Manager, Strategy Planning and Business Integration

Canadian Blood Services•Ottawa, ON

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a Regular full-time Manager, Strategy Planning and Business Integration to join its dynamic Strategic Performance team within the Medical Affairs division. The Strategic Performance team is responsible for providing strategic planning and integration services for the Medical Affairs division, working closely with the VP and other senior leadership to represent the division through various planning, performance, and communication channels. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a series of strategic planning and integration management activities specifically for the Medical Affairs division.

Requirements

University degree in a relevant discipline, preferably business, life sciences, engineering, from a recognized institution.
Knowledge and understanding of project management, portfolio management and change management processes.
7-10 years of progressive experience at the leadership level in the area of business management, planning, strategy formulation and execution.
Must possess strong written and verbal communications skills, including presentation delivery.
Proven capabilities in leading projects.
Proven customer relationship management skills with a strong ability to manage internal relationships.
An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree.
Project management certification.
Experience in a health care, or blood banking industry at the leadership level.
Specific experience in strategy and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

Support and guide leadership on strategy planning, execution, reporting, and risk management.
Provide guidance to team members in the development of multi-year business strategies for Medical Affairs-led programs.
Analyze issues and opportunities, ensure varying opinions are included in assessments, prepare supporting documentation, such as white papers, environmental scans, proposals and business cases to outline options and recommendations.
Identify risks and issues to execute strategy, work with the Medical Affairs leadership to resolve roadblocks and escalate to the Associate Director, Portfolio and Performance as required.
Maintain constructive relationships with assigned departments within the division to achieve results and with other divisions.
Prepare project proposals and business cases.
Lead key initiatives to ensure projects remain on track and focused on benefit realization.
Support in the preparation of required committee materials, e.g., briefing notes, presentation content, and follow-up on open action items.