RQ-2026-010016 - Program Manager - Senior - PCMR

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced Program/Project Manager to lead digital health projects in Ontario, including EHR modernization and provincial health initiatives.

You will coordinate governance, budgets, and executive communications while managing a diverse team and vendor relationships. The role requires 7–10 years in project management within health IT, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate complex governance and regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years’ experience project managing digital health projects.
• Experience deploying clinical software systems and health information systems.
• Strong leadership and communication with executive groups.
• Excellent stakeholder, vendor, planning and resource management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support EHR modernization initiatives with governance.
• Report project progress for budgeting oversight and reporting.
• Define, implement and operate program governance.
• Establish relationships with agency product owners and Canada Health Infoway.
• Manage project go-live schedules and risk/issue tracking.
• Organize program activities and develop budgets and operating plans.
• Engage with privacy, security and legal authorities as needed.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Budgeting

Risk management

Team building

Healthcare domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

MS Teams

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Project Overview

The Patient Access & Navigation Services team is tasked with the digital planning and implementation of provincial strategic clinical projects, including the provincial Primary Care Program. These complex multi-year endeavors involve arranging oversight meetings, program performance monitoring, and promotion of strategic partnerships between stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support various EHR Modernization initiatives, including management of activities, issues, risks and service change requests to ensure successful and on-time deployment.
• Work with internal stakeholders to report project progress and for budgeting oversight, tracking and reporting.
• Define, implement and operate the program governance.
• Establish/Manage relationships with Agency's product owners.
• Establish/Manage relationships with Canada Health Infoway.
• Engage with Legal, Privacy and Security authorities to evaluate program responsibilities.
• Organize program and activities.
• Create and manage short- and long-term goals.
• Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
• Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Manage a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
• Client Engagement and Client Management, including but not limited to health care organizations and technology providers.
• Manage Program Go-live schedules.
• Manage Project Risk/Issue Management.
• Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED:

• Must be able to work up to 3 days onsite per week in Toronto.
• 7 to 10 years’ experience project managing digital health projects, ideally with experience deploying clinical software systems, including health information systems, electronic medical records, eReferral solutions and patient portals.
• Experience with and knowledge of Project Management concepts (e.g. project goals, risk, scope, participant roles, planning, quality management, risk management and change management)
• Excellent Leadership, Team Building, and Communication skills, including experience with presenting to C-suite and Executive Leadership Groups across the health sector
• Strong stakeholder management, vendor relations, planning and resource management skills
• Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects
• Collaboration, coordinating tasks, and ensuring that everybody works together effectively, this also involves conflict resolution
• Demonstrated experience leading and overseeing program strategy development from inception through to project close-out
• Demonstrated ability to develop successful relationship and build agreement with high-level internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience understanding and articulating executive expectations and translating into program deliverables
• Experience developing budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross-organization dependencies
• Demonstrated experience with privacy and security requirements of software development and integrations in a healthcare or clinical context.
• Experience working with healthcare professionals in the field
• Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records systems
• Experience with the provincial Electronic Health Record and its assets like OLIS, DHDR, & acCDR
• Knowledge of clinical workflows and associated business processes
• Experience managing programs with complex governance structures, funding streams and many stakeholders
• Demonstrated excellent time management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects
• 7 to 10 years’ experience program/project managing electronic health-related projects and the complex relationships.

NICE TO HAVE:

• College/University undergraduate degree in Health, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related discipline from a recognized institution or equivalent experience
• Professional certifications: Project Management Professional; Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge and/or Lean Six Sigma
• Demonstrated project management software skills and experience e.g. MS Project, MS Teams etc.
• Knowledge of Ontario’s healthcare landscape including the Electronic Health Record, EMR Systems (TELUS Health, WELL EMR, and Accuro), Provincial Digital Services, Hospital Information Systems (Epic, Meditech and Cerner) and other Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province
• Experience with health system business implementation and deployment projects
• Proven track record working with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in liaising with customers/stakeholders where customer service was a key focus to responding to queries, issues/risk management, etc.
• Relationship building, facilitation and influencing skills to successfully partner with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues
• Knowledge of change management, business process integration, and/or evaluation/quality improvement, preferably in the health sector
• Experience operating in highly political environments and across various organizational cultures
• Working knowledge of privacy policies and legislative processes – Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and associated Health Information Custodian (HIC) requirements would be an asset

Key Skills & Competencies

MS Project, MS Teams, Electronic Medical Records, Electronic Health Record, OLIS, DHDR, acCDR, eReferral, Patient Portals, Epic, Meditech, Cerner, TELUS Health, WELL EMR, Accuro, Health Information Systems, Clinical Software Systems, Provincial Digital Services