Research Project Manager, Sustainable Health Systems Solutions Hub

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto is seeking a Research Project Manager, Sustainable Health Systems Solutions Hub, to advance strategic initiatives. You will draw on your experience managing complex projects, developing schedules, and building partnerships to move opportunities from concept to implementation.

You will contribute to proposals and funding collaborations, advise on study design and ethics, and monitor funding accounts to support sustainable health system

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum five years of experience supporting projects and strategic initiatives in an academic, healthcare, research, or similarly complex environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing project schedules, including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, developing, and executing strategies for research and development collaborations, and identifying new external partnership opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing project-specific proposals, briefings, and funding applications.
• Experience drafting and editing partnership agreements and settling contract terms.
• Experience interpreting and applying research funding guidelines, policies, procedures, and sponsor requirements.
• Experience supporting research projects, including advising on research project design and conducting systematic literature reviews.
• Experience monitoring and reporting on funding accounts for research agreements and planning financial resources for projects.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience using research administration and information management systems, including the RIS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting.
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance, and identifying opportunities for external collaborations.
• Writing project-specific proposals, briefings and reports to support research and partnership initiatives.
• Drafting and editing partnership agreements and settling partnership agreements and contract terms.
• Advising on research project design and advising staff on best practices regarding research ethics protocols.
• Monitoring and reporting on funding accounts for research agreements and preparing financial analysis and forecasts.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder relations

Research collaboration

Proposal writing

Budgeting/forecasting

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree

PhD (assets)

Tools

RIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Date Posted: 09/01/2026
Req ID: 50018
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00059871
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity

The Department of Medicine (DOM) is one of the largest in North America, with 830 full-time faculty members, 1,000 postgraduate trainees, and 20 specialty and sub-specialty divisions located across six fully-affiliated hospitals, four community-affiliated hospitals and more than a dozen additional clinical practice sites. We are a powerhouse of medical research, with more than $162million in annual research funding. This research generates new knowledge with the goal of meaningfully impacting internal medicine training and the care and health outcomes of patients and their families.

As the Research Project Manager, Sustainable Health Systems Solutions Hub, you will play a key role in advancing strategic initiatives within the Department of Medicine. Drawing on your experience managing complex projects, developing project schedules and deliverables, building strategic relationships with stakeholders and partners, and developing research and funding collaborations, you will help move initiatives from opportunity through implementation. You will also contribute to the development of project-specific proposals, briefings, and partnership initiatives that help diversify funding sources and advance sustainable health systems solutions.

Your responsibilities will include

• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance, and identifying opportunities for external collaborations
• Writing project-specific proposals, briefings and reports to support research and partnership initiatives
• Drafting and editing partnership agreements and settling partnership agreements and contract terms
• Advising on research project design and advising staff on best practices regarding research ethics protocols
• Monitoring and reporting on funding accounts for research agreements and preparing financial analysis and forecasts

Essential Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline
• Minimum five (5) years of experience supporting projects and strategic initiatives in an academic, healthcare, research, or similarly complex environment
• Demonstrated experience developing project schedules, including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables, and reporting
• Demonstrated experience building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Demonstrated experience identifying, developing, and executing strategies for research and development collaborations, and identifying new external partnership opportunities
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing project-specific proposals, briefings, and funding applications
• Experience drafting and editing partnership agreements and settling contract terms
• Experience interpreting and applying research funding guidelines, policies, procedures, and sponsor requirements
• Experience supporting research projects, including advising on research project design and conducting systematic literature reviews
• Experience monitoring and reporting on funding accounts for research agreements and planning financial resources for projects
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience using research administration and information management systems, including the Research Information System (RIS)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet multiple deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures

Assets (Nonessential)

• PhD in a relevant discipline

To be successful in this role you will be

• Diplomatic
• Goal oriented
• Proactive
• Self-directed
• Team player

Please note: This is a 1-year term position.

Closing Date: 09/13/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 -- $91,677. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $117,242. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Sana J Mahmood

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail].

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