Associate Director, Portfolio and Performance

Please note this role will work in a hybrid environment. The successful candidate must be located near a Canadian Blood Services site and will be working a mixture of on-site and off-site work based on the parameters for our operations to meet the needs of our donors, our staff and our communities. Currently, employees are expected to have an in-person presence for at least 40% of their work time.

This requirement may vary depending upon circumstances.

Job category: Supervisory and management
Job posting : 8327

​Employment status: Regular full-time
Classification: MGMT
Salary/Rate of pay: $129,159 - $145,691

Final date to receive applications:

• This external job posting may close earlier than the advertised deadline. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

Application requirements:

• Your up-to-date resume.
• Job specific cover letter.
• We recommend you save a copy of the job posting for reference throughout the recruitment process.

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

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About the role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full-time Associate Director, Portfolio and Performance to join our dynamic Strategic Performance team in our Medical Affairs (MA) division.

The Strategic Performance team is responsible for supporting Canadian Blood Services through the provision of strategic planning and integration services for the Medical Affairs division. The team works closely with the Vice President and other senior leadership to represent the division using a broad range of planning, performance and communication vehicles.

In this role, you will work at senior levels of the division and organizationally, reporting to the Director, Strategy Planning, and Integration Management. You will lead a team of strategy and project management professionals and work collaboratively with Medical Affairs leadership and other national senior leaders to oversee the divisional portfolio of projects as well as execute divisional strategies and associated programs within the accountability of the Vice President, Medical Affairs.

Formula for success

• You will support the Director, Strategy Planning and Integration and the Vice President of Medical Affairs in the area of issue management and executive committee support, including issues identification, analyses and development of recommendations.
• Drawing on your continuous growth mindset and flexibility to quickly adapt, you will routinely review strategy execution progress to identify opportunities to proactively address any emerging gaps in performance. Develop proposals and/or business cases to address gaps, as needed.
• Drawing on your strategy design experience, you will provide guidance to team members in the development of multi-year business strategies for MA-led programs.
• Harnessing your strong organizational skills to manage diverse priorities, you will analyze issues and opportunities, prepare supporting documentation, such as white papers, environmental scans, proposals and business cases to outline options and recommendations. Ensure varying opinions are included in assessments.
• Focusing on your proven experience synthesizing complex information, you will lead the development of corporate performance reports (e.g.,…