Senior Director, Research Facilities - Operations, Planning & Strategy

UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality. 

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Union: Non-Union
Site: 67 College St.
Department: FM-PRO
Reports to: Executive Director, Redevelopment and Chief Planning Officer
Work Model: Hybrid
Grade: M0:11
Hours: 37.5
Salary: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: January 20, 2025

The Sr. Director, Research Facilities – Operations, Planning and Strategy is a member of the research senior management team that oversees research facilities from concept and design to operations, including being a significant contributor to the planning, development and implementation of large scale grants. Reporting to the Chief Planning Officer and Executive Director, Redevelopment, FMPRO (with dotted line reporting to the Executive Director, Research Strategy & Operations), the incumbent is responsible for: strategic facilities, space and infrastructure planning in UHN’s research portfolio; project master planning; building facilities operations; contractual relationship management; wet lab program development and compliance. In addition, the incumbent manages human resources, departmental planning, and oversees quality initiatives. The incumbent manages and has oversight over the financial resources of the Research Facilities portfolio, as well as large projects and performs corporate management and cross functional responsibilities.

• Education: at minimum, completion of a Masters degree in an engineering or biomedical science required
• Experience: at minimum, over 10 years of practical and related experience required
• Extensive experience in biomedical research labs
• Outstanding judgement, negotiation and persuasion skills
• Outstanding presentation skills, project management and complex cross-functional team work skills
• Proficiency in Autocad and PM software required

Why join UHN?

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 https://hoopp.com/)
• Close 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.)

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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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.