Senior Project Manager, ePMO
Ottawa, ON, CA, K1G 4J5 Brampton, ON, CA, L6T 5M1 Toronto, ON, CA, M5G 2M1
Please note this role will work in a hybrid environment based in Ottawa, Toronto, or Brampton. 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: 8675
Employment status: 1 Regular Full-time and 1 Temporary Full-time
Position's anticipated start date: 2026-06-15
Position's anticipated end date: 2029-05-30
Number of positions available: 2
Salary/Rate of pay: $114,800 - $135,100
Application deadline: 2026-05-15
- 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.
- We recommend you save a copy of the job posting for reference throughout the recruitment process.
Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the internal career page.
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.
About the Role
Canadian Blood Services is seeking one Regular Full-Time and one Temporary Full-Time Senior Project Manager to join our Enterprise Portfolio, Program and Project Management Office (ePMO).
These roles support enterprise initiatives that strengthen Canada’s blood, organ, tissue and stem cell systems.
In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional projects and programs in a highly regulated environment. You will drive strong execution, manage competing priorities, and align stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes. You will support ongoing transformation.
The ePMO is a centralized function that leads this portfolio by establishing standards, providing governance, and enabling delivery across the organization. You will work closely with business units and change management experts while remaining accountable for overall project delivery, alignment, and outcomes.
Current examples of projects include:
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- A multi-year transformation program to modernize donor engagement through new technology and more personalized, data‑driven donor experiences.
- Implementation of updated blood testing and donor eligibility requirements across laboratory testing, operations, systems, training, and regulatory processes.
Projects may include technology-enabled components, but the role focuses on overall delivery and business outcomes.
What You Will Do
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-year enterprise projects across operations, corporate functions, and compliance or regulatory domains.
- Define scope, delivery approach, and success criteria, translating business cases into clear, actionable delivery plans tied to defined benefits.
- Manage trade-offs across scope, cost, timelines, and risk to support informed decision making.
- Partner, influence and align senior leaders, including facilitating governance and steering committee discussions to drive alignment and decisions.
- Lead project governance, including executive reporting, risk escalation, and decision tracking and performance visibility.
- Partner with change management to support successful implementation and adoption, and manage delivery risks related to stakeholder alignment and readiness.
- Ensure value-driven program and project delivery by aligning to business-defined benefits and supporting tracking and reporting.
- Provide clear and insightful reporting on project performance, giving leaders visibility into progress and realized value.
Desired Education and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, health sciences, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is preferred.
- 10+ years leading complex, cross-functional business or operational initiatives at the enterprise level.
- Experience delivering projects involving process change, policy, regulatory implementation, or organizational transformation, including initiatives with both business and technology components.
- Experience working in regulated environments such as healthcare, public sector, or life sciences.
- Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders with competing priorities within formal governance structures in ambiguous or evolving environments.
- Experience managing delivery across multiple business units without direct authority.
- Experience working within a centralized PMO or enterprise portfolio environment.
What We Offer You
- 4 weeks’ vacation for regular full-time employees.
- Pay-in-lieu of benefits and vacation for temporary full-time employees during the first year of employment, with eligibility for benefits and vacation enrolment after one year of service.
- Comprehensive group health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family (regular full-time employees).
- Annual performance award of up to 10%.
- Defined benefit pension plan.
- Employee discounts, wellness programs, and access to professional development resources.
What You Can Expect
- This role will work in a hybrid environment with requirements to be onsite at a Canadian Blood Services location 40% of the time/2 days of the week.
- You will work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day.
- Travel is required to attend meetings and to fulfill project commitments.
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.
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.
Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.
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