At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead digital transformation initiatives and enhance stakeholder experiences in the Faculty of Medicine.
- Company: Join UBC, a top-ranked global university known for innovation and research excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with diverse teams and contribute to meaningful health transformations.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on healthcare through strategic change management and digital solutions.
- Qualifications: Undergraduate degree and 5+ years of relevant experience; strong communication and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 118800 - 145200 $ per year.
The Change and Transformation Lead provides change management leadership for a suite of service offerings within the Faculty of Medicine’s IT unit – Digital Solutions. The Change & Transformation Lead provides strategic leadership and advice to Faculty of Medicine management and directly oversees change management processes and practices related to Digital Solutions projects and services. Incumbent contributes to a strategic team that promotes the adoption of Digital services in support of the Faculty’s strategic goals and benefit realization.
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning.
Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone. Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 14,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.
The Faculty of Medicine —comprised of approximately 2,700 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 12,000 clinical faculty members—is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, 3 schools, and 26 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty of Medicine delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences.
This position reports to the Manager, Governance, Strategy & Planning, assisting with strategic thinking and leading change and transformation practice. The position has extensive contact with other departments and groups within the Faculty of Medicine and the UBC community. It may also act as a liaison point with partner organizations whose customers may rely upon use of Medicine’s technology services and/or collaboration with Medicine’s staff.
Work Performed
- Digital Transformation and Organizational Change: Lead and support digital transformation initiatives that advance organizational priorities, improve services and processes, and enhance stakeholder experiences. Partner with faculty, operational, and technical leaders to identify opportunities for innovation, modernization, and continuous improvement. Determines appropriate change-management approaches and independently resolves significant readiness, adoption, stakeholder and implementation issues.
- Change Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement: Leads the change-management component of multiple complex Faculty-wide digital initiatives and is accountable for the successful execution, adoption and benefit realization of assigned change programs. Develop and execute engagement, communication, and adoption strategies that facilitate successful implementation and sustainable outcomes.
- Implementation and Delivery: Lead or coordinate the implementation of complex strategic and digital initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and operational requirements. Develops change-program scope, objectives, deliverables, resource requirements, schedules, success measures and implementation plans in alignment with overall project objectives.
Minimum Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
- In-depth knowledge of applications and the business requirements supporting them.
- Minimum of five years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prosci training is preferred.
- In-depth knowledge of the Faculty of Medicine, IT service delivery and its business requirements.
- Demonstrated skills in developing, implementing and evaluating strategic communications and change management plans.
Change and Transformation Lead in Vancouver employer: University of British Columbia
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Contact Details:
University of British Columbia Recruitment Team
