Pour obtenir une traduction en français de l’offre d’emploi suivante, veuillez envoyer un courriel à careers@ontariohealth.ca. Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours. To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days. At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care. What Ontario Health offers: Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type: Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day a health care spending or wellness spending account a premium defined benefit pension plan three personal days and two float days annually three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years career development opportunities a collaborative values-based team culture a wellness program a hybrid working model participation in Communities of Inclusion Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity. Ontario Health is seeking a strategic and experienced Advisor to lead high-impact initiatives that optimize the province’s health workforce. This consultative role provides subject matter expertise to departmental leadership and cross-functional teams. You'll shape research frameworks, drive knowledge dissemination, and advise on evidence-based staffing models, team-based care, and system-level delivery—ensuring robust, streamlined healthcare across Ontario. The Advisor is a key decision maker relied upon for authoritative guidance on health workforce planning and optimization. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, mentor emerging talent, and translate complex evidence into actionable insights. Here is what you will be doing: Strategic Planning & Advisory Support Advise the Director and teams on workforce planning, data strategies, and research. Contribute to departmental strategic plans, emphasizing knowledge mobilization. Research, Analysis & Dissemination Lead development of frameworks, metrics, and tools to support evidence-informed workforce planning. Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on current and future staffing models. Produce reports, manuscripts, webinars, and presentations tailored to stakeholders—policy makers, planners, internal teams, and external partners. Support the Knowledge Hub and expert panels with high-quality data and analysis. Summarize findings for technical and general audiences. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Build relationships across Ontario’s health system including hospitals, regulators, and clinical leaders. Engage stakeholders through surveys, interviews, and forums to ensure relevance of knowledge products. Collaborate with internal teams to leverage innovative dissemination tools such as infographics, podcasts, social media, and panels. Project & Team Leadership Lead and execute operational and research initiatives. Manage resources to support successful project delivery. Identify risks and recommend strategies for improvement amid changing priorities and policy landscapes. Mentor junior team members and foster collaborative, high-performance culture. Relationship Management Maintain strong internal and external networks to stay current on emerging trends and best practices. Provide guidance and build trust among colleagues and external stakeholders. Ensure high-quality standards and timely delivery of work products. Here is what you will need to be successful: Education and Experience: Master’s degree in health, public health, epidemiology, or a health-related profession. Strong preference will be given to a candidate with experience as a regulated health professional. 3-5 years work experience in the Ontario Health System with a wide range of clinical and administrative stakeholders. Experience in engaging technical and clinical audiences to gather research/best practices/analysis requirements, interpret results and information to facilitate decision-making. Experience using healthcare and demographic datasets and standards, including CIHI (DAD, NACRS, CCRS, NRS), RPDB, OHIP, ON-MARG, and Statistics Canada census considered an asset. Experience working in a health human resources-related role, including understanding of both health professional and healthcare organizational perspectives an asset. Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of health workforce best practices associated with staffing models and system level care delivery to optimize the health workforce. Knowledge of relevant health human resources stakeholders, regulators, and associations to support research, data collection and information sharing. Demonstrated ability to appraise evidence and research to evaluate its quality, importance, and applicability. Judgement, planning and organizations skills to ensure that research, analysis, and information needs are established and met, with priorities and deadlines being observed in support of the achievement of overall departmental goals. Advisory and communication skills to collaborate with a broad range of contacts, to deliver analytical/research reports and provide expert input. Strong written and communication skills to prepare reports and lead presentations. Project planning & management. Adept at balancing concurrent tasks and projects and works effectively in a dynamic working environment. Strong problem-solving, research, and critical thinking capability. Demonstrated ability to take initiative and exercise sound judgement in setting priorities, identifying issues and determining the action(s) required. Proficiency in MS Office Suite in particular Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Ability to work collaboratively to determine work objectives as well as in self-directed manner as defined within the overall context of the project plan. Strong ability to deal with ambiguity and flexibility to pivot to adapt to changing demands. Proven ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish trust, credibility, and respect. Strong technical skills, including the ability collect, analyze, and present data. This includes the ability to effectively collect information through surveys and other mechanisms. Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change) Employment Type: Permanent Full time Contract Length: N/A Salary Band: Band 5 External Application Deadline Date: September 2, 2025 All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health. Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities. Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours. Introduce yourself to our Talent Acquisition team and we will get in touch if there is a role that seems like a good match. Ontario Health is the provincial agency responsible for ensuring Ontarians receive high-quality health care services where and when they need them. Since it was established in June 2019, Ontario Health has brought together the strengths of many existing health care organizations to work together to build a better health care system for all Ontarians. Building on the expertise and knowledge of our people, we are committed to applying the best of what we collectively do, and in partnership with others, to transform the health system and improve the quality and delivery of care for patients, families, and health care providers.
