Manager, Planning and Operations

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

4d • CA$106,705 - CA$177,843 • Onsite

About The Position

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto is a leading institution in biomedical research, education, and clinical care, supported by a network of affiliated hospitals. The Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Tanz CRND) is a self-funded institute focused on neurodegenerative diseases, and it collaborates with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA), a TAHSN-wide network linking basic science and clinical research. As the Manager, Planning and Operations, you will lead and direct efforts to support the research goals of Tanz CRND and TDRA. You will ensure the effective management of resources for both entities, driving the success of complex, multi-million dollar collaborative projects across various locations. Your role will involve championing operational efficiency and process optimization through managing investment and research accounts, forecasting expenditures, preparing budgets, and conducting financial analyses to provide data-driven recommendations. With strong financial acumen and leadership skills, you will implement best practices in fiscal and HR management, ensuring research teams have the necessary tools and resources to advance neurodegenerative research.

Requirements

• University degree in business, accounting, or finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years in a progressively responsible administrative role at the leadership level, preferably within a research/academic environment.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management, particularly in research administration, including developing budget, forecasting, and collaborations that span institutions.
• Proven experience developing, leading, and mentoring high-functioning teams.
• Proven commitment to equity, diversity and inclusivity.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of the University of Toronto’s Administrative Management System (AMS) and a facility for working with project management tools along with keeping current with new and emerging technologies.
• Proven leadership and management skills, including outstanding interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to maintain a broad perspective.
• Ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with all levels of faculty, staff, students, senior administration and external constituents.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills with strong ability to exercise judgement, tact, discretion, and determination.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Superior planning and project management skills with a focus on executing and competing tasks under pressure and within deadlines.
• Proven ability to work with a high degree of independence solving complex problems.
• An advocate for building diverse and inclusive workplaces and leading successful change.
• Familiarity with complex renovation projects (laboratory renovations), capital projects and space management.
• Experience supporting strategic planning initiatives and managing administrative processes.
• Experience supporting the academic appointments and promotions processes for faculty and researchers.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a recognized professional accounting program (Chartered Professional Accountant).
• Experience with the University’s budget model, policies, procedures, guidelines, systems and structure is highly desirable.
• Successfully led staff and interpreted collective agreements within a unionized environment using established HR policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction in support of the research goals and missions of both the Tanz CRND and the TDRA.
• Ensure the effective stewardship of Tanz CRND and TDRA resources.
• Drive the success of complex, multi-million dollar collaborative projects across multiple locations.
• Champion operational efficiency and process optimization.
• Manage investment and research accounts.
• Forecast expenditures.
• Prepare complex budgets.
• Conduct deep financial analyses to deliver actionable, data-driven recommendations.
• Implement best practices across fiscal and HR management.
• Ensure research teams have the tools, equipment, and resources necessary to empower breakthroughs in neurodegenerative research.
• Support strategic planning initiatives.
• Manage administrative processes.
• Support the academic appointments and promotions processes for faculty and researchers.
• Interpret collective agreements within a unionized environment using established HR policies and procedures.
• Implement best practices in HR management.
• Manage complex renovation projects (laboratory renovations), capital projects and space management.

Benefits

• Salaried personnel
• Budget - Continuing appointment type
• Full-Time schedule
• Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 4 -- Hiring Zone: $106,705 - $124,491 -- Broadband Salary Range: $106,705 - $177,843

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager