Manager, Transformation

Unit Summary

Hamilton Health Sciences is on a bold mission to transform how we deliver care. This position supports the Strategy & Transformation portfolio in driving high-impact enterprise-wide initiatives that advance our strategic priorities and fulfill our clinical, research, and academic mandates.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Transformation, the Manager plays a key leadership role in advancing HHS’ Organizational Strategy.

In this role, the Manager will guide high impact strategic initiatives, exercising the right balance between facilitation and authority to progress the work. Throughout the work, they will promote clinical excellence, continuous learning, and evidence-based innovation, ensuring progress is measurable, scalable and meaningful.

Drawing on extensive healthcare experience and business acumen, the Manager navigates seamlessly between diverse projects and groups, identifying integration opportunities, assessing organizational capacity, gathering inclusive input and evaluating organization risks. The Manger will also lead the development of proposals and submissions that support HHS, the local community and the Ontario West region while fostering working relationships with provincial ministries, municipalities and private-sector partners.

The Manager will work closely with HHS’ Senior Leadership Team, clinical and non-clinical leaders, physicians, and front-line teams, acting as a trusted advisor and utilizing clinical and operational expertise to positively influence behaviours across the organization and advance our shared commitment to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Schedule Work Hours

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

1. Five years of formal leadership in a clinical setting

2. Five years of relevant clinical experience in a healthcare setting

3. Graduate of a regulated healthcare professional program and registration with a designated college.

4. Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred, as well as a combination of LEAN, PMP, CMA, CPA

5. Knowledge of regional/provincial/national health care system and interaction of system within the clinical programs

6. Knowledge of relevant legislation, e.g. Public Health Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Professional/College/Association requirements and standards

7. Experience managing, coaching and developing others (formal & experiential).

8. Knowledge of budgeting processes and ability to analyze fiscal and patient care data (formal & experiential)

9. Awareness of program planning, standards development and program evaluation (formal & experiential)

10. Strong business acumen; general understanding of business principles and how they apply to the unit’s operational needs (formal & experiential).

11. System-based understanding of healthcare operations to form linkages, cross-functional impacts and opportunity identification

12. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and complex initiatives and to implement proposals and projects within established timeframes and targets

13. Ability to manage project actions plans, ensure appropriate frameworks and risk registries are in place, established terms of reference and resource requirements

14. Expertise in understanding operational excellence, quality improvement, change management and process redesign concept include lean/six sigma

15. Significant financial literacy and understanding of operational and financial implications of initiatives

16. Diplomacy and tact in leading at times uncomfortable conversations and reviews while aligning multiple perspectives to actionable initiatives and outcomes

17. Excellent communication (verbal/written), strong interpersonal and client service skills

18. Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders

19. Strong leadership abilities and work effectively in a team oriented environment

20. Ability to create, implement and monitor project charters, targets, schedules, communication plans and other documents as required

21. Ability to work independently, organize workload, manage time and prioritize tasks

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.