Senior Project Manager

Please note this role will work in a hybrid environment. The successful candidate must be located near a Canadian Blood Services site and will be working a mixture of on‑site and off‑site work based on the parameters for our operations to meet the needs of our donors, our staff and our communities. Currently, employees are expected to have an in‑person presence for at least 40% of their work time.

This requirement may vary depending upon circumstances.

Employment status: Regular full-time

Number of positions available: 1

Salary/Rate of pay: $108,493 - $125,026

Final date to receive applications: 2026‑02‑06

This external job posting may close earlier than the advertised deadline. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

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Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the internal career page.

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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.

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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.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full‑time Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplant (OTDT) team.

The Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplant team is responsible for overseeing Canadian Blood Services national organ sharing programs, improving system performance, increasing transplantation rates and improving patient outcomes.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the planning, management, development, implementation and evaluation of complex projects and initiatives that advance the performance of the organ and tissue donation and transplantation system in Canada.

In this role, you will work in collaboration with the OTDT team, its medical advisors, the regional organ donation organizations, organ transplant programmes and living donation programmes, HLA laboratories, professional societies, health care professionals, information system vendors, Canadian Blood Services advisory committees, Health Canada, Canadian Institute of Health Information, national and international research experts, as well as patient and public partners, including donors and their families, to advance and improve the performance and quality of the OTDT system in Canada.

• Leveraging your project management experience, you will lead or participate in the development of project business cases for complex, multi‑year projects.
• Utilizing your collaboration skills, you will work with the project team and steering committee to recruit project team members, while leveraging your leadership and engagement skills to oversee, support and direct project team members in staying engaged with the plan and effectively accomplishing the goals and objectives of the project.
• Applying advanced facilitation and reporting abilities, you will maintain effective communication and engagement across internal and external partners, supporting the timely delivery of high‑quality outputs and impactful outcomes.
• Drawing on your project leadership experience, you will monitor and document the overall project plan and budget, ensuring the project meets timelines, targets and expectations based on the established parameters, providing regular project status updates to all key partners on behalf of the project team.
• Utilizing your communication, teamwork skills, and project experience, you…