Project Manager III Strategy Partnerships and Ops VITAL

Project Manager III, VITAL Vital is a pan-Canadian health data platform building a federated ecosystem that enables secure access, discovery, governance, and analysis of health data across multiple jurisdictions. Through interconnected infrastructure, data services, governance frameworks, and digital tools, Vital supports cutting-edge research, analytics, and artificial intelligence initiatives across Canada. Vital will create one of the world’s leading ecosystems for health AI, clinical trials, and health research, providing access to near real-time health data from hospitals across 8 or more provinces and territories starting with Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. By linking more than 200 million medical images with clinical data, Vital is creating the world’s largest repository of linked clinical and imaging data, accelerating innovation in AI-enabled healthcare and strengthening Canada’s global leadership in health research and artificial intelligence. Vital is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent projects and workstreams within the Vital portfolio. This role will oversee complex initiatives spanning technology infrastructure, data management, research platforms, governance, and stakeholder engagement across participating provinces and partner organizations. The successful candidate will provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams, manage project budgets, risks, dependencies, and timelines, drive alignment across technical and operational stakeholders, and ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in accordance with Vital and participating jurisdictions organizational, privacy, and governance requirements. Duties & Responsibilities Utilizes full understanding and knowledge of large scale and complex projects to facilitate the optimal delivery of projects across multiple streams within the Vital network, including technology, data, and operational initiatives. Conducts sophisticated needs assessment to define scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, timelines and dependencies. Develops and leads implementation of large scale and complex project plans to ensure delivery on time and budget and in compliance with organizational requirements. Develops and executes communication, governance and project management strategies that support stakeholder alignment, risk management and successful delivery. Communicates project plans, dependencies, risks and requirements. Defines project success criteria and utilizes analytical tools to support decision making. Establishes communication plans, best practices and tools; manages deliverables, milestones, operational readiness, dependencies, risks, scope, budgets and post-project evaluations. Strategizes on recruitment, managing, and developing project team members; delegates responsibilities; provides leadership, mentoring, performance management and knowledge transfer. Leads project documentation, reporting, monitoring, meetings, presentations and quality improvement activities; develops metrics and monitors key performance indicators. Participates in stakeholder committees and develops collaborative relationships with healthcare, academic and technology partners. Qualifications Eight (8) or more years of project management experience leading complex health care, digital health, data, or technology initiatives. PMP certification; PMI ACP or equivalent project management credentials considered an asset. Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Information Management, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields; master’s degree considered an asset. Demonstrated experience leading large-scale health data, digital health, research, or analytics initiatives involving multiple organizations and stakeholders. Excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, presentation, verbal and written communication skills. Excellent customer service, interpersonal, organizational, time management, analytical, problem recognition and problem-solving skills. Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Jira or similar tools. Expertise in operational excellence, quality improvement, and change management. Strong understanding of provincial health care systems, clinical and research processes, and health data. Experience delivering cloud, hybrid-cloud, infrastructure, or enterprise technology implementation projects. Knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata management, privacy, health information management, system integration, interoperability and cybersecurity. Ability to manage multiple complex projects and interconnected workstreams while developing integrated, creative solutions. Ability to work independently and collaboratively, utilize initiative and self-direction, adapt to change, maintain confidentiality, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

Lead the planning and execution of complex health data and technology projects within the Vital pan-Canadian platform. Manage multidisciplinary teams, budgets, and stakeholder alignment across multiple provinces to ensure secure health data access and AI innovation.

Requires 8+ years of project management experience in digital health or technology, with a bachelor's degree in a related field and PMP certification. Must have demonstrated expertise in leading large-scale health data initiatives and managing complex stakeholder environments.

• Project managementPreferred

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• Project Management
• Health Informatics
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Governance
• Risk Management
• Budget Management
• Change Management
• Quality Improvement
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Interoperability
• Cybersecurity
• Facilitation
• Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Technical Leadership
• Analytical Problem Solving

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics
• Technology
• Science & Research

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 11, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level