Manager, Theranostics Innovation

University Health Network; Ontario (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HOOPP pension

On-site shuttle

Flexible work environment

Job summary

University Health Network (UHN) seeks a Manager, Theranostics Innovation to lead a next-generation theranostics program in a world-class health system. You will bridge clinical research, data and AI innovations, and strategic partnerships to scale Phase 0 trials and generate impact.

You’ll drive AI/data initiatives, align data platforms with clinical needs, and foster industry collaborations while advancing regulatory-compliant workflows and strategic priorities across the imaging core lab and

Qualifications

• Must have experience in clinical research operations or healthcare program management.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across functions.
• Ability to translate clinical/research needs into data/tech requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and operation of UHN’s Phase 0 theranostics trials program.
• Develop standardized study processes and playbooks for early-phase studies.
• Coordinate with clinical trials units, investigators, legal, and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Cross-functional work

Healthcare domain

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

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.

www.uhn.ca

Union: Non Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Replacement or New: New
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Research
Reports to: Director,Translational Research and Innovation
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Wage Range:$103,155 - $153,155per annum
Status: Permanent Full Time
Closing Date: October 1, 2026

Position Summary

The Manager, Theranostics Innovation will play a central role in building and scaling a next-generation theranostics program at University Health Network (UHN). This role sits at the intersection of clinical research, data and AI innovation, and strategic industry partnerships.

The successful candidate will help operationalize UHN’s Phase 0 clinical trials program, support the development of theranostics AI and data initiatives, and contribute to ecosystem-building activities with industry, academic, and healthcare partners. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-impact, fast-evolving program and help shape how theranostics is delivered, studied, and scaled within a leading global health system.

Duties

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of UHN’s Phase 0 theranostics clinical trials program, with a focus on program development, cross-functional alignment, and removing barriers to efficient trial delivery.
• Develop and implement standardized processes for study intake, feasibility, prioritization, onboarding, activation, and repeatable playbooks for early-phase studies.
• Coordinate across clinical trials units, principal investigators, imaging research operations, legal, regulatory, institutional review, and administrative stakeholders to support timely decision-making and issue resolution.
• Contribute to master services agreements, study-specific statements of work, scalable workflows, and approaches that support efficient activation, reduced patient burden, and alignment with institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development and operationalization of UHN’s theranostics AI and data program by aligning data infrastructure, platforms, workflows, and AI use cases with clinical, research and operational needs.
• Facilitate coordination with AI research groups, information technology, software development teams, research support service cores, industry sponsors, commercialization teams, and legal stakeholders to enable pilot projects, implementation initiatives, and partnership opportunities.
• Support UHN’s theranostics ecosystem strategy by planning, coordinating, and executing forums, seminars, leadership events, workshops, working groups, strategic retreats, stakeholder meetings, agendas, materials, logistics, communications, summaries, notes, and follow-up actions.
• Lead day-to-day program management across multiple concurrent initiatives, including project plans, milestones, risks, briefing materials, reports, presentations, lessons learned, continuous improvement, and support for the operational oversight and strategic direction of UHN’s Imaging core lab, QIPCM.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in health sciences, life sciences, health informatics, engineering, science, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• Four to Six or more years of relevant experience in clinical research operations, translational research, healthcare program management, or related roles involving multidisciplinary coordination in complex organizational environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex research and clinical environments.
• Familiarity with data-driven or AI-enabled initiatives in healthcare, and the ability to translate clinical or research needs into data and technology requirements.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional initiatives involving clinical, data, operational, and/or commercial stakeholders.
• Experience working with external partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or technology organizations, and supporting collaborative initiatives, is considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and institutional requirements, including REB, Health Canada, or equivalent, is considered an asset.
• Strong project and program management skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams while tracking follow-ups, commitments, and timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to build new programs, think across systems, influence without authority, solve problems proactively, and take ownership of both strategic and hands-on operational work.

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).
• 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.

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.