This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work may be required based on business needs. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job posting ID: 9134
Employment status: Regular full-time
Salary/Rate of pay: $132,300 - 155,600
Application deadline: 2026-09-11
- 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.
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Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the internal career page.About The Role:Canadian Blood Services is looking for a regular full-time
Associate Director, Data & Analytics to join our
Finance & Corporate Services division.
As Associate Director, Data & Analytics, you will shape the future of finance analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organization. Reporting to the Director, Strategy & Integration, you will build and lead a high-performing analytics team while partnering with finance, technology, and business leaders to turn complex financial data into meaningful insights. This role is well suited to a strategic leader who combines strong financial expertise with analytics, governance, and technology knowledge to drive informed decisions, continuous improvement, and long-term business value.
Formula for success: - Drawing on your leadership and relationship-building skills, you will bring together finance, technology, and business stakeholders to align priorities, strengthen accountability, and deliver analytics solutions that support organizational decision-making.
- Using your expertise in finance and business analytics, you will transform financial and operational data into actionable insights, helping leaders better understand performance, costs, trends, and strategic opportunities.
- You will establish strong data governance, stewardship, and quality practices that improve trust in financial data and support consistent, reliable reporting across the organization.
- By developing predictive models, scenario analyses, and forecasting capabilities, you will help improve planning accuracy and support both strategic and operational decision-making.
- Leveraging your knowledge of business intelligence, data visualization, automation, and emerging technologies, you will modernize reporting capabilities and increase the value delivered through analytics.
- Through coaching, mentoring, and capability building, you will develop a high-performing team that embraces innovation, data literacy, continuous learning, and evidence-based decision-making.
Desired Education & Skills: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, Information Systems, or a related field; MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional designation preferred.
- 8-12 years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, management reporting, analytics, data management, business intelligence, or finance transformation, with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale analytics and reporting solutions.
- Proven people management experience, including leading analytics, finance, or business intelligence teams, developing talent, and driving cross-functional initiatives while influencing senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects from strategy through execution and continuous improvement, including change management, prioritization, and management of multiple workstreams.
- Strong expertise in financial analysis, planning, reporting, data management, analytics, visualization, and business intelligence tools; experience with health-related data is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with modern data and technology platforms, including cloud-based analytics environments, SAP, TM1, Python, R, AI, and machine learning applications is considered an asset.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
- Strategic, results-oriented leader who demonstrates integrity, adaptability, initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes under pressure.
What we offer you:- Competitive base salary range.
- Annual Performance Award up to 10%.
- 4 weeks' paid vacation
- Comprehensive group health benefits
- Defined benefits pension plan.
- Employee discounts, wellness programs and professional advancement opportunities.
What You Can Expect- This role will work in a hybrid environment with requirements to be onsite at one of Canadian Blood Services location at least 40% of the time/2 days of the week.
- You will work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours a day.
- Travel to Ottawa periodically, as required, to support business initiatives and stakeholder engagement.
If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply by providing your up-to-date resume. This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives. 
