Hammed Ejalonibu
Minnesota
Summary
Strategic healthcare project leader with over 10 years of experience driving complex, high-impact initiatives across clinical, research, and pharmaceutical settings. Certified PMP with proven expertise in AI integration, change management, and performance measurement. Skilled in leading enterprise-wide digital transformations and AI implementations with a focus on team empowerment, inclusion, and systems-level impact. Demonstrated success managing $1M-$10M projects and influencing provincial and national-level healthcare improvement agendas. Familiar with CIHI data holdings and standards, and adept at aligning analytics with strategic health policy goals. Experienced in procurement processes and vendor negotiations across multi-stakeholder environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Project Lead (Measurement & Analytics)
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
08.2022 - Current
- Provided strategic leadership for the provincial AI-integrated PREMs and PROMs roadmap; oversaw a $1M fund resulting in an 85% adoption rate among clinics, aligning with SHA priorities.
- Led province-wide Long COVID Access & Improvement Project from initiation to close, aligning 20+ clinics with strategic goals through Hoshin Kanri planning; secured 80% MoH innovation-funding approval.
- Developed and maintained integrated project roadmaps for multiple QI initiatives, coordinating dependencies across streams and enabling delivery ahead of schedule.
- Managed a $2M CIHR Long COVID program; maintained
- Created and deployed executive Power BI dashboards (TNAA, PROMs, patient experience) used by the Ministry of Health to drive real-time policy changes.
- Facilitated Lean Six Sigma training (PDCA, DMAIC) across teams; improved patient cycle time by 30% and patient satisfaction.
- Delivered regular strategic updates to executive leadership, driving system-wide PMO SOP adoption based on benefit-realization reports.
Senior AI Training Specialist (Healthcare Focus)
Cohere AI
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Designed healthcare-specific evaluation rubrics and quality frameworks for North (Cohere’s enterprise AI), aligning AI outputs with clinical and organizational standards.
- Led prompt engineering for over 500 enterprise use cases, improving model decision accuracy by 22% and response alignment by 35%.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely progress and supported strategic steering for AI model enhancement in enterprise healthcare settings.
- Developed internal reporting tools and KPIs for monitoring prompt quality, guiding product managers and stakeholders in data-driven prioritization.
Clinical Improvement Lead
Saskatchewan Health Authority
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Led multidisciplinary improvement projects in clinics by applying improvement methodologies, frameworks, conceptual models, tools, and principles (Six Sigma, Lean, A3, Ishikawa, 5S, PDCA, Flow Charting, and DMAIC), resulting in a 78% improvement in efficiency and a 99% reduction in defects.
- Used Ishikawa and A3 root cause tools to resolve dispatch inefficiencies, decreasing delays and enhancing inter-site routing.
- Established effective processes for assessing and mitigating project risks throughout the project lifecycle, decreasing project risks by 70% through the implementation of robust mitigation strategies.
- Collected research data to validate and enhance project performance, utilizing research insights to achieve 95% improvement in project outcomes and 98% increase in stakeholder satisfaction.
- Tracked and reported KPIs to clinic leadership, supporting transparency and timely course correction on performance gaps.
Technical Program Manager
Pelican MRI (formerly Space MRI Lab.)
08.2017 - 12.2021
- Led implementation of a space-adaptable MRI system in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency, coordinating hardware, supply timelines, and regulatory logistics.
- Integrated change management strategies into project implementation, facilitating smooth transition and adoption of new processes, resulting in an 87% increase in stakeholder engagement and 70% reduction in resistance to change.
- Managed end-to-end procurement, vendor negotiation, and regulatory planning.
- Integrated structured change management approaches to ease transitions and promote team adaptability.
- Built collaborative, empowered cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance medical technologies.
Operation Excellence Lead
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
10.2015 - 09.2019
- Led vendor and internal coordination across departments to troubleshoot compliance gaps and reduce turnaround times in production.
- Conducted operational audits and led SOP redesign across manufacturing sites, decreasing regulatory deviations by 45% and improving readiness.
- Utilized statistical process control and variance analysis to eliminate inefficiencies, leading to faster batch processing and enhanced supply reliability.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK09.2021
Skills
- AI Strategy Execution
- Roadmap Development
- Change Leadership (CCMP)
- Strategic Planning (Hoshin Kanri)
- CIHI Dataset Familiarity
- Procurement & Vendor Negotiation
- KPI & Dashboard Development
- Agile/Waterfall PM
- Power BI Reporting
- Performance Measurement
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Quality Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Collaborative mindset
- Leadership skills
- Project planning
- Project coordination
- Multi-tasking skills
- Employee coaching
- Client communications
- Project scheduling
- Risk management skills
- Effective project management
- Root-cause analysis
- Report writing
Accomplishments
- PREMs & PROMs Strategy (SK): Delivered $1M adoption strategy with 85% uptake across clinics; aligned roadmap with AI integration priorities.
- AI Prompt Training (Cohere AI): Trained 500+ healthcare related prompts; improved model decision accuracy by 22%, alignment by 35%.
- CIHR-funded Long COVID Project: Managed $2M budget, achieving
- Space-Adaptable MRI Project (CSA): Increased uptime 60%, met NASA-level QA standards, zero scope creep.
Languages
French
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Project Management Certification (PMP), PMI Sep. 2022
- Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate, ATD Feb. 2023
- Change Management Certification, Acuity Institute Apr. 2024
- Better Quality Through Better Measurement, IHI Dec. 2024
Timeline
Senior AI Training Specialist (Healthcare Focus)
Cohere AI
10.2024 - 07.2025
Project Lead (Measurement & Analytics)
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
08.2022 - Current
Clinical Improvement Lead
Saskatchewan Health Authority
01.2022 - 08.2022
Technical Program Manager
Pelican MRI (formerly Space MRI Lab.)
08.2017 - 12.2021
Operation Excellence Lead
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
10.2015 - 09.2019
Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Hobbies and Interests
New trends in medical technologies, sports, culture, and fashion cuisine.
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