Clinical Trials Action Plan, Program Manager

Canadian Cancer Society•Prince George, BC

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Canadian Cancer Society works tirelessly to save lives, improve lives and drive collective action against cancer. Together, with patients, volunteers, donors, and communities across the country, we raise funds to invest in transformative cancer research, provide a caring support system for everyone affected by cancer, and advocate to governments to create a healthier future for all. As one of the top health lobbyist organizations in the country, the Canadian Cancer Society has been shaping policy on cancer-related issues for decades. This role will help CCS continue to drive progress to save lives and improve the health of all Canadians. The Clinical Trials Action Plan, Program Manager provides dedicated coordination, administrative leadership, and performance support to enable successful execution of the Clinical Trials Action Plan (CTAP). Reporting to the Director of Advocacy, this role supports strategic priorities outlined in the Canadian Cancer Society’s Strategic Plan, with particular emphasis on Goal 1, by enabling cross-sector collaboration and translating strategy into coordinated, measurable action. The Clinical Trials Action Plan, Program Manager plays a critical enabling role for the CTAP Advisory Committee, supporting its governance, operations, and reporting processes to ensure effective oversight, accountability, and progress tracking. The role also supports the Executive Vice President, Director of Advocacy, and broader Advocacy team in the execution of advocacy strategies related to CTAP providing coordination, analysis, and implementation support. The Project Lead supports the CTAP implementation of workstreams associated with each priority area of CTAP. Additionally, the Project Lead will support the coordinated CCS activities on clinical trials through the featured initiative workstream.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in health sciences, public policy, project management, or a related field
Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder partnerships
Experience operating within approved governance frameworks
Solid project management skills to plan, track, and support program outcomes
Able to manage differing views constructively and demonstrate maturity in navigating challenges
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required
General Interest and experience in health systems, clinical research, and health policy.
Understanding of the clinical trials ecosystem, including clinical trials operations.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Nice To Haves

Bilingualism (French/English) is highly preferred, with French being an asset due to the organization’s nationwide operations and the need for effective communication across various regions.

Responsibilities

Lead and implement CTAP’s strategic and operational priorities
Lead and manage CTAP operating plan and associated activities.
Support and lead the day-to-day implementation of the CTAP, working with multiple internal and external partners to support steady progress against agreed priorities and key performance indicators.
Maintain project timelines, track deliverables, and assist with scheduling meetings and events.
Coordinate scheduling and logistics for meetings, workshops, and events related to CTAP implementation, including internal planning sessions, external partner engagements, and the CTAP Steering Committee.
Prepare meeting agendas and supporting materials for the CTAP Steering Committee, record minutes that capture key discussion points, decisions, and recommendations. Track and follow up on action items to ensure accountability and timely completion.
Prepare meeting agendas and supporting materials for CTAP implementation workstreams, record minutes that capture key discussion points, decisions, and recommendations. Track and follow up on action items to ensure accountability and timely completion.
Lead alignment between CTAP implementation activities, steering committee guidance, and CCS strategic priorities.
Provide regular updates on progress, challenges and results of CTAP to CCS leadership and CTAP steering committee to maintain transparency and accountability and to seek input.
Advance collective action through the clinical trials community on behalf of CCS and Canadians
Lead the development of coordinating communications with internal and external stakeholders, including health system partners, researchers, patients and equity-deserving community representatives, funders, industry, and government counterparts.
Establish key relationships and understand the current clinical trials ecosystem.
Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships across the clinical trials landscape that maximize the impact and reach of CTAP.
Lead the development, drafting, and refinement of briefing materials, presentations, backgrounders, and written updates related to CTAP and advocacy priorities.
Coordinate information flow between internal CCS teams, CTAP Steering Committee, and external partners to ensure consistent and timely messaging.
Establish a framework and track stakeholder engagement activities, requests, and follow-up actions to support continuity and accountability.
Play an externally facing role through enabling stakeholder engagement and advocacy efforts through coordination, analysis, and preparation. All formal public presentations to government and external stakeholders remain the responsibility of the Director of Advocacy.
Build and maintain externally facing relationships.
Monitor and tracks changes to the stakeholder environment
Monitoring and reporting progress on CTAP
Collect, organize, and maintain qualitative and quantitative data to monitor progress against CTAP priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
Support the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of performance indicators and reporting frameworks related to CTAP implementation and advocacy activities.
Coordinate preparation of regular progress reports, dashboards, and summaries for internal leadership, the CTAP Steering Committee, and other stakeholders, as required.
Administrative and Logistical Support of CTAP
Provide administrative and logistical support for CTAP working groups/streams, consultations, and collaborative initiatives, including scheduling, meeting coordination, and follow-up.
Develop an accessible way to share resources and information for CTAP partners to support more effective collaboration.
Support coordination of virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings by managing calendars, meeting links, materials, and post-meeting documentation.
Maintain clinical trial advocacy content on clinical trials and update when required.
Provide conference attendance support to ensure CCS is public facing on clinical trials to meet goal of driving collective action.
Contribute to our culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity (DIBE) by ensuring that all staff feel represented, valued, and heard across all aspects of their identity, including gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, and sexuality.
Other duties as assigned