Manager, Collaborative Centre Strategy & Operations

Union: Non-Union
Number of Vacancies: 1 
New or Replacement: New
Site: Hydro Place - 700 University Avenue
Department: Research
Reports to: Research Institute Director, TIER with dotted line reporting to the Director, Office of Research Trainees and Director, People Consultants - Research
Salary Range: $103,155 - $153,155 annually
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Temporary full-time
Closing Date: March 16, 2026

Position Summary

The Research and Career Advancement Collaborative Hub (REACH) aims to be a UHN-wide hub for world-class educational experiences that enable Research scientists, staff, and trainees to push the limits of possibility. REACH will offer best-in-class research development and career advancement opportunities, customized to the specific learning needs of the research community by amplifying impact of existing opportunities, partnering to expand and transform high-quality offerings, and collaborating to co-develop innovative learning solutions. Its offerings will further establish Research at UHN as a global destination of choice, to attract, train and retain the brightest minds in research.

The Manager, Collaborative Centre Strategy & Operations takes primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of REACH, including planning and implementing programs, leading development of sub structures (e.g., advisory, focus groups), developing/measuring and reporting on program outcomes, and overseeing centre operations. This includes consulting with stakeholders across Research (including staff, scientists, and trainees) and other groups involved in education and professional development at UHN and externally. Some of the programming the manager will be responsible for are leadership training for Principal Investigators, awards programming for Research staff, and mentorship programming for all levels of Research. As we work to build out REACH, the Manager will be critical in shaping its programming and ensuring it serves the needs of the Research community.

Duties

• Leads the development and implementation of REACH programs, including determining timelines, forecasting resource requirements, and developing/managing budgets
• Represents REACH across the organization and in multi-institutional endeavours and manages its online presence.
• Collaborates with scientific leaders, multi-site and multi-disciplinary groups to ensure programming meets the needs of the Research community
• Holds accountability for measuring and reporting program performance, and develops key metrics to evaluate success
• Ensures that priorities are accomplished by providing direction to program/project teams and managing inter-disciplinary groups
• Expected to manage/anticipate human resource needs, and develop support for staff during implementation of new programs/projects