Manager, Strategic Projects

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Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Joint Department of Medical Imaging
Reports to: Director, Interventional Radiology
Work Model: On-Site
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $46.30 - $57.88 per hour
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full Time (18 months)
Closing Date: March 25, 2025

Position Summary
Reporting to the Director, Interventional Radiology Program, the Manager, Strategic Projects will be responsible for managing the Interventional Radiology (IR) Improvement Initiative at UHN. This critical role will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategies to optimize and improve IR operations, addressing capacity challenges, and ensuring the sustainable delivery of world-class care in IR services.

This multifaceted position aligns with our corporate mission, vision, values, and priorities and will require you to be a visionary leader capable of fostering innovation, partnership development, and continuous improvement in Medical Imaging.

Duties

• Lead multiple work streams of the IR improvement Initiative, including facilitating working groups and ensuring recommendations and deliverables are in alignment with department and UHN's goals and strategies
• Inform complex data analysis, including participating in defining and developing methodology and understanding data sources
• Engages with internal stakeholders to inform current state, best practices and uses information to inform initiative
• Synthesize information, interpret and use critical thinking skills to draws conclusions and prepares reports and makes recommendations for high-level decision-making
• Works with project manager to monitor progress towards the achievement of goals at regular intervals and takes action, as required
• Indirectly manages project team(s) to ensure achievement of objectives and deliverables on time, in scope, on budget
• Effectively manages resources (financial, HR, infrastructure, space, etc) to achieve objectives within budget
• Represents the unit/department internally on UHN committees, as required, and UHN in the external community at conferences, workshops, etc.
• Regularly reports progress to key stakeholders through status reports and presentations
• Promotes a teamwork environment where staff from diverse multilingual and multicultural backgrounds can interact productively and efficiently

• Masters Degree in Business, Health Administration (MBA), or recognized equivalent
• At minimum 5 years progressive experience in a strategic planning focused role
• Expertise in strategic planning, project management, change management, business development, and quality and process improvement, at the executive-level
• Excellent analytical, financial and reporting skills
• Detail oriented with strong skills in data manipulation, analysis and interpretation, with an ability to identify trends and recommend actions
• Experience in hospital data and reporting metrics
• Experience in both project and change management leading complex projects/priorities and to deliver results that meet identified expectations and timelines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels, including senior level management and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication, negotiation and decision-making skills
• Ability to use a collaborative, team approach to problem solving
• Understands and champions Lean / Six Sigma methodologies
• Member of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, an asset

Why Join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.