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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 Lead, Digital Health drives strategy, execution, and measurement for digital health initiatives within Toronto Region. The position reports directly to the Director, Digital Health (Toronto Region). The Toronto Region digital health team’s mandate is to coordinate digital initiatives to enhance patient experiences, advance health equity, improve provider experiences, improve population health, and lower the cost of care within the region.
You may be responsible for digital strategy, delivery, coordination, quality/process improvement, and relationship management for initiatives within your portfolio. This role requires collaboration within Ontario Health and with regional partners. Applicants should be able to demonstrate that they have a strategic, analytical mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build partnerships and alliances. They should have knowledge of the healthcare sector and digital health within Toronto Region. Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision and to adapt to evolving priorities.
A key component of the successful candidate’s portfolio will be supporting the Central Intake initiative in Toronto Region. This initiative aims to streamline patient access to care, reduce wait times, and improve overall patient outcomes. In support of this initiative, you will collaborate with clinicians and colleagues from our clinical programs teams to design a solution that will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of our community. Other initiatives may include Patients Before Paperwork, Primary Care Strategy, and home care initiatives.
Here is what you will be doing:
- Support and manage relationships with champions and regional sponsors for Digital Health Solutions.
- Support digital initiatives throughout the project lifecycle, including strategic vision, project planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Ensure initiatives align with provincial and local strategic priorities.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks affecting project deliverables; update leadership on strategic implications.
- Provide subject matter expertise in assigned areas.
- Liaise with partners to identify barriers, gaps, and opportunities, and facilitate engagement to develop and fund opportunities.
- Participate in establishing regional goals, objectives, and strategies for the team.
- Maintain awareness of current healthcare system issues and strategic priorities.
- Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience
- University degree in business administration, health administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience managing complex projects involving multiple agencies and stakeholders.
- Understanding of current and future trends in digital health, health information management, and health information technology systems.
- Experience/knowledge within the digital health community in Ontario in roles such as project management, business development, health system planning and architecture, stakeholder engagement, or client service.
- Superior organizational skills and experience in project management and quality improvement methodology.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of the Ontario healthcare system and relevant regional, provincial, and national strategies.
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex information to deliver solutions that meet business needs.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: must be able to make clear and convincing presentations, listen effectively, encourage open communication, respond appropriately to others’ needs and feelings and treat others with respect.
- Strategic Thinking: can effectively synthesize information, recognize connections, assess opportunities for digital priorities, use system thinking to explore connections between projects and issues.
- Partner Engagement: must be able to develop networks and build alliances, engage in cross-functional activities, collaborate across boundaries and find common ground with partners.
- Relationship Management: ability to build multiple internal and external collaborative relationships.
- Organizational: ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently with minimal direction and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Technical Aptitude: strong ability to comprehend and synthesize technical information for a wider audience and apply performance indicators and measurement.
- Business Acumen: must be able to apply business principles to the healthcare environment, including financial management, human resource management, organizational dynamics, governance, strategic project planning, risk management, and quality improvement.
- Risk Management: able to measure and evaluate outcomes and correct direction as appropriate.
- Clinical knowledge: demonstrated ability to collaborate with clinicians. Comprehend and synthesize clinical information rapidly and relate clinical requirements and workflows to digital solutions.
Location: Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change). All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Employment Type: Permanent Full time
Contract Length: N/A
Salary Band: Band 6
External Application Deadline Date: March 24, 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.