Project Analyst

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital and we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.  At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.   

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Do you love working with teams of diverse health professionals to solve old problems in new ways?  Do you have strong problem solving skills, stellar organizational skills, and solid verbal and written communication skills? Are you passionate about building a career in healthcare? Come play a key role in ensuring the success of digital health innovations at Humber River Health. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Analyst to join our Innovation Excellence team. The Project Analyst will play a supportive role in planning, implementing and evaluating projects and deliverables within the portfolio and across HRH. This will include gathering, synthesizing, and translating requirements, conducting analysis, and facilitating consensus. The individual will be working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and thrives in high-performing and fast-paced environments.

Reporting Relationship: Director, Innovation Excellence

Employee Group:  Non Union

Position Responsibilities:

• Gather and document functional requirements from client stakeholders
• Develop value propositions and benefits to evaluate client solutions
• Coordinate and support process redesign activities, including workflow mapping, options analysis, and gap analysis
• Gather, analyze and interpret data and information to support problem-solving and decision-making
• Assist Project Managers in all phases of project management. This includes:
• Development and monitoring of project plans
• Development of status reports and business cases
• Supporting risk and issue mitigation activities, including maintenance of Risk, Issue, Action Item, and Decision (RAID) Logs
• Facilitating project team meetings including development of agenda, leading meetings, and ensuring follow-up of action items identified
• Leading work streams within a project (for example, testing, pre-go-live activities, change management activities and/or project evaluation)
• Where required, assist in the execution of project deliverables
• Support departmental initiatives - this may include facilitating the development and documentation of processes and templates, developing briefing notes/reports and presentations, and carrying out other relevant tasks
• Other duties, as required

Qualifications:

• Diploma in IT, Healthcare, Business Analysis or Project Management required
• At least 2 years experience in Business/Project Analyst and/or 3-4 years as a Project Coordinator
• Undergraduate degree in IT, Healthcare or Business, preferred
• Business Analysis certification, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written, listening and facilitating)
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work on multiple projects and/or deliverables concurrently
• MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.) required
• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework preferred
• Familiarity with use of Project Management Software (i.e. ClickUp, SmartSheet, MS Project, etc.) preferred
• Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK), Lean planning methodology, Technology assessment, preferred

 Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Humber River Health, all new hires must have received a complete COVID-19 vaccination series approved by Health Canada AND have received their most recent dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to their first date of employment. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.