Manager, Science and Methods

Status:
Full time, indefinite

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, or Toronto, Ontario (hybrid)

Closing date:
July 14, 2026

Salary range: $119,430 to $145,970 per year

Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) is a pan-Canadian health organization. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Created and funded by Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, we drive better coordination, alignment, and public value within Canada's drug, health technology, and health systems landscape. We provide health system leaders in Canada with independent evidence and advice, empowering them to make informed decisions about drugs, health technologies, and broader health system strategies and investments, and we collaborate with national and international partners to enhance our collective impact.

CDA-AMC was named 1 of the National Capital Region's top employers for the third year in a row. This recognition celebrates our dedication to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that nurtures growth and innovation. It reaffirms our ongoing efforts to create an outstanding workplace where our employees thrive and feel valued.

At CDA-AMC, employees participate in a hybrid workspace arrangement that allows for flexibility and enhanced work‑life balance. We believe in the positive impact of in‑person collaboration and the importance of team building. This position follows a hybrid work schedule with a minimum of 2 days onsite, though this requirement may vary based on business and operational needs.

The Manager, Science and Methods, is responsible for science and methods functions within the Scientific Evidence, Methodologies, and Resources business unit. These functions span a broad range of health technology assessment (HTA) disciplines, including deliberation, ethics, quantitative methods, real‑world evidence (RWE), scientific advice, and qualitative research. The manager will bring a strong foundation in at least one of these areas and the leadership capability to effectively manage and support functions beyond their primary area of technical expertise.

• Contribute to and manage the team responsible for the definition, development, implementation, resourcing, and continual refinement of science and health technology methods, standards, processes, and guidelines, and their application in HTA, to ensure scientific credibility, consistency, quality, and methodological rigor.
• Be accountable for the activities that advance this function, in alignment with strategic direction and organizational purpose, as outlined by the CDA‑AMC strategic plan, annual business plan, and corporate performance measurement and evaluation initiatives.
• Contribute to the advancement of HTA methods through the generation of reports and publications, including but not limited to key strategic initiatives papers, white‑paper briefs, methodology reports, guidelines, policies, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Collaborate with other business units to optimize processes and ensure appropriate quantitative, RWE, qualitative, and/or ethics methods support.
• Be accountable for internal and external communications about quantitative, RWE, qualitative, and/or ethics methods, standards, processes, and tools.
• Mentor and develop capabilities for those who directly report to this position.
• Contribute to education and training on HTA methods (e.g., quantitative, RWE, and ethics) to internal teams and external users of HTA.
• Demonstrate leadership in internal and international HTA collaborations to align methods, standards, and processes with best practices.

• A graduate or postgraduate degree in a health‑related discipline (e.g., statistics, biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, pharmacy, public health, social sciences, psychology) with 2 or more years of relevant experience with quantitative (e.g., clinical interventional research, including patient‑reported outcomes, observational studies, and RWE), qualitative, mixed‑methods, or ethics research in a relevant health sector; additional related experience may serve as a suitable equivalent for the…