Project Manager

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Position Summary

The Project Manager works closely with the chair and manager of the REB and other stakeholders to support the development and implementation of institution-level strategic projects. The analysts helps with documentation of existing and future states, tracking and analysis for planning and execution of the projects. They will build relationships and strong communication with stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals and development of both risk and change management plans.

The research ethics board is strives to ensure that all research involving human participants conducted within the jurisdiction of University Health Network (UHN) meets the required standards of ethical and research conduct. As such, the REB is an integral partner in the research enterprise - to facilitate the progress of, ethical research help advances in the care and wellbeing of our society. This requires the collective contribution of all stakeholders: scientists, trainees, support staff, research and operations leadership and external organizations. To facilitate advances in knowledge, innovation and treatments, UHN has embarked on a bold initiative to improve efficiencies of the approval of research projects through the development of a Strategic Research Project team. This is a multi-disciplinary, high performing project team that will support and manage the development and execution of strategic and high priority research initiatives. This call relates to the position of a project analyst to work with the REB as part of the strategic research project team.

Duties

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.

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