Date Posted: 02/06/2024
Req ID:35914
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Postgraduate Medical Education
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
About us
Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.
Your Opportunity
The Department of Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) offers a collaborative professional learning environment dedicated to supporting learners, faculty and staff. We offer a respectful team-oriented culture and value the dedication and innovation of all staff who contribute to our mission. We believe in ongoing improvement and innovation and promote a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees.
Reporting to the Director, Policy, Analysis & Systems Management, and also (dotted line) to the Faculty’s Director, Information Technology, the Manager, Education Technology & Systems Management will lead the development, planning and implementation of technology systems and strategies to support PGME as part of the Faculty’s Medical Education IT integration and alignment. Leveraging your exemplary technical expertise and knowledge of medical education, you will play a critical role in advising and building consensus among stakeholders on collaborative technology solutions that advance our postgraduate medical education goals and priorities. You will proactively and collaboratively lead and oversee the technical design, development and integration of software applications used by staff, Faculty, learners and other end users within our affiliated hospital network. You will participate in the negotiation of strategies and agreements with external vendors to facilitate transitions and migrations of information technology platforms. Your strong leadership skills will allow you to excel as a leader and mentor to a team of staff and drive the delivery of exceptional systems development, integration, and maintenance.
Essential Qualifications
• University degree in Computer Science or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in progressively responsible positions within an information and/or education technology operations setting.
• Proven experience leading IT services and projects and expertise in identifying ways to enhance and integrate technology.
• In-depth understanding of postgraduate medical education, including knowledge of curriculum and assessment solutions in that context
• Demonstrated project management experience, including scoping projects and directing the development cycle from conception to completion
• Experience conducting needs assessments to identify and evaluate systems requirements and translate project plans
• Demonstrated experience streamlining processes with automated solutions
• Significant management experience, leading and mentoring staff, preferably in a unionized environment
• Experience in developing and managing budgets and implementing financial management standards and practices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to understand, analyze and improve complex administrative processes, to assess options and possibilities and to plan, develop and implement complex IT technology and systems
• Excellent understanding of relational database systems, preferably with student information systems and University of Toronto systems
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong communications skills in order to communicate, persuade, and present technical and non-technical concepts to persons with both strong and limited technical backgrounds
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships and build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups with disparate interests
• Strong decision-making skills; strong planning and project management skills, focusing on executing and completing tasks under pressure and managing conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Ability to train and motivate staff to work collaboratively toward the goals of the office
• Ability to solve problems in a strategic and tactical manner; strong conflict management skills
• Proven ability to conduct research into technical or project-related issues and products, to continually improve processes and solutions as technology changes
Assets (Nonessential):
• Relevant work experience in a University, government, medical education or healthcare setting
This is a term position to February 2025.
Closing Date: 02/19/2024,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 4 -- Hiring Zone: $102,763 - $119,892 -- Broadband Salary Range: $102,763 - $171,273
Job Category: Information Technology (IT