Job Description

Overview

Are you a relentless trailblazer, constantly driven by need to redefine the way things work?

Do you enjoy working with cross-functional teams to bring about innovative ideas, applying a problem-solving mindset to respond to business challenges?

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a senior innovation advisor, that has the unique blend of creativity, technical and business acumen to navigate the needs of our stakeholders while envisioning innovative solutions.

Leveraging your keen eye for identifying opportunities, along with your extensive business acumen and analytical expertise, you will guide stakeholders through the entire innovation process. From the initial spark of an idea to the development of a tangible concept, followed by prototyping and rigorous experimentation, you will champion these initiatives, securing buy-in for new products and services. Your expertise will support our commitment to advancing innovation in alignment with WorkSafeBC\'s strategic priorities.

How you\xe2\x80\x99ll make a difference: You\xe2\x80\x99ll help keep WorkSafeBC responsive to the needs of B.C. workers and employers.

Where you\xe2\x80\x99ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll work primarily from your B.C. home and occasionally in our Richmond office.

What you\'ll do

As a senior innovation advisor, you will:

• Review innovative idea submissions through an innovation pipeline and provide advice to stakeholders on the proposed plans to move those ideas forward
• Build proof of concepts to quickly verify the high-level feasibility of a solution
• Facilitate research on users\xe2\x80\x99 needs and experience of innovative ideas and solutions that align with the innovation strategy and the corporate and divisional strategic priorities, including delivering against objectives and key performance indicators
• Provide strategic, analytical support and insight for innovative ideas and solutions to various levels of the organization; help turn ideas into value-added solutions supporting stakeholder needs
• Work closely with stakeholders to anticipate and plan for future requirements of the organization and provide strategic and operational advice on a spectrum of innovative initiatives
• Design experimentation plans to optimize implementation of innovative solutions
• Identify risks to the organization and stakeholders and provide advice to management on strategies to mitigate these risks to facilitate successful discovery, exploration, experimentation and delivery of proof-of-concepts and solutions
• Develop and deliver business cases and presentations to senior management and stakeholders on innovative initiatives, business and stakeholder impacts and recommendations for successful and sustainable solutions

Is this a good fit for you?

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for someone who can:

• Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to meet organizational needs through rapid prototyping and experimentation
• Research innovation best practices and external partnership opportunities to bring innovation forward at WorkSafeBC
• Strong leadership, management and coaching skills, and the ability to lead cross functional teams to achieve strategic objectives, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Leverage the art of storytelling to present information on qualitative and quantitative data to facilitate discovery sessions and to persuade decisions on innovative solutions
• Provide stakeholders strategic and analytical support and insight for innovative ideas and solutions
• Leverage your background and experience in relevant industries such as public sector, insurance, health care, technology to help generate, develop, test, and implement innovative ideas
• Utilize creative, strategic problem solving and decision-making skills to solve complex organizational challenges
• Lead rapid prototyping and agile delivery teams, to guide solutions to production

Your background and experience:

• 5+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in technology or product innovation
• A master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Technology Management, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of related experience, such as management consulting, business process management, business analysis, behavioural economics, innovation, user experience design, change management, project management or agile software development

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check
• Confirm you\xe2\x80\x99re legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC\xe2\x80\x99s COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the \xe2\x80\x9cPolicy\xe2\x80\x9d) is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We\xe2\x80\x99re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What\xe2\x80\x99s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It\xe2\x80\x99s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

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Our benefits

As a member of our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work \xe2\x80\x94 and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account
• Optional leave arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)

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Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email when you submit your application.

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