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Senior Project Manager, Payvider Operations

TELUS
Ottawa, CAN
Full-time
Senior
Onsite
Discovered 5 days ago
Project managementProject charters and business casesProject scheduling, budgeting, and risk managementHealthcare system implementationsElectronic Medical Records (EMR)Health benefits management platforms

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Role overview

Lead complex, high-stakes healthcare system implementations for TELUS Health across Canada.

Projects may involve Electronic Medical Records, Health Benefits Management, and/or Pharmacy systems.

The role manages projects from business case and charter through planning and delivery, with flexibility to develop a project framework.

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation projects and manage project charters, business cases, schedules, budgets, and risks.
  • Present project information to senior leadership and support decisions across client and internal stakeholders.
  • Manage matrixed teams of analysts, clinical staff, communications teams, and vendors; facilitate alignment and mentor team members.
  • Promote standardized project management methods, tools, and collaborative platforms.
  • Manage and analyze reporting and assess implementation benefits.
  • Prepare infographics, briefing notes, executive reports, client communications, and Steerco updates.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Healthcare, or a related field; PMP certification.
  • At least five years of progressive project management experience and at least five years leading large-scale healthcare system implementations through the full lifecycle, including sustainability planning.
  • Advanced healthcare implementation proficiency and understanding of health systems, operational complexity, and patient care impact.
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities under pressure, and meet deadlines.
  • Leadership in decision-making, influencing without formal authority, and stakeholder management in matrixed environments.
  • Expertise in managing ambiguity, change management, and systems thinking.
  • Clear communication of complex information to audiences from clinical staff to senior leadership.
  • Advanced English is required for frequent work with internal and external parties and English-language IT tools.
  • A graduate degree and advanced change management or implementation science training or certification are great-to-haves.
  • English and French bilingual capability is a great-to-have.

Great-to-have skills

  • Graduate study in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or a related field is desirable.
  • Advanced training or certification in change management and implementation science is desirable.
  • Bilingual capability in English and French is desirable.

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