Manager, Strategy & Transformation

University Health Network; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Toronto is seeking a Strategy & Transformation Manager to drive strategic initiatives across the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The role involves project leadership, partnership development, and aligning departments for effective healthcare delivery, requiring at least five years of management experience in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

Government organization pensions

Flexible work environment

Professional development opportunities

Corporate discounts

Qualifications

• Five years related healthcare management experience required.
• Experience managing teams and projects in a complex environment.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute strategic initiatives and projects.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify and advance priorities.
• Develop materials and reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Master's Degree in Business/Health Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union:NON-UNION
Number of Vacancies:1
Site:Hydro Place - 700 University Avenue
Department:Research
Reports to:Director, Strategy and Transformation
Hours:37.5 Hours Per Week
Shifts:Mon-Fri Day Shifts
Status:Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date:July 2, 2025

Job Summary:
Strategy & Transformation team at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Strategy & Transformation Manager.

TheStrategy & Transformation Managerreports to the Director, Strategy & Transformation and plays a key role in advancing strategic initiatives across the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. This role contributes to the planning, development, and implementation of high-impact projects, leads business development opportunities, and fosters partnerships with industry and external stakeholders. The Manager also serves as a liaison with the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF) and internal departments, ensuring alignment and collaboration across the organization. As part of the Strategy & Transformation team—uniquely positioned to take a holistic view of the Centre—the Manager helps drive institutional transformation, support strategic priorities and partnerships, and promote accountability and stewardship to advance the mission of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant healthcare experience at the management level, and will excel at managing a portfolio that includes leading or supporting leadership with strategic projects, business development opportunities, program administration and operations, and other hospital-wide priorities. Must have a demonstrated ability to identify strategic and operational opportunities and initiate initial work to gain stakeholder buy-in, as well as execute priorities identified by leadership.

Responsibilities may include:

• Work closely with Director, Strategy & Transformation to ensure that portfolio priorities, tasks and timelines are established, implemented and measured.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify and advance strategic initiatives and projects.
• Participate in the review of the Cancer Centre’s strategic plan as it pertains to the Vice President, Cancer's portfolio, and in alignment with other portfolios.
• Develop, monitor and report process and outcome measures that facilitate implementation of program/project goals and priorities, ensuring that sponsors have appropriate information for decision-making.
• Develop clear and concise presentations, materials, reports, and other documents to support communication of work to different levels of stakeholders, including senior management and external partners.
• Development of any portfolio management related materials required, including portfolio plans, work breakdown structures, resource allocation, milestone maps, status and progress reports, etc. Ensure project deliverables are met on time and within budget and scope.
• Work closely with the Director of Strategy & Transformation to lead accountability and fund stewardship activities, ensuring the optimal allocation and oversight of various Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF) fund accounts and align philanthropic investments with institutional priorities
• Financial analysis and development of financial processes to support implementation of strategic initiatives
• Develop and/or actively supports proposals for new partnerships and collaborations, including project parameters, timelines, key performance targets and budgets.
• Develop, maintain and manage relationships with appropriate internal and external subject matter experts, at all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Master's Degree in Business/Health Administration or a recognized equivalent required.
• Five years related healthcare management experience required (experience in cancer care is an asset).
• Experience managing and leading teams and projects in a complex environment required.
• Detail-oriented individual with the ability to work in a high-pressure environment and successfully balance multiple competing priorities. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Able to clearly communicate complex subject matter, assess and synthesize large amounts of information for relevant issues, combined with good judgement and sound business sense.
• Proven ability and confidence in building relationships at all levels of an organization and building cohesiveness across diverse individual skills and styles.
• A team player who enjoys a high performance culture and able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure on multiple assignments.
• Excellent ability to evaluate options/alternatives and develop solutions/recommendations for solutions to complex and multi-dimensional problems/issues. This includes analytical, financial and reporting skills.
• Superior written and verbal communications skills, including report and presentation development and facilitation and presentation experience.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change.
• Highly proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).

Additional Information

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
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

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.