a premium defined benefit pension plan
• three personal days and two float days annually
• three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
• career development opportunities
• a collaborative values-based team culture
• a wellness program
• a hybrid working model
• participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to lead a suite of system-level, cross-programmatic projects aimed at fulfilling the strategic objectives of the Ontario Cancer Plan. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the quality of care for cancer patients in Ontario.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Project Leadership: Lead and manage high-priority, complex, and long-term provincial projects. You'll be the first point of contact for key internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating professionalism, tact, diplomacy, and excellent judgment.
• Collaboration: Build strong relationships with clinical leads, regional cancer program partners, and other teams within clinical programs to ensure timelines and deliverables are achieved.
• Planning and Implementation: Scope, plan, and achieve project deliverables within specified timelines. This includes establishing clear goals, scope, deliverables, risk assessment, development of mitigation strategies, and escalation of issues.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships, build credibility, consult, influence, persuade, build consensus, coach, and resolve conflicts.
• Communication: Present complex concepts clearly and effectively to a diverse audience, including executives, patients, clinicians, vendors, and health administrators.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree (preferred) or undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g. health services research, health/business administration, health sciences) and five to eight years of experience, including at least three working within the healthcare sector and leading/enabling large-scale strategic projects; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Project management certification required
• Experience working with a diverse array of clinical experts and health care administrators;
• Experience as a Project Manager with proven success in planning and implementing health service delivery re-design and change management initiatives
• Familiarity with organization and delivery of healthcare in Ontario; understanding of cancer services and/or work experience in an oncology setting and/or experience implementing clinical tools are preferred;
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of project management, healthcare quality improvement, knowledge translation and exchange, and change management best practices, with a focus on system improvement;

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder relations skills including the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships, build credibility, consult, influence, persuade, build consensus, coach, and resolve conflicts;
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to presents complex concepts clearly and effectively to a diverse audience (including executives, patients, clinicians, vendors, health administrators)
• Demonstrated planning and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a hands-on manner, adjusting to issues as needed in a dynamic environment
• Superior ability to analyze and define problems, evaluate alternatives, find solutions, make decisions, prioritize and effectively anticipate and respond to issues as they arise
• Must be detail-oriented and goal oriented with strong problem solving, critical thinking and negotiating skills
• Eagerness to learn about and partner with all service delivery partners and departments within, and external to, the organization to advance the project objectives;
• Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and independently, using sound judgment;

Location:

Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

Employment Type:

Temporary + (Fixed Term) Full time

Contract Length:

13 Month(s)

Salary Band:

Band 6

External Application Deadline Date:

July 18, 2025

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.