Project Manager

Canadian Medical Association

$97K — $121K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience, ideally in healthcare/non-profit sectors.
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and resources effectively.
  • Experience with agile and traditional project management methodologies.
  • Strong communication skills for managing stakeholder expectations and deliverables.
  • Capability to assist in developing PMO processes and tools.
  • Familiarity with healthcare initiatives and public policy implementation dynamics.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving project priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and allocate resources across cross-functional project teams.
  • Utilize agile and traditional PM techniques to advance strategic initiatives.
  • Facilitate planning sessions including stand-ups and retrospectives.
  • Support product owners by ensuring clear stakeholder communication.
  • Lead and inspire teams towards high performance through coaching and collaboration.
  • Assist in building and improving PMO processes and tools for project delivery.

Benefits

  • Hybrid and remote work options available.
  • Opportunity to work in meaningful projects within the healthcare sector.
  • Potential for mentorship and professional growth through coaching.
  • Join a proactive and detail-oriented team culture.
  • Participate in the development of project management processes.
Full Job Description
Unit | Department: Corporate Services | PM Operations

Reports to: Senior Director, PM Operations

Type: Full-Time | Permanent | 1 Vacancy

Location Options: Ottawa ON (Hybrid) or Toronto ON (Hybrid) or Ontario CA (Remote) or Quebec CA (Remote)

Salary: $97,000 to $121,000

What makes you a great fit for this role?

You are a proactive and detail-oriented project professional who thrives on keeping teams aligned and initiatives moving forward. You have built a reputation for being the go-to person who ensures nothing falls through the cracks. You are detail-oriented yet strategic, able to juggle multiple priorities while keeping the big picture in focus. Whether coordinating timelines, managing stakeholder communications, or supporting agile delivery, you bring clarity, consistency, and a calm presence to every project.

You Have:

  • Managed cross-functional project team resources (internal and third parties), inclusive of resource effort estimation & leveling, cost planning and budget control
  • Employed agile and/or traditional PM tools and techniques to lead teams and drive strategic initiatives (preferably having done so in a not-for-profit and/or healthcare setting)
  • Developed and facilitated planning and working sessions, including stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives
  • Supported product owners by managing expectations for project deliverables, ensuring stakeholder communication is clear and concise
  • Lead and motivated desired behaviours and inspired others to top performance through affective coaching tactics, mentorship and collaboration
  • The knowledge, skills and desire to assist in the building of PMO processes, techniques and tools designed to drive project delivery in a not-for-profit environment
  • Experience contributing to initiatives within the healthcare sector or public policy implementation, with an understanding of the complexities and stakeholder dynamics involved
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity-able to "work in the grey" by navigating evolving priorities, interpreting incomplete information, and driving clarity where it's needed most


And this is totally you:

  • Problem-solver
  • PMP, an asset
  • Results-driven
  • Cross-functional collaborator


Does this sound like your next opportunity? We hope you apply!

Gestionnaire de projets*cliquez sur le lien pour une description complète en français.

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