Manager,netCAD BloodResearch Operations Job Brampton area,Ontario Canada,Management

Position: Manager, netCAD Blood4Research Operations

Please note, this is an onsite role, the successful candidate will be working at our Vancouver site office - 2150 Western Parkway.

Job posting : 8882

Employment status: Regular full-time
Salary/Rate of pay: $114,800 - $135,100

Final date to receive applications: Will remain open until filled.

We recommend applying as soon as possible.

Application requirements:

Your up-to-date resume.

Job specific cover letter.

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Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the .

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

About the role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full-time Manager, netCAD Blood4

Reseach Operations to join the Network Centre for Applied Development (NetCAD) team within the dynamic Innovation and Portfolio Management group of the Innovation division.

The NetCAD team is responsible for supporting product and process development for fresh blood components and providing blood to researchers through the Blood4

Research program.

Canadian Blood Services’ netCAD Blood4

Research Facility in Vancouver, British Columbia supports internal product and process development and provides specialized services to internal, affiliated and external researchers, as well as biotechnology and medical device companies. Designed as a “miniature blood centre,” netCAD operates as a flexible development facility, applying varying levels of control depending on the scope of work—from early-stage studies to full process validation.

In this role, you will oversee all aspects of facility operations, including resource management, financial performance, compliance, and the integration of collections, production, and testing to support research and development needs. The role leads staff and volunteer teams, optimizes operational processes, manages the donor base, and ensures the effective execution of development projects through strong stakeholder coordination and risk management. It also ensures the compliant and efficient delivery of blood and blood products to researchers while driving continuous improvement and alignment with organizational strategy.

Formula for success

Harnessing your exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage changing demands, you will manage the netCAD facility by ensuring the availability and effective use of space, utilities, staff, equipment, and supplies; maintaining compliance with lease, safety, and operational requirements; overseeing budgeting, financial performance, and capital planning; ensuring equipment readiness and reliability; integrating collections, production, and testing activities with project and research needs;

balancing capacity and demand priorities; fostering strong stakeholder relationships; and delivering accurate reporting and timely escalation of issues.

Leveraging your demonstrated experience in leading, coaching and mentoring others, you will manage the netCAD development teamby leading recruitment, defining roles, setting and evaluating performance, supporting staff development, and optimizing workforce planning and scheduling, ensuring alignment of skills and resources with project needs, resolving capacity and resource conflicts, maintaining high productivity and quality, and contributing as an active member of the netCAD management team.

Utilizing your continuous growth mindset, you will oversee and continuously improve netCAD operational processes by implementing and ensuring compliance with national standard operating procedures, developing flexible and user-centric local processes where needed, and monitoring performance metrics to proactively manage risks and drive operational efficiency and improvement.

Leveraging a strategic, donor-focused approach, you will manage the netCAD blood donor base by aligning donor capacity with current and future research demand,…

Manager, netCAD BloodResearch Operations