Associate Director, Strategic Finance Partnering

Please note this role will work in a hybrid environment. The successful candidate will be working a mixture of on-site and off-site work to meet the needs of our organization. Currently, employees are expected to have an in-person presence for at least 40% of their work time. 

Job posting ID: 8815

​Employment status: Regular full-time
Salary/Rate of pay: $132,300 - $155,600

Application deadline: 2026-06-30 

How to apply:
Canadian Blood Services has partnered with Boyden. Submit your application directly to Boyden via their website here.

To inquire confidentially, contact Brad Wilson at bwilson@boyden.com .

Application requirements:

• Your up-to-date resume.
• We recommend you save a copy of the job posting for reference throughout the recruitment process.
• Submit your application via Boyden to be considered for this position.

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own. 

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.    

Canadian Blood Services is an essential part of the country’s network of healthcare systems. Together, with donors, recipients, employees, partners and volunteers, Canadian Blood Services is Canada’s Lifeline, providing lifesaving products and services in transfusion and transplantation for Canadian patients, and safeguarding Canada’s systems of life essentials in blood, plasma, stem cells, and organs and tissues.

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a strategic, operationally minded finance leader to serve as its Associate Director, Strategic Finance Partnering (Associate Director). Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, this newly created role will provide embedded finance leadership to some of the organization’s most complex, operationally critical and financially significant portfolios, including Donor Relations, Collections, Supply Chain, Digital Solutions and Technology, Medical Affairs, and Research and Innovation. At CBS, strategic finance partnering plays a central role in strengthening organizational decision-making by translating financial information into clear business insight, building financial acumen among leaders and teams, and equipping decision makers with practical tools, analysis, and advice to improve performance. The function also serves as a critical bridge between finance and operations, helping leaders better understand trade-offs, risks, opportunities, and the financial implications of strategic and operational choices.

The Associate Director will also lead, coach, and develop a small team of Strategic Finance Partners supporting key portfolios across the organization, including Supply Chain, Digital Solutions and Technology, Medical Affairs, and Research and Innovation. In doing so, the Associate Director will help set priorities, strengthen consistency in business partnering practices, provide guidance on complex stakeholder issues and strategic analyses, help strengthen financial capability outside of Finance, shape the design and adoption of decision-support tools that translate financial information into business insights, and serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to executive leaders and their teams.

As the ideal candidate, you bring extensive experience in financial planning and analysis within large, complex operational environments. You possess deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, pricing, business case development and performance analysis, paired with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts into practical and actionable insight. You are a highly collaborative relationship builder who thrives in matrixed organizations and can influence effectively across executive and operational teams. Experience supporting operationally intensive environments such as manufacturing, healthcare, supply chain, or commercial operations will be considered a strong asset.

You are equally comfortable coaching senior leaders, facilitating cross-functional alignment, and mentoring finance professionals. Your leadership style is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in accountability, continuous improvement, and partnership. With strong communication and storytelling skills, you can connect financial insights to operational realities in a way that drives action and improves performance. The successful candidate will help leaders think more strategically and financially by coaching decision makers, simplifying complex analysis, and embedding stronger financial thinking across the organization Finally, you are energized by building new capabilities, elevating organizational financial acumen, and contributing to an organization with a meaningful national mandate.

We invite experienced and strategically minded finance leaders to explore this opportunity. To apply for this position, please submit your résumé and cover letter via the blue "Apply" button. To inquire confidentially, contact Brad Wilson at bwilson@boyden.com. We look forward to discussing how your experience and leadership align with this important mandate at Canadian Blood Services. Please note that this role follows a hybrid model with an expected onsite presence of approximately 40%.

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. 

How to apply:
Canadian Blood Services has partnered with Boyden. Submit your application directly to Boyden via their website here. 

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.  

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment will be contacted. Emails are sent directly from our system, to ensure you receive them please add donotreply@blood.ca and system@successfactors.com to your safe senders list. 

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment will be contacted. Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.
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