Lead, Innovation

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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:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day.

• A health care spending or wellness spending account.

• A premium defined benefit pension plan.

• Three personal days and two float days annually.

• Three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years.

• Career development opportunities.

• A collaborative values-based team culture.

• A wellness program.

• A hybrid working model.

• Participation in Communities of Inclusion.

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

The Ontario Laboratory Medicine Program (OLMP) works closely with laboratory medicine experts across over 50 established and independent hospital and community laboratories, to develop and implement laboratory program initiatives across a provincially integrated laboratory network to effectively meet provincial laboratory and testing needs.

The OLMP Strategic Planning & Program Lead, Innovation will support and contribute to the development and implementation of laboratory medicine programs. As the Lead, Innovation you will act as the lead support to the Manager, Strategic Planning & Program Development in the development of implementation plans and deliverables related to laboratory medicine innovation. The lead has expertise and experience in facilitating stakeholder engagements, scanning and assessing large bodies of evidence (including academic and grey literature), and a strong grasp of verbal/written communication to contribute to and/or synthesize findings into implementation plans and deliverables. The ideal candidate has a passion for population health and research, is curious and resourceful, as well as a strong team player who places high priority on collaboration.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Work closely with Manager and other clinical and technical team leads to provide support on key business activities for the program.

• Support the development of long-term strategic plans and facilitate the implementation of laboratory network initiatives in alignment with the Ontario Laboratory Medicine Program strategy.

• Design and establish mechanisms to evaluate, assess and mitigate risks to laboratory medicine innovation.

• Conduct project management activities, develop strategic plans for operational implementations, and identify and manage risks.

• Provide advisory, thought leadership, and expertise on program implementation.

• Guide strategic planning on design, configuration, testing and implementation for the OLMP.

• Facilitate workshops across laboratories and with other key stakeholders.

• Build relationships with and establish consensus amongst Ontario Health teams, vendors, and the OLMP to ensure the infrastructure is in place to support laboratory medicine initiatives.

• Build relationships with Ontario Health stakeholders to respond to OLMP related inquiries and support laboratory medicine programs.

• Support critical change by collaborating with the team to effectively socialize and shape the lab provincial laboratory medicine roadmap with senior leadership in hospitals and laboratories.

• Communicate insights, findings, and trends to leadership and the team to ensure key stakeholders have the most accurate, useful and timely information.

• Collaborate with colleagues and use best available information to make impactful decisions and successfully bring attention to and/or resolve issues.

• Function as a team lead with strong leadership and mentorship abilities to develop and motivate staff.

• Other duties as required.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Post-secondary degree (master's degree preferred) in a related discipline (Health Science, Health Administration, Public Health) is required.

• Project Management (PMP) Certification is an asset.

• 5+ years of experience in managing the strategic planning, development, implementation of health-related services within the health care sector with a demonstrated track record of innovative solutions delivery within tight budgets and timelines.

• Strong project management experience and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities at once across various stakeholder groups.

• Experience in qualitative analysis, literature searches, policy analysis, and business strategy, and the ability to translate information into summaries, briefs, or business cases.

• Experience in engaging and working directly with health system stakeholders and health service providers; engaging patients, caregivers, First Nations, Inuit, Metis, urban Indigenous, and special populations is an asset.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, MS-Project).

Knowledge and Skills

• Specialized knowledge of clinical or complex systems implementations.

• Knowledge of health policy, health research, and social determinants of health and population health.

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, provide guidance and technical advice to solve issues as they arise, implement change and motivate team to drive strategic objectives and influence outcomes.

• Demonstrated consulting, facilitation, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a high caliber degree of judgment required to translate both complex and sensitive information.

• Self-directed, with enthusiasm, initiative and demonstrated ability to work independently to deadlines.

Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

Employment Type: Permanent Full time

Contract Length: N/A

Salary Band: Band 6

External Application Deadline Date: April 6, 2025

All 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.