Coordinator, Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy

Who We Are

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music.  As one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support the wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children's Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time. 

The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program (BMTP) provides consultation, pre-treatment, treatment and post-treatment care for patients eligible for autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants. With dedicated inpatient beds and stem cell collection and processing facilities at Victoria Hospital, as well as ambulatory clinics at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, the team cares for approximately 100 new transplant patients each year.

Posting Period

June 4 - 17, 2025

Job Summary

What the Role is

Reporting to the Director, Regional Cancer Services, Inpatient Oncology, CMH and Stem Cell, the Coordinator, Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy is accountable for day-to-day unit activities, including the management of human and material resources, day-to-day staffing and scheduling, development and support of a healthy workplace, risk and utilization measurements, and facilitation of improvement initiatives and change management, while operating within approved operational budgets and financial guidelines and controls.  A major focus of the role is fostering effective working relationships and networks within the team/unit and with other teams across the organization.

This position is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) program's core coordination unit, ensuring efficient service delivery and staff management. The role ensures accurate and consistent data collection and reporting to meet the requirements of provincial funders (Ontario Health, Cancer Care Ontario) and accrediting bodies (Health Canada, Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)). It maintains a comprehensive quality system to support program excellence and regulatory compliance. Additionally, the position coordinates unrelated donor searches for stem cell transplantation and collaborates with Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy vendors to manage the collection, manufacturing, and infusion of CAR T products

NOTE: this role may be required to be on-call on an occasional basis.

Qualifications

Who You Are

• You are self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations
• You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence
• You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
• You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
• You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation
• You create connections, build partnerships and networks
• You demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence
• You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
• You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making
• You are self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills

What Skills Are Needed

• Planning and executing action plans that deliver results and motivate individuals for greater performance excellence
• Strong business acumen
• Values-based leadership and a proven track record for developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance-driven culture
• Lead and drive system transformation
• Develop self and others through teaching, coaching, mentoring and formal development processes
• Strong analytical skills that contribute to effective problem solving and decision-making

What You Will Bring with You

• Successful completion of a recognized baccalaureate degree program in a health care related discipline preferred  
• Related post-graduate education preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in progressively more responsible leadership roles in a healthcare environment, preferably in an acute care academic teaching hospital
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in stem cell or CAR T cell therapy preferred
• 1-2 years of experience with project management, quality management, or FACT accreditation preferred
• Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

*Consideration for an interview will be given to an education and prior experience assessment

Other Information

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.

Submission Requirements (please submit as a PDF document) 

• Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials, Certifications and References.

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written profile, presentations, etc. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Immunization Requirements:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires must provide documentation related to LHSC's Health Review Requirements. For more information and a detailed list of requirements, please visit Health Review Requirements | LHSC.

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.