Vice President Jobs

About The Position

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, including managing the 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, and track and follow up on action items.
• Prepare meeting agendas and supporting materials for CTAP implementation workstreams, record minutes, and track and follow up on action items.
• 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 the CTAP steering committee.
• 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, 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.
• 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.
• Establish a framework and track stakeholder engagement activities, requests, and follow-up actions.
• Play an externally facing role through enabling stakeholder engagement and advocacy efforts.
• Build and maintain externally facing relationships.
• Monitor and track changes to the stakeholder environment.
• 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.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for CTAP working groups/streams, consultations, and collaborative initiatives.
• Develop an accessible way to share resources and information for CTAP partners.
• 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.
• Contribute to the culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity (DIBE).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• paid parental leave
• family sick time
• health insurance