Senior Project Manager in Ottawa

As a Senior Project Manager on the TELUS Health Payvider Operations Project Management team, you'll lead complex, high-stakes healthcare system implementations that directly impact customers across Canada. You’ll manage large-scale projects in our Electronic Medical Records (EMR) space, Health Benefits Management initiatives, and/or Pharmacy system deployments, working independently to drive projects from business case and project charter through project planning with flexibility to develop your own framework. Your leadership will be critical for successful project delivery, working alongside a collaborative, values-driven team committed to continuous improvement and excellence.

What you'll do

• Lead complex projects in our Payvider Operations portfolio - whether EMR, Health Benefits Management, or Pharmacy system implementations; working independently but overseeing a team to develop project charters, creating business cases, managing schedules, budgets, and risk with minimal supervision while escalating strategically when needed.
• Present to senior leadership with confidence and clarity, translating complex technical and project information into actionable insights that drive decision-making across client and internal stakeholders.
• Manage diverse, matrixed project teams (Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Clinical teams, Communications, vendors) through facilitation and mentorship, ensuring alignment across internal TELUS teams and external client organizations.
• Champion standardized project management methodologies, tools, and collaborative platforms while driving delivery excellence and mentoring functional team members.
• Manage and analyze complex reporting and ensure implementations deliver tangible benefits to TELUS Health and customers.
• Develop highly effective project communications (infographics, briefing notes, executive reports) tailored to diverse audiences, from client-facing comms to executive leadership/Steerco updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Healthcare, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive project management experience with demonstrated expertise in project management principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Minimum 5+ years leading large-scale, complex healthcare system implementations (EMR, clinical systems, health benefits platforms) through full project lifecycle including sustainability planning.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, managing multiple competing priorities under pressure and meeting firm deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in healthcare system implementations with demonstrated understanding of health systems, operational complexity, and patient care impact.
• Strong leadership skills including decision-making, influencing without formal authority, and managing stakeholder expectations in matrixed environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing ambiguity and applying change management and systems thinking methodologies.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to diverse audiences—from clinical staff to senior leadership.

Great-to-haves

• Graduate degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or a related field.
• Advanced training or certification in change management and implementation science.
• Bilingual capability (English and French).

Salary Range: $86,000-$136,000. Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%. Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn't match your expectations. We're open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise. TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family.
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both, based on the role's requirements.
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs.
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve.
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills.

A bit about us: We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

TELUS Health is an IT leader in Canada that focuses on the health sector. Our mission is to improve the way information is being used along the continuum of care to better the health of citizens in Canada and in selected countries.

We’re looking for clinicians, programmers, product developers, sales and marketing people, customer support, and everyone in between. If you have a penchant for turning information into better health outcomes, then we want you to help us develop, implement and manage the most innovative healthcare solutions possible.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.