Opportunities Program Manager (Pharmacy Solutions)

The Department of Health and Wellness offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Along with our partners including the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre were committed to continually improving our health care system.

With a focus on collaborative primary health care continuing care improved supports for mental health and addictions digital health capital infrastructure and more the department is thinking differently about how to plan fund legislate and monitor to improve access and service delivery. To do this we need leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.

The Program Manager Pharmacy Solutions provides leadership for Nova Scotias Pharmacy Solutions portfolio including the provincial Drug Information System (DIS) and related digital health initiatives. This role offers an opportunity to support the continued evolution of pharmacy-related digital health services that improve medication management strengthen provider workflows and advance health system priorities.

Reporting to the Director Digital Health Solutions you will lead a team responsible for the operation sustainment improvement and modernization of pharmacy solutions across the province. You will set direction for the portfolio guide priorities support good governance and work with partners to ensure services remain reliable user-focused and aligned with health system needs.

As the departmental lead for Pharmacy Solutions you will bring a strong understanding of pharmacy practice medication management and digital health service delivery to support sound decisions strong relationships effective risk management and continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership for the Pharmacy Solutions portfolio including DIS and related digital health initiatives.
• Set portfolio direction priorities and governance expectations in alignment with departmental and health system priorities.
• Oversee service planning modernization and continuous improvement to support reliable user-focused digital health services.
• Lead coach and support a team of professionals to deliver program objectives and high-quality service.
• Build effective relationships with partners across government health system organizations professional groups healthcare providers and vendors.
• Communicate clearly with senior leaders and partners to support shared understanding alignment and decision-making.
• Use evidence user feedback and program data to guide priorities and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Identify manage and escalate key risks related to patient safety service delivery privacy security timelines budget and benefits realization.
• Manage vendor relationships contracts financial resources procurement activities and related approvals for the portfolio.
  
  

You have a degree in a relevant discipline such as Pharmacy Health Informatics or a related field plus significant relevant experience. An equivalent combination of training education and experience will be considered.

You have experience leading healthcare programs services teams or digital health initiatives and can demonstrate:

• Leadership experience in healthcare digital health service delivery or program management.
• Experience leading teams setting priorities and supporting staff development.
• Strong communication relationship-building and influencing skills with internal and external partners.
• Experience with planning governance service improvement budgets contracts procurement or vendor management.
• Experience leading change and navigating complexity in a public sector health system or multi-partner environment.
• Understanding of risk management privacy security continuous improvement and benefits evaluation.
  
  

Please include a cover letter of no more than one page that demonstrates your experience with the qualifications above. If you dont meet every qualification please explain your transferable skills that would make you a good fit for the role.

Experience with pharmacy practice medication management digital health or health information systems is important to this role.

Experience with related systems such as One Person One Record (OPOR) electronic medical records (EMRs) public health information systems (Panorama CanImmunize) clinical repositories (SHARE OPOR Provider Portal) health information exchanges registries or provincial reporting/data platforms would be considered an asset. Familiarity or experience with health information standards clinical terminology interoperability software development data quality analytics or system integration would also be valuable.

We will assess the above qualifications and experience using tools such as assessments presentations interviews reference checks etc.

An equivalent combination of training education and experience will be considered. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Based on the employment status the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as aDefined Benefit Pension Plan Health Dental Life Insurance General illness Short and Long Term Disability Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings click here: Benefits for government employees.

This role operates in a dynamic fast-paced environment with competing priorities and complex challenges. The position is primarily office-based with occasional travel and site visits as required.

• Career development where you have access to career guidance tools resources and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued respected connected and tuned in we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• A dynamic client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.