The salary range for this position is CAD $55.25/Hr. - CAD $79.42/Hr.

The hours of work, including start and stop times, days off, work area and work site may be subject to change consistent with operations requirements and applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement and statutes. **Testing may be required. ***A criminal record check may be required

Looking for an AI-focussed project management role where success isn't just measured by product launches? Where the work you're contributing to has a tangible positive impact on the world? Some Technical PM roles deliver software; this one helps deliver the future of healthcare.

Technology is changing healthcare faster than ever, and the challenge isn't finding great ideas—it's bringing together the people, funding, and technical expertise to turn those ideas into solutions that make a difference. As part of their ongoing work at the cutting-edge of digital health innovation, PHC Ventures is now hiring a permanent, full-time Technical Project Manager to help lead a portfolio of innovative projects spanning biobanks, artificial intelligence, research computing, cloud infrastructure, and health data. Working alongside software engineers, data scientists, researchers, clinicians, and industry partners, you'll coordinate complex technical initiatives that improve how research is conducted and how healthcare data is leveraged to accelerate innovation in patient care.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology, research, and healthcare innovation—supporting projects that strengthen AI capabilities, modernize research infrastructure, and enable world-class clinical care while helping shape the future of digital health in BC.

Please note this is a primarily on-site position, with some occasional flexibility for hybrid work at manager's discretion. This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59PM on Friday, July 31st.

Your duties will include:

• Leading complex technical projects: Coordinating multiple concurrent AI, cloud computing, health data, and research infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with funding and organizational objectives.
• Connecting technical and business teams: Acting as the bridge between software engineers, researchers, clinicians, health informatics teams, and external partners to coordinate workstreams, manage risks, and keep stakeholders aligned.
• Driving governance and project operations: Managing project plans, financial tracking, documentation, funding reporting, audit requirements, and governance processes to support large federally funded innovation initiatives.
• Supporting healthcare innovation: Helping deliver technical platforms and infrastructure that enable cutting-edge research, AI capabilities, and digital health solutions that improve healthcare across BC and beyond.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus seven (7) to ten (10) years' recent, related experience that includes successfully managing significant large projects or initiatives, and facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to coach staff on these skills.
• Ability to utilize initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities to implement project plans and realize project completion.
• Broad knowledge of health care delivery systems in primary, acute, residential and community settings.
• Effective facilitation, persuasion and negotiation skills to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to provide coaching, supervision, leadership and team development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships and influence senior leadership.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing with various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale organizational change efforts.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic planning, tactics, and problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to influence others to move towards a common vision.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of available resources for projects and applicable stakeholder groups, provides feedback and detailed analysis on project processes and makes recommendations as required.
• Uses sound business acumen to manage the fiscal resources of assigned projects/services in a manner that is financially responsible and consistent with overall goals of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Functional knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management and database applications.

• Competitive Pay: $108,147- $155,461 per year, depending on experience  

• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth. 

• State-of-the-art facilities:  The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027. 

• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents. 

• Meaningful impact: You will have the opportunity to work for an organization that is deeply committed to safeguarding of our surrounding environment by contributing to high quality care while promoting sustainable practices in your everyday work. 

• A comprehensive health benefits package including dental, vision, and life insurance as well as pension. 

Who We Are 

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.  

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence Health Care has grown into a globally recognized leader in research, teaching, and care. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of PHC because we value its long-standing dedication to social justice and compassionate care, its active efforts to advance environmental sustainability and planetary health, and its meaningful engagement in the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Curious about our culture and what it’s really like to work here? Check out the video below to meet some of the incredible people who make Providence a truly special place to work.  

Your day to day:

• Works with Directors, Project Sponsor(s), Managers/Leaders, staff and other stakeholders to develop detailed project charter and project plans outlining goals, objectives, timelines and project deliverables.
• Executes project plan according to project methodologies, ensures successful and coordinated completion of project components, facilitates consensus with stakeholders as needed, and ensures readiness for project implementation.
• Tracks project progress according to project plan, monitors and reports on the status of projects and major issues/obstacles encountered. Makes recommendations regarding project scope changes, rationale for change, seeks consensus and proceeds as needed.
• Leads process improvement and work redesign, utilizing own expertise to utilize persuasion and negotiation abilities to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.
• Implements and/or contributes to the implementation of effective processes to assess project risks, identify risk mitigation strategies and monitor risk throughout the life cycle of the project. Develops briefing notes or business cases to support initiatives moving forward.
• In collaboration with Director/Project Sponsor, develops a budget plan for the project that meets the goals and objectives of the project, monitors expenditures, identifies financial issues, and seeks to adhere to budget or take corrective action. Recommends and/or negotiates contracts for provision of goods and services as required.
• Leads the development and implementation of a sustainment plan to ensure ongoing support for new programs. Collaborates on opportunities to improve and sustain service and quality.
• Meets with stakeholders, explains parameters of project and seeks input from various sources and teams. Ensures questions and concerns are addressed in order to achieve buy in.
• Establishes roles and responsibilities of team members, identifies skills required and discusses timelines for project. Directs work of team members as applicable to project.
• Identifies and supports resolution to problems or barriers for successful project/change initiative completion.
• Provides leadership, facilitation, coordination and/or support as required to internal/external committees, planning groups and operational/implementation groups.
• Develops and promotes flexible and sustainable education and training strategies and works with project team to gain commitment to implemented processes.
• Develops a process of evaluation for project outcomes, data collection and analysis.
• Participates on a variety of committees and establishes positive working relationships in order to ensure successful outcomes and cooperation from others on the project.
• Integrates the mandate of the project plan with existing services and programs where possible, in order to strengthen the project and ensure responsible use of human and fiscal resources.
• Provides leadership and direction to staff, project team members, consultants, and user groups, by providing consistent and effective day-to-day management of the project(s) and the team(s) including work assignment, coaching, mentoring, skill development and, where necessary, corrective action including performance management. Liaises with human resources personnel on related matters as required.
• Acts as a resource and provides support to the project team, staff and consultants and ensures that high quality project management principles are adhered to throughout the project stages. Mediates to resolve specific issues including interpersonal conflicts. Provides support to maintain project timelines.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.