Dale Payne

Experience

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  Toronto Recycling Inc.

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Program Coordinator
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  Graduate Marketing Inc.

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  2011-2012 (Fall) Marketing Program Coordinator
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  United States Consulate General

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Trade Coordinator - The Department of Commerce (Contract)
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  TEKsystems

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  Technical Recruiter
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  City of Toronto

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Election Coordinator
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  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2019

  The branch was created to implement OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare, a signature government budget commitment and the first program of its kind in Canada. OHIP+ extended prescription drug coverage to over 4 million children and youth in Ontario. I developed cabinet policy submissions/ financial proposals /project plans to translate policy into program implementation. Evaluated strategic/operational policies and applied issues/change management principles by assessing program data and stakeholder feedback after project implementation to ensure project goals were accomplished. Show less

  • Senior Policy Advisor, Strategy & Execution, Drug Programs

    Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant, Strategy & Execution, Ontario Public Drug Programs

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Information Officer (Bilingual), Ontario Public Drug Programs

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
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  Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Senior Policy Advisor, Commnunity Services Transformation

  Provided strategic advice to inform the multi-year planning process aimed to improve health outcomes and economic sustainability within the $2.6 billion dollar funding envelope allocated for the sector.

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  Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General

  Apr 2020 - Sept 2022

  Strategic Advisor, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office

  Lead initiatives across government divisions/ministries and external stakeholders to support transformation and continuous improvement projects. Provide strategic communications and issues managements leadership, and provide principal economic, fiscal planning, and risk management oversight to support the planning and implementation of high-profile initiatives.

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  AstraZeneca

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Manager, National Policy and Partnerships

  Lead signature public-facing policy partnerships on behalf of AstraZeneca. Act as senior counsel to AstraZeneca Canada's President and Executive Team on national public policy issues, including key issues in the life-sciences industry such as: national pharmacare, value-based healthcare, outcomes-based agreements, real-world data, health system resilience, novel drug funding mechanisms, drug costs & affordability, public and private drug insurance and others.