Client: Supply Ontario – RQ00833

We are seeking a

Senior Program Manager

with extensive experience in program and portfolio management, strategic planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and the delivery of complex digital and data initiatives. The successful candidate will provide program leadership for Public Health Ontario's (PHO) Public Health Data Utility (PHDU) and Immunization Information System (IIS) initiatives, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure successful delivery, operational readiness, and alignment with organizational priorities, approved funding, and applicable standards.

Role Snapshot

Job Title: RQ00833 – Program Manager – Senior

Client: Supply Ontario

Work Location: 661 University Avenue, Suite 1701, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1M1

Job Type: Onsite

Additional Location Note: Remote

Estimated Start Date: November 9, 2026

Estimated End Date: March 31, 2027

Business Days: 103.00

Hours: 7.25 hours per day, 5 days per week

Must Have

Provide project oversight on behalf of the Director, Architecture, Digital Governance, Digital Public Health.

Manage relationships with internal and external partners and vendor teams with respect to the Public Health Data Utility and the Immunization Information System initiatives.

Manage day-to-day program delivery coordination across business, data engineering, analytics, architecture, privacy, security, vendor, and operational teams to support PHDU and IIS outcomes.

Maintain the PHDU roadmap and work with partners to project and track work associated with program milestones.

Document, manage, and maintain integrated program risks, issues, assumptions, decisions,



and dependencies for PHDU and IIS.

Description Public Health Ontario (PHO) is building data and analytics infrastructure in partnership with the Health and Human Services Solutions Division and the Ministry of Health. This infrastructure, called the Public Health Data Utility (PHDU), will enable real-time federated access to public health data, enabling timely analytics, surveillance, and decision support. One of the first data products associated with the PHDU is an Immunization Information System (IIS).

This role will lead PHO efforts for the PHDU itself and the IIS data product. We are seeking a Senior Program Manager to provide structured program and portfolio management leadership for these critical digital and data initiatives.

The resource will establish and maintain integrated delivery plans, governance forums, executive reporting, decision and escalation pathways, and risk, issue, and dependency management to ensure PHDU and IIS activities and deliverables are completed on time, within approved funding, and aligned with PHO, Ministry, and Health and Human Services Solutions Division standards.

Key Responsibilities

Provide project oversight on behalf of the Director, Architecture, Digital Governance, Digital Public Health.





Manage relationships with internal and external partners and vendor teams with respect to the Public Health Data Utility and the Immunization Information System initiatives.

Ensure that project deliverables are satisfactorily completed.

Communicate complex technical and contractual information to diverse stakeholders.

Align vendor and partner activities with broader organizational strategies, risk frameworks, and priorities.

Define program scope, objectives, and success metrics.

Develop and maintain program plans, timelines, and budgets.

Coordinate interdependent projects and manage cross-functional teams.

Monitor progress and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and communicate program status regularly.

Ensure alignment of projects with organizational strategy and goals.

Oversee program documentation and reporting for leadership.

Collaborate with program managers, or equivalent roles, from vendor and partner organizations to ensure alignment and overall program progress.

Coordinate and develop materials for presentation to internal partners, integrated project and program teams, steering committees, and other relevant stakeholders.

Produce routine and ad-hoc updates on program progress and risks for different audiences as required.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Strategic Planning & Management

Manage day-to-day program delivery coordination across business, data engineering, analytics, architecture, privacy, security, vendor, and operational teams to support PHDU and IIS outcomes.

Maintain the PHDU roadmap and work with partners to project and track

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