Senior Communications Strategist

The CAN Health Network is helping build a stronger, more competitive Canadian economy by connecting healthcare operators with Canadian technology companies to bring innovative solutions into the healthcare system. As a federally funded national network, CAN Health works with healthcare organizations, known as Edges, to identify pressing challenges and match them with Canadian-made solutions that can be validated, procured, and scaled across the country.

As CAN Health continues to grow nationally, we are looking for a strategic and highly creative communications and marketing professional to help elevate the organization’s visibility, strengthen its national brand, and drive awareness of the impact being created across Canada’s health innovation ecosystem.

The Senior Communications Strategist will support the development and execution of CAN Health’s digital presence, marketing campaigns, media strategy, and brand storytelling. This role will help shape how CAN Health is positioned nationally across healthcare, government, industry, and innovation audiences while also supporting the visibility of CAN Health partners, Edges, companies, and commercialization initiatives.

CAN Health’s headquarters is in downtown Oakville, where you will work, collaborate, and build relationships with colleagues and partners. As a national Network, CAN Health also works closely with team members and stakeholders across Canada.

This position offers a flexible hybrid/remote work arrangement. Team members who reside within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are expected to work from our Oakville office three days per week to support collaboration, team engagement, and in-person meetings, or as needed.

Candidates located outside the GTHA but within Canada are welcome to apply and may work fully remotely. We are committed to supporting a distributed workforce and fostering strong connections across our national team.

Salary Range: $85,000-$105,000

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Manager, Strategy & Growth, the Senior Communications Strategist will lead strategic communications initiatives that strengthen CAN Health’s national profile, support organizational priorities, and elevate awareness of Canadian healthcare innovation.

This role combines strategy and execution. You will serve as a trusted communications advisor across the organization, helping shape narratives, identify opportunities, support leadership communications, develop integrated campaigns, and position CAN Health as a leading voice within Canada’s health innovation ecosystem.

Working closely with senior leadership, healthcare organizations, government partners, Canadian companies, media, and ecosystem stakeholders, you will help ensure CAN Health’s story is communicated effectively to audiences across the country.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and execution of strategic communications initiatives that support CAN Health’s organizational priorities, partnerships, events, commercialization projects, and national initiatives.
• Develop integrated communications and marketing campaigns across digital, media, event, and stakeholder channels.
• Support media relations activities, including media outreach, announcements, interviews, press strategies, and story development.
• Identify opportunities to increase CAN Health’s visibility across healthcare, innovation, government, and business audiences.
• Create compelling content and storytelling strategies that elevate CAN Health’s impact, partners, companies, and national profile.
• Lead communications planning for conferences, announcements, launches, thought leadership initiatives, and stakeholder engagements.
• Support executive visibility and strategic communications initiatives for leadership.
• Monitor campaign performance, digital analytics, engagement metrics, and audience growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, agencies, partners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment across communications initiatives.
• Help maintain CAN Health’s visual identity, messaging consistency, and overall brand presence.

What You Bring

You are a strategic communicator who understands how to build brands, shape narratives, and drive engagement across multiple audiences and platforms.

You are highly proactive, creative, and execution-focused, with strong instincts for storytelling, campaigns, media opportunities, and digital growth. You thrive in fast-moving environments and are comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on delivery.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Post-secondary education in communications, marketing, digital media, public relations, journalism, business, or a related field.
• Approximately 7-10 years of experience in communications, public affairs, media relations, marketing, stakeholder engagement, or related fields.
• Experience providing strategic communications advice to senior leaders and executives.
• Experience developing and implementing communications plans for complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working within healthcare, government, innovation, public sector, or highly regulated environments is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to identify communications opportunities, shape narratives, and drive visibility for organizations or initiatives. The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in French is considered an asset.

What Will Help You Succeed

• You are highly strategic but also comfortable executing day-to-day communications activities.
• You understand how to turn complex initiatives into compelling stories and campaigns.
• You think beyond individual communications products and understand how communications can advance broader organizational goals.
• You are comfortable providing advice, recommendations, and strategic counsel to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• You have strong instincts for identifying opportunities, managing issues, and positioning organizations effectively with key audiences.
• You bring creativity, initiative, professionalism, and strong judgment to your work.
• You are excited by the opportunity to help shape the voice and national profile of a growing organization.

Why Join CAN Health

At CAN Health, you will have the opportunity to help shape one of Canada’s leading healthcare innovation organizations at a pivotal stage of growth.

You will work alongside a national network of healthcare leaders, innovators, government partners, and Canadian companies who are helping strengthen Canada’s healthcare system and economy through innovation and procurement.

This role is ideal for someone excited by the opportunity to help build a national brand, lead high-impact campaigns, and tell the story of Canadian healthcare innovation at scale.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience to our website canhealthnetwork.ca Friday, July 3, 2026.

CAN Health does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select candidates as part of the hiring process. All applications are reviewed by members of our team.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.