Lead Precision Medicine

Status: Full time indefinite

Location: Ottawa Ontario or Toronto Ontario (hybrid)

Closing date: April 1 2025

Salary range: $97000 to $121000 per year

Canadas Drug Agency is a panCanadian health organization. We are an independent notforprofit organization headquartered in Ottawa with a satellite office in Toronto. Created and funded by Canadas federal provincial and territorial governments we drive better coordination alignment and public value within Canadas drug and health technology landscape. We provide Canadas health system leaders with independent evidence and advice so they can make informed drug health technology and health system decisions and we collaborate with national and international partners to enhance our collective impact.

We are proud to be a 2025 National Capital Region Top Employer. Canadas Drug Agency was named one of the National Capital Regions top employers for a second year in a row. This recognition celebrates our dedication to fostering a work environment that nurtures growth; innovation; and inclusion diversity equity and accessibility (IDEA). It reaffirms our ongoing efforts to create an outstanding workplace where our employees thrive and feel valued.

Most of our employees participate in a hybrid workspace arrangement that allows for flexibility and enhanced worklife balance. We believe in the positive impact of inperson collaboration and the importance of team building. Added consideration is given to qualified candidates who live near our offices and can participate in a hybrid arrangement. Those applying must be located in Ontario except in rare circumstances where the employment position is remote.

Primary Focus

The Lead Precision Medicine is primarily responsible for leading a program of work focused on precision medicine and supporting collaboration across crossfunctional teams in support of our precision medicine strategy. The Lead is also accountable for ensuring that project deliverables are produced and delivered in line with established methods processes and quality standards to meet customer expectations and needs. The Lead should be strategic innovative and forwardthinking with the ability to identify and implement effective activities and process improvements that proactively drive forward organizational and departmental objectives.

What do the daily responsibilities look like

On any given day the Lead Precision Medicine will:

• provide strategic direction and lead in the identification development and improvement of activities processes and procedures to ensure work and initiatives related to precision medicine deliver the greatest value following best practices for evidence synthesis and the delivery of testing procedure assessments or other evidencebased analyses as required
• provide expertise and contribute to crossfunctional projects led by the testing procedure assessment team and ensure alignment with other relevant work across the organization (e.g. for rare disease newborn screening)
• as required in the role of Project Owner be accountable for the delivery of highquality testing procedure assessments which includes working with the Manager Clinical Research to resource project teams ensure timelines are met (with support of project managers and team members) and coordinate project activities review and report on project status and progress and sign off on project deliverables
• author testing procedure assessments and other evidence syntheses as required
• collaborate with external content and methods experts health care agencies as well as across the organization to promote delivery uptake and impact of deliverables.

Is this the right role for you

The Lead Precision Medicine will likely have:

• a graduate degree in a healthrelated discipline (e.g. epidemiology health technology assessment public health or related disciplines) although a PhD is preferred plus at least 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in the health sector or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• a broad knowledge and experience in research methods used in the development and application of health technology assessments
• expertise in conducting systematic reviews metaanalyses or health technology assessments
• an understanding of basic concepts of health economics and the main types of economic analyses
• a demonstrated expertise in data visualization and knowledge mobilization strategies to best maximize the uptake and impact of evidencebased information in the health sector in Canada
• knowledge of provincial territorial and federal health procedures related to the approval procurement and adoption of health technologies
• strategic planning skills to contribute to the development of strategic and operational plans as well as the ability to function at the operational management and strategic levels
• strong organizational and project management skills to manage concurrent projects ensuring goals and deadlines are met and quality levels are maintained
• the ability to work and communicate effectively with a variety of interested partners and understand their diverse interests and agendas
• strong interpersonal and communication writing presentation negotiation facilitation and organizational skills
• the ability to independently problem solve and determine the best course of action using research logic and evaluative judgment
• flexibility and adaptability within the working environment and capable of managing multiple tasks and conflicting priorities
• team orientation with the flexibility and versatility to operate in a collaborative multidisciplinary work environment
• proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook
• strategic insight strong analytical skills and demonstrable experience solving complex problems by being proactive and wellorganized
• internal and external relationship management skills and an ability to interact effectively with colleagues and interested parties at the provincial and/or national level.

What will set you apart

The following are considered asset qualifications:

• experience in assessment of nondrug technologies
• experience working on a panCanadian program
• fluency in French.

Whats in it for you

At Canadas Drug Agency you will find:

• a teamfocused supportive and inclusive work environment
• a competitive compensation package including participation in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) one of Canadas largest and most successful defined benefit pension plans
• a comprehensive benefits package for employees and dependents including health dental life and travel insurance; a health spending account; and an employee assistance program
• paid time off (including a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave as well as sick leave and life leave a December holiday closure and other leave options)
• opportunities to work with and learn from highly specialized professionals
• personal growth through professional development opportunities corporate training and support for continuing education
• a friendly culture that supports community engagement
• the opportunity to make a difference for people living in Canada and effect positive change.

website. Your rsum must clearly identify how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role. Applications for this opportunity may be used for future staffing vacancies. We thank you for your interest; however only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Please visit our website regularly for new opportunities.

At Canadas Drug Agency we actively celebrate support and flourish through our differences. Our employees are people with different strengths experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for building the future of health care. We demonstrate a commitment to inclusion diversity equity and accessibility (IDEA) through continuous training modelling inclusive behaviours and proactively managing biases. We highly encourage all qualified applicants to apply including people of all places of origin and religions people with disabilities people who are neurodivergent people who are Black or racialized Indigenous people women and people from the 2SLGBTQ community. We also provide accommodations during all phases of the recruitment process. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please let the Talent Acquisition team know when they contact you. We will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note that as a condition of employment successful candidates will be required to complete a confidential preemployment background check including criminal employment and educational verifications.

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

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