Date Posted: 07/21/2026
Req ID: 49510
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056758
Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:
About us:
Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.
Your opportunity:
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is one of the largest in North America, with 946 full-time faculty members, 1,000 postgraduate trainees, and 20 specialty and sub-specialty divisions located across six fully-affiliated hospitals, four community-affiliated hospitals and more than a dozen additional clinical practice sites. We are a powerhouse of medical research, with more than $162-million in annual research funding. This research generates new knowledge with the goal of meaningfully impacting internal medicine training and the care and health outcomes of patients and their families.
As Project Manager, you will you will play an instrumental role in leading the planning, implementation, and execution of projects and process improvements across our department. Leveraging your exceptional project management and change management skills, you will support strategic planning initiatives for each of our 20 divisions and provide key consultation to our Chair and leadership team on advancing policy improvements, academic recruitment strategies and procedures and department-wide best practices. Your proven track record of delivering projects on time and within scope will enable us to develop and implement our vision for the next 5 years.
Your responsibilities will include:
Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
Leading the development and making recommendations for policy, procedures and best practices
Developing, revising and operationalizing business processes that support unit activities and objectives
Analyzing administrative processes and procedures and recommending changes for improvement
Providing academic search and review process support
Directing the activities of a group of staff-appointed employees
Essential Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
Minimum five years' progressively responsible project management experience in a University, medical school, teaching hospital or comparable environment
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders; knowledge of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and its hospital affiliations
Experience supporting external reviews and strategic planning projects
Experience supporting and coordinating departmental academic searches and reviews
Demonstrated experience leading and managing multiple projects and time-sensitive priorities, including proficiency with developing project resources, such as charter, scope, schedules, etc.
Experiencing providing high level administrative support, including preparing reports and correspondence
Demonstrated experience utilizing data to inform on decision making
Experience supporting and facilitating focus groups and senior level committees
Experience directing the workflow of appointed staff
Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite (including SharePoint), project management tools, survey tools, with the flexibility, adaptability and desire to seek out, learn and embrace new and emerging technology
Excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with executive level stakeholders
Exceptional organizational skills in project planning, and task coordination
Strong time management skills including the ability to set priorities meet deadlines and facilitate/influence others to meet deadlines
Ability to cope with pressures and deadlines and adapt to evolving processes and procedures
Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources and provide recommendations
Strong initiative, resourceful and excellent attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team player
To be successful in this role you will be:
Diplomatic
Goal oriented
Proactive
Self-directed
Team player
Closing Date: 07/30/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 - $86,340. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $110,415. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Sana J Mahmood
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact
[email protected].
Job Segment: Project Manager, Strategic Planning, Internal Medicine, Medical Research, Change Management, Technology, Strategy, Healthcare, Management
