Senior Project Manager, Program Initiatives
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days.
At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:
At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being aren’t just supported - they’re celebrated every step of the way. Here, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. Based on your role, you may receive:
- Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to support you and your family’s health
- Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your overall well-being
- A premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security
- Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to rest and recharge
- Three personal days and two float days annually, providing added flexibility to support work-life balance, in addition to vacation days
- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession
- A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do
- Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion, fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
As part of the Prevention and Screening division, the Program Initiatives (PI) team leads initiatives that enable preventive care and screening for cancer and other chronic diseases.
A valued member of the team, the Senior Project Manager, will lead the planning, design, and implementation of complex initiatives across Cancer Screening and/or the Population Health and Value-Based Health Systems portfolio.
You will guide broad, multi-workstream projects from requirements through implementation, balancing scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk while supporting collaboration and high performance.
Reporting to the Director, OBSP, OLSP, Initiatives and Systems Delivery, you will partner with internal teams, collaborators, contractors, and vendors to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes, including IT-focused initiatives requiring significant change management.
Here is what you will be doing:
- Translate broad concepts and requirements into achievable plans, estimates, milestones, and delivery roadmaps.
- Lead integrated, multi-workstream projects through planning, implementation, control, reporting, and closeout.
- Manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and negotiate resources in a complex matrix environment.
- Analyze project data, maintain resource forecasts, produce accurate reporting, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Engage stakeholders, vendors, and contractors while ensuring strong governance, change control, and compliance with Ontario Health standards.
Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience
- Completion of a bachelor's degree, major in business administration, health administration, health informatics, information technology, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- 10 experience in a role related to project planning and delivery, ideally in a healthcare setting experience with government level initiatives and projects an asset
- Strong working knowledge of the full Project Management LifeCycle (PMLC), PMBOK based
- Experience in managing delivery teams of various sizes and scope (may include staff, consultants, vendors)
- Experience with and knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Project Server
- Understanding of the primary care landscape in Ontario is an asset
- Experience with data, clinical, and IT-focused projects is desirable
Knowledge and Skills
- Expert project management skills gained through progressively more responsible assignments
- Demonstrated experience managing across full solution development lifecycle
- Track record of successful project delivery
- Experience in managing delivery teams of various sizes and scope (may include staff, consultants, vendors)
- Demonstrated experience with managing project resourcing
- Experience with and knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, Microsoft Project, and MS Project Server
- Experience with project methodologies and standards (PMLC, SDLC, ITIL) and tools, e.g., SharePoint
- Experience with government level initiatives and projects an asset
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross functional project teams in a matrix environment
- Knowledge or experience of the health sector and/or government is an asset
- Technical knowledge/expertise is a requirement
Location: Ontario Health (OH) welcomes applications from candidates across Ontario. Please note that this role follows an in-office work model, requiring employees to work from a designated, approved Ontario Health location.
Employment Type:
Permanent Full timeContract Length:
N/ASalary Band:
Band 7External Application Deadline Date:
November 8, 2026All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.
Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.
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Responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager will lead the planning, design, and implementation of complex initiatives across cancer screening and population health portfolios. They will manage project roadmaps, resources, and cross-functional teams while ensuring compliance with governance and change management standards.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 10 years of experience in project planning and delivery, preferably within a healthcare setting. Strong knowledge of the Project Management LifeCycle (PMLC) and proficiency in Microsoft Project tools are required.
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk management
- Resource management
- Project lifecycle management
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Project Server
- Data analysis
- Governance
- Compliance
- Healthcare administration
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional team leadership
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Health spending account
- Wellness spending account
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Vacation entitlement
- Personal days
- Float days
- Career development opportunities
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- Management & Leadership
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
- Technology
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Project Management
- Healthcare
- Cancer Screening
- Population Health
- Change Management
- PMLC
- SDLC
- ITIL
- Microsoft Project
- SharePoint
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Strategic Planning
- Matrix Environment
- Health Informatics
- Business Administration
- Government Initiatives
- Clinical Projects
- IT Projects
- Resource Forecasting