Advanced Skills Development Lead

Date Posted: 10/09/2025
Req ID: 45457
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Pharmacy
Department: Faculty of Pharmacy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number:

About us:

The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is Canada's top faculty of pharmacy and ranked among the top in the world. We bring together Canada's leading scientists, researchers, and educators in the heart of Toronto's innovation and health research ecosystem. We advance professional pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science through world-leading education and research and are recognized worldwide for our outstanding scholarship, ingenuity, creativity, and impact.

Our faculty, students, staff, and alumni come together to create a vibrant, collaborative environment rich with possibilities. We are at the forefront of redefining pharmacy's impact in health care and developing the capacity of pharmaceutical science to pinpoint better therapeutic targets, create new ways of building medications, and ensure medication use is safe and effective.

We are committed to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering an environment where each member of our community can achieve their full potential.

Learn more:

The Biomanufacturing Hub Network (BioHubNet) is an immersive talent development program aimed at producing industry-ready, highly qualified personnel (HQP) in the biomanufacturing sector through comprehensive training initiatives with deep industry engagement. BioHubNet has been recently awarded $18.9 million in federal funding. BioHubNet is committed to delivering state-of-the-art training crucial for Canada's future in biomanufacturing and pandemic preparedness. It offers tailored training programs drawing on the collective expertise of academia, industry, hospitals, and not-for-profit organizations. The core of the BioHubNet model is industry-led and industry-relevant credentialled training to meet the skills needed in the biomanufacturing sector combined with experiential learning through internships and residencies. BioHubNet will provide training to a diverse range of HQP, including clinical associates, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, technicians, focusing on three key thematic areas: ENGAGE – microcredential courses; EXPERIENCE – experiential learning; EQUIP – entrepreneurial training, all of which will be pursued with attention to EQUITABLE opportunities. Through BioHubNet's training, HQP will be better equipped for careers in biomanufacturing and the life sciences ecosystem more generally.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of BioHubNet, the Advanced Skills Development Lead will play a key role in implementing and managing BioHubNet's training and mentorship platforms, providing graduate and postdoctoral trainees with opportunities to develop technical and professional skills to enhance their workforce readiness in the biomanufacturing field. You will oversee training access, ensure compliance with BioHubNet policies, facilitate data collection for program evaluation, and support the growth of BioHubNet's training offerings. The role also involves liaising with partner organizations to support seamless course registration, identifying skill gaps in collaboration with stakeholders, and contributing to the development of new training modules aligned with industry needs. The Lead will support outreach efforts to raise awareness of available opportunities, engage with academic and industry partners to enhance the trainee experience, and track program metrics to assess impact and inform future planning.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing components of instructional programs
• Conducting detailed analysis and evaluation to inform program planning activities
• Researching and recommending educational technologies and best practices related to teaching and learning
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for programs and initiatives
• Assessing and determining best practices and standards for multiple instructional modalities
• Developing content for instructional workshops
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance. Consulting with instructors, administrators and student groups on the development of tailored programming needs.

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in molecular or cellular biology, precision medicine, pharmacy or pharmacology, biomedical or chemical engineering or an acceptable combination of education and experience. A PhD is highly desirable.
• Minimum five years working within an academic setting with related experience in post-secondary teaching and/or program development and delivery, relationship management with various stakeholders is required.
• Experience coordinating/supporting/planning several projects of varying complexities in a fast-paced environment and with a high degree of initiative, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Experience working with post-secondary students in a university environment.
• Experience with coordinating project plans and schedules and providing input on the development of guidelines, procedures and policies.
• Experience in curriculum design, development, and delivery.
• Experience developing and delivering workshops/training to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member while eliciting cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including faculty, management, staff and students.
• Advanced knowledge in Office 365, specifically PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Teams.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to achieve program goals.
• Ability to use tact, discretion, maintain confidentiality, flexibility and sound judgment.
• Ability to research and identify trends and best practices in biomanufacturing, and stay informed on emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with industry-aligned workforce development, partnership management, and e-learning platforms is highly desirable.

Assets (Nonessential):

• A certificate in project management is an asset.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Team player

Notes:

• This is a term position until March 31, 2028. 
• This role is not currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto's Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.
• Hours of work: Monday through Friday from 8:45 AM to 5:00 PM, with overtime on weekdays. 

Closing Date: 10/20/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Grant - Term. This is a term position until March 31, 2028.
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band $91,677. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $117,242. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.