- Develop and foster effective working relationships with internal and external partners, including but not limited to health care providers, regional cancer programs, administrators, private sector vendors, project teams, and committees.
- Support working groups and consultation sessions with key partners and stakeholders.
- Support integration with other OH departments on related work and support other initiatives within Cancer Screening as needed
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver and support change management to ensure executed initiatives and analyses meet defined requirements.
- Support integration with other OH departments on related work.
- Develop needs assessments, options analyses and impact assessments to inform program changes.
- Support the planning, implementation, and maintenance of quality improvement initiatives.
- Approach problems proactively and recommend thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of complex problems
- Define scope and deliverables for initiatives in coordination with the Manager or Team Lead, with a focus on providing input on specific areas of expertise.
- Monitor, collate, and synthesize information and data to articulate trends and inform planning and decision making.
- Develop various products to execute on the program plan, support internal and external communication, reporting and decision-making, including but not limited to tools, templates, briefing notes, reports, executive summaries, status updates and presentations.
- Organize and support both internal and external working groups or governance committees.
- Provide management and stakeholders with relevant updates, feedback and reporting on key initiatives.
- Develop and present material using excellent written, verbal, and graphical communications skills, with ability to express complex concepts effectively.
- Bring well-rounded expertise and help facilitate complex working group discussions across a broad range or disciplines including policy, technical, data and operational expertise.
- Take efficient and prompt action to resolve problems and identifies and escalates program risks to the Manager or Team Lead; proposes recommendations to address the issues identified.
- Performs cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned
- An undergraduate degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is required
- A master's degree in health sciences, health administration or a related field is preferred
- Minimum of 4 years of related work experience is required; experience in a health-related field is preferred
- Experience working on complex initiatives, assessing impacts, and conducting options analyses
- Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to analyze and clearly and concisely articulate key messages that resonate with different audiences; effectively prepare written briefings of analysis
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with demonstrated experience engaging and building relationships among diverse stakeholders
- Excellent organization and time management skills, with ability to prioritize and manage several tasks
- Ability to define problems, find solutions and provide well-articulated recommendations to the Manager or Team Lead
- Self-directed, with demonstrated initiative and ability to work either independently or collaboratively to achieve deadlines
- Comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced environment with a degree of uncertainty or ambiguity
- Possess a positive attitude and be committed to organizational health, culture, and values.
Specialist, Cancer Screening Operations - Toronto, Canada - Ontario Health
Description
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 missionis 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
·Health care spending account
·Premium defined benefit pension plan
·3 personal days and 2 float days annually
·Individual contributors start at 3 weeks' vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
·Career development opportunities
·A collaborative values-based team culture
·Wellness programs
·A hybrid working model
·Participation in
Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
The Cancer Screening Program is part of the Prevention and Cancer Control (P&CC) Portfolio at Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario). Cancer Screening focuses on the delivery of Ontario's four cancer screening programs: the Ontario Breast Screening Program, ColonCancerCheck, the Ontario Cervical Screening Program, and the Ontario Lung Screening Program
The Specialist is an integral member of Cancer Screening Operations and plays a key role in ensuring that the team achieves its objectives in the Ontario Cancer Plan and its commitments to the Ministry of Health. The Specialist reports to the Team Lead and is responsible for delivering critical elements of the four Cancer Screening programs in Ontario. The Specialist supports the implementation of a suite of projects and initiatives to support program enhancements and improvements though analysis in areas of expertise. As part of this role, the Specialist develops the required processes and tools to implement key activities and deliver on program plans.
The Specialist supports projects and program areas that are large and broad in scope, have complex mandates/objectives, and are related to more than one focused area of expertise. The work associated with this position impacts the success of the program based on the accomplishment of key responsibilities and activities within areas of expertise.
Here is what you will be doing:
Here is what you will need to be successful:
Education and Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Attributes
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Salary Band: 4
Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Internal Application Deadline Date: April 24, 2024
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.
We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and/or interview process.
Note: As part of the initial recruitment screening process, applicants must confirm that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If applicants are not fully vaccinated, they will be required to identify any accommodation needs pursuant to a protected ground under the Code. Applicants who identify an accommodation need will be required to provide supporting documentation with respect to their need for accommodation when requested by Ontario Health. If no such accommodation is identified, the applicant will not be eligible to proceed through the recruitment process.
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May be required to work outside of regular business hours based on business needs (e.g., perform rotational on-call duties for 7x24 production support)