Manager, Data Literacy

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Data & Analytics
Reports to: Director Data Strategy Governance & Analytics
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: November 13 2025

Position Summary

UHN Data & Analytics supports UHNs growing demand for data and data-driven insights and helps TeamUHN ensure the needs of the patients come first.  Our collective goal is to enable UHN in transformative measurable and data-informed healthcare improvement.

Within UHN Data & Analytics the Data Strategy Governance & Analytics Team seeks to improve UHNs understanding of its data as a competitive differentiator and enable UHN to become a data-driven and insight-enabled learning health system that effectively manages and drives value from its data.

Reporting to the Director Data Strategy Governance & Analytics the Manager Data Literacy will lead UHNs Data Literacy Program owning the data literacy strategy and roadmap to advance TeamUHNs data and analytics mindset skillset and toolset. The role will also oversee the provision of advanced analytics solutions for patient care and hospital operations and learning opportunities in data and analytics for students.

The Manager Data Literacy will:

• Serve as a key point of contact for organizational data literacy;
• Manage UHNs data literacy program and roadmap;
• Manage the creation and delivery of UHNs data literacy products and services;
• Build internal and external partnerships that advance UHNs data literacy and analytics mandate;
• Identify new business and commercialization opportunities pertaining to data literacy;
• Oversee the Data & Analytics Student Program and provision of advanced analytics solutions; and
• Manage recruitment and performance of talent (staff students and volunteers).

There is occasional travel associated with this position between UHN hospital sites in the downtown Toronto core.

CANDIDATE STRENGTHS:

Oversight and Decision-making

• Skilled in strategy and roadmap development prioritization budgeting and reporting;
• Organized detail-oriented adaptive and client-focused;
• Able to break down complex problems into manageable deliverables;
• Able to perform root-cause analysis and make sound and timely decisions to resolve problems; and

• Possess an understanding of and experience in large-scale project and change management.

Leadership & Relationship Management

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and efficiently;
• Personal and professional integrity with a strong work ethic and passion for transforming healthcare;
• Willing to take charge and provide direction;
• Able to handle issues resolve conflicts and negotiate with others; and
• Able to develop and manage relationships with management business areas vendors and contractors.

Talent Management

• Able to develop talent through coaching mentoring and teaching on the job;
• Able to identify recruit and manage talent including recognizing and rewarding performance and identifying development needs; and
• Effective in building trust respect and cooperation among team members.

Data Literacy

• Possess knowledge of frameworks industry offerings and advancements in data literacy;
• Continually seeking opportunities to mature data literacy; and
• Integrating emerging industry trends and subject matter expertise to deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications :

• An Undergraduate Degree in Health Informatics Industrial Engineering Business or a related field required
• Minimum of 10 years of project and people management experience required
• Strong communication talent management and leadership skills
• Project and Change Management certification required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook Visio Project PowerPoint Word Excel and SharePoint).
• A Masters degree in a relevant discipline such as Health Science Healthcare Administration or Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and experience considered an asset
• Experience working in a complex public sector organization or healthcare institution considered an asset
• Skilled in strategy and roadmap development prioritization budgeting and reporting;
• Able to break down complex problems into manageable deliverables;
• Able to perform root-cause analysis and make sound and timely decisions to resolve problems; and
• Possess an understanding of and experience in large-scale project and change management.
• Able to develop and manage relationships with management business areas vendors and contractors.
• Possess knowledge of frameworks industry offerings and advancements in data literacy;
• Continually seeking opportunities to mature data literacy
• Integrating emerging industry trends and subject matter expertise to deliver impactful solutions.

Additional Information :

 In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time