Senior Manager, Research Management

Who We Are

At Heart & Stroke our mission is to promote health, save lives and enhance recovery. We are committed to a culture that exemplifies our core values: champion health, practice humility, embrace change, drive impact, learn and grow and be heartfelt as we work together to beat heart disease and stroke. We believe in equity, diversity and inclusion ― it’s embedded in our values and core mission work to support all people in Canada to lead healthier lives. We are committed to applying this principle to cultivate a welcoming environment that embraces diversity among our employees. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, women, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To learn more about our mission, values, commitment to EDI, and the difference Heart & Stroke makes in the lives of people in Canada at every age, please visit our website.

The Opportunity

Please note Heart & Stroke offers a hybrid work option, and candidates can work from anywhere in Canada. There is also occasional travel (including overnight) required up to 10 days/year.

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Research Management & Impact role to join our Research & Science team. Reporting to the Vice President, Research & Science, the role oversees the post funding management and impact of Heart & Stroke funded research. This role is accountable for leading the administration of Heart & Stroke’s funded research portfolio, including compliance, post-funding management, reporting, and processes that support the measurement, maximization, and communication of research impact.

A core part of the role is the administration, compliance, and oversight of Heart & Stroke’s funded research portfolio across the post-funding lifecycle. This includes ensuring that recipients and institutions meet funding requirements, overseeing payment and claims processes, supporting annual reporting, coordinating mid-point reviews, managing end-of-funding reporting, and identifying and escalating risks or issues that may affect accountability, stewardship, or compliance. The role also supports annual business planning, process improvement, and the modernization of research management and reporting systems to strengthen efficiency, data quality, and organizational insight.

The role will also lead the identification, interpretation, and communication of the impact of Heart & Stroke funded research. Working closely with the VP, Research & Science and cross-functional partners, the role develops approaches to capture, analyze, and translate research outcomes into meaningful insights, narratives, and evidence-informed recommendations. Through these approaches the role serves to support organizational strategy, knowledge mobilization, marketing, fundraising, advocacy, and mission priorities. Finally, the role serves as a key functional lead for research and science impact by supporting effective, integrated, and coordinated action that helps position the organization at the leading edge of evolving evidence and best practices in heart and brain health.

How You Will Make An Impact Every Day

Annual business planning, implementation and coordination of Heart & Stroke funded grants and awards

• Leads the annual planning process for post-award management and research impact, establishing priorities, deliverables, timelines, governance, and resource requirements aligned with organizational strategy.
• Creates the knowledge translation and mobilization framework for Heart & Stroke research, ensuring it aligns with the Foundation’s impact goals and performance strategy.
• Offers strategic leadership in the development and implementation of knowledge translation and mobilization initiatives for Heart & Stroke funded research.
• Directs cross-functional planning and prioritization with input from mission leadership to identify key research and science impacts of Heart & Stroke programs.
• Leads the identification, assessment, and interpretation of research and science impacts relevant to Heart & Stroke priorities, translating insights into recommendations for programs, strategy, and mission execution.
• Advises senior leadership on risks, trade-offs, and opportunities related to research management and impact frameworks, practices, policies and procedures.
• Leads organizational alignment of research and science impact work with mission strategy, ensuring a coordinated and consistent approach across functions, priorities, and audiences.
• Establishes governance, decision-making, and escalation processes for post-award management and research impact work, balancing risk, capacity, and organizational priorities.

Post grant and award management and administration

• Leads the post-award compliance function, ensuring grant holders