Project Coordinator, VP Medical and Academic Affairs

Salary Details

Job Summary

Come work as a Project Coordinator, VP Medical and Academic Affairs with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Project Coordinator, VP Medical and Academic Affairs to join the Clinical Innovation team. Apply today to join our team!

As a Project Coordinator, VP Medical and Academic Affairs with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Be involved with all aspects of assigned strategic projects including project scoping, planning, communications, and partnership engagement.
• Provide analytical skills in the review, evaluation and maintenance of project documentation, functional components, and reporting of those projects within the VP MAA portfolio.
• Directly support and align broadly with the Department’s identified priorities and enable proactive, responsive, and timely decision-making and participation across the portfolio.
• Work with partners at all levels of the organization to achieve project goals and deliverables through effective communication, collaboration, and coordination.
• Liaise with various internal and external partners, representing the interests of the Department, ensuring that information flows, risks are identified, and response is timely and comprehensive.
• Work closely with the VPMAA to develop and maintain relationships that are crucial to the integrated, responsive, aligned functioning of the department within VCH.
• Work alongside senior Departmental leadership to maintain and evaluate department-wide information systems and processes that support the interdependencies across the functions of the department, and support timely, effective, and integrated documentation as well as reporting requirements.

This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business or Health Administration or relevant health care discipline supplemented by a minimum of three (3) years’ recent, related analysis and planning experience in a large, complex service organization or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Superior ability to develop trusting, authentic, and high-functioning relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and step into challenges courageously.
• Systems thinking skills to identify and analyze issues, and design and develop solutions to resolve challenges.
• Able to work effectively independently, and yet also convene and collaborates as appropriate to the situation; able to discern when to reach out for support, input and direction.
• Results-oriented, working effectively under pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities, and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills to function within a complex, diverse, and interdisciplinary environment with a specific the ability to engage and build relationships with the medical staff and senior leadership.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external partners to promote and enhance services provided with sensitivity to diversity and indigenous lens.
• Practices the recognition, inclusion and support of all types and aspects of diversity at all stages of engagement, with an understanding of the issues faced by people from equity-deserving groups.
• Uses initiative, vision, independent thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities to move project work forward to completion.
• Maintains a high degree of organization and coordination in all project-related aspects, allowing for continuous planning and execution of plans according to timelines.
• Effectively and accurately responds to the needs of partners and maintains awareness of the impacts of decisions and actions on the organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication as well as facilitation skills to work effectively in a team setting to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and reach desired outcomes.
• Maintains a broad knowledge of patient care delivery systems in primary, acute and community settings.
• Ability to function at the highest level of project coordination.
• Familiar with project management tools and able to convene groups.
• Aptitude with current advanced digital tools, visual tools, and spreadsheet applications to prepare reports and presentations as well as design, maintain and automate documentation.
• Demonstrated commitment to learning and developing professionally.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process. Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH): VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. ***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.