Associate Director, Data & Analytics

Brampton, ON, CA, L6T 5M1 Ottawa, ON, CA, K1G 4J5 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CA, B3B 0H7

This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work may be required based on business needs. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job posting ID: 9134

​Employment status: Regular full-time

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a regular full-time Associate Director, Data & Analytics to join our Finance & Corporate Services division.

Formula for success:

Drawing on your leadership and relationship-building skills, you will bring together finance, technology, and business stakeholders to align priorities, strengthen accountability, and deliver analytics solutions that support organizational decision-making.

Using your expertise in finance and business analytics, you will transform financial and operational data into actionable insights, helping leaders better understand performance, costs, trends, and strategic opportunities.

You will establish strong data governance, stewardship, and quality practices that improve trust in financial data and support consistent, reliable reporting across the organization.

By developing predictive models, scenario analyses, and forecasting capabilities, you will help improve planning accuracy and support both strategic and operational decision-making.

Leveraging your knowledge of business intelligence, data visualization, automation, and emerging technologies, you will modernize reporting capabilities and increase the value delivered through analytics.

Through coaching, mentoring, and capability building, you will develop a high-performing team that embraces innovation, data literacy, continuous learning, and evidence-based decision-making.

Desired Education & Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, Information Systems, or a related field; MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional designation preferred.

8-12 years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, management reporting, analytics, data management, business intelligence, or finance transformation, with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale analytics and reporting solutions.

Proven people management experience, including leading analytics, finance, or business intelligence teams, developing talent, and driving cross-functional initiatives while influencing senior leaders and stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects from strategy through execution and continuous improvement, including change management, prioritization, and management of multiple workstreams.

Strong expertise in financial analysis, planning, reporting, data management, analytics, visualization, and business intelligence tools; experience with health-related data is highly desirable.

Familiarity with modern data and technology platforms, including cloud-based analytics environments, SAP, TM1, Python, R, AI, and machine learning applications is considered an asset.

Exceptional communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.

Strategic, results-oriented leader who demonstrates integrity, adaptability, initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes under pressure.

This role will work in a hybrid environment with requirements to be onsite at one of Canadian Blood Services location at least 40% of the time/2 days of the week.

You will work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours a day.

Travel to Ottawa periodically, as required, to support business initiatives and stakeholder engagement.

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply by providing your up-to-date resume. This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives.

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment will be contacted. Emails are sent directly from our system, to ensure you receive them please add donotreply@blood.ca and system@successfactors.com to your safe senders list.

Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.

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