About the Role
The Senior Specialist, Negotiations supports the operations of the Negotiations Task Force, oversees project management, and participates in research and analysis to support successful negotiations of physician services agreements. This role is key to leading the development and implementation of organizational priorities within a cross-functional team.
Responsibilities
- Support the operations of OMA Negotiations Task Force Meetings and bilateral negotiations, and other meetings, as needed.
- Guide the project planning process for negotiations, including preparation and development of trackers, timelines, and critical paths, and monitor deliverables from project initiation to close out.
- Support research and analysis across multiple departments by synthesizing and summarizing complex information.
- Prepare presentations, reports, briefing documents, and critiques of proposals from groups, members, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure the Negotiations Task Force is informed and understands issues and potential conflicts.
- Work with committees and/or other physician leaders to identify solutions and resolve problems.
- Monitor emerging trends, policy changes, and system issues affecting physician compensation and practice.
- Develop and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, OMA members, industry colleagues, health care providers, research community representatives, and government officials.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Ability to lead projects consisting of cross-functional resources through project plan and implementation in a fast-paced environment.
- Supports the organization’s commitment to respect equity, inclusion, diversity, and anti-racism.
- PMP certification or formal project management training would be considered an asset.
- Experience in conflict resolution, and knowledge translation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build and manage relationships with both internal and external customers/stakeholders.
- Background checks and reference checks are conducted for all open positions as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Research
- Committee operations
- Analysis
- Project management
- Conflict resolution
- Knowledge translation
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving skills
- Relationship building
- Stakeholder management
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Four to Five years’ experience in research, committee operations, analysis, and project management.
Education Level
- Masters’ degree in Health Administration, Economics, Business, Political Science or equivalent.
Salary/Compensations
- $77,965-$82,835
Benefits
- Pension plan
- Bonus program
- Exceptional group benefits package
- Spending account
- Robust wellness program
- Paid professional development
- Continuous in-house learning
About the Company
- The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients.
- The OMA continually seeks to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health-care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions, and opportunities to improve.
- A work environment whose values are to be respectful, bold, responsive, and transparent in our work and our behaviours.
- An organization that is committed to the equity, diversity and inclusion principles of humility, accountability, collaboration, courage and integrity.
- An organization that has been recognized as a Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for six consecutive years.
Equal Opportunity
- The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
- In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.
