c/o Odgers
Oak Valley Health is seeking an exceptional physician executive to serve as its next Chief of Staff - an influential enterprise leadership role at a defining moment for the organization and the communities it serves.
Serving more than 490,000 patients annually, Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario’s leading community healthcare organizations, providing hospital-based care through Markham Stouffville Hospital, Uxbridge Hospital and the Reactivation Care Centre, while also supporting home care and primary care services across the communities it serves. Guided by its 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, Integrated Care for Healthier Communities , the organization is advancing an ambitious agenda focused on delivering an extraordinary patient experience, strengthening integrated care, investing in its people, and expanding its academic, digital and clinical capabilities. This work includes the redevelopment of Uxbridge Hospital, the continued evolution of integrated models of care, and the expansion of services to meet the needs of some of Canada’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities.
Reporting to the Board of Directors and working in close partnership with the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief of Staff is Oak Valley Health’s senior physician leader and a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. The Chief of Staff will bring a strong physician voice to enterprise decision-making and help shape the organization’s clinical strategy, culture and performance.
As Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, the Chief of Staff will provide strategic leadership to Oak Valley Health’s medical, dental, midwifery and extended class nursing staff. They will strengthen physician engagement and accountability, develop physician leadership capacity, and champion the highest standards of quality, patient safety and professional practice. Working across clinical, administrative and governance boundaries, the Chief of Staff will build alignment around complex decisions and help translate Oak Valley Health’s strategy into better outcomes for patients and communities.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished physician leader to have meaningful influence across a growing health system - helping to define how care is delivered today while building the clinical leadership, partnerships and capabilities Oak Valley Health will need for the future.
The successful candidate will be a highly credible, collaborative and politically astute physician leader who can build trust, lead through influence and navigate complexity. They will bring progressive physician leadership experience, a strong record of advancing quality and patient safety, and demonstrated success engaging physicians, developing clinical leaders and addressing performance and accountability with sound judgment.
Candidates must hold an MD and certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada. They will have at least 10 years of clinical practice experience and five years of progressively senior physician leadership experience. The successful candidate must have an existing clinical practice at Oak Valley Health or be able to establish one.
Odgers does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position.
To Apply
To fill this position, Oak Valley Health has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. Applications are encouraged and should be submitted online ideally by October 22, 2026 at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/31936
We would like to thank all applicants but regret that we are only able to personally contact those individuals whose backgrounds best match the requirements for the role.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Oak Valley Health is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Oak Valley Health throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.
Oak Valley Health is seeking an exceptional physician executive to serve as its next Chief of Staff - an influential enterprise leadership role at a defining moment for the organization and the communities it serves.
Serving more than 490,000 patients annually, Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario’s leading community healthcare organizations, providing hospital-based care through Markham Stouffville Hospital, Uxbridge Hospital and the Reactivation Care Centre, while also supporting home care and primary care services across the communities it serves. Guided by its 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, Integrated Care for Healthier Communities , the organization is advancing an ambitious agenda focused on delivering an extraordinary patient experience, strengthening integrated care, investing in its people, and expanding its academic, digital and clinical capabilities. This work includes the redevelopment of Uxbridge Hospital, the continued evolution of integrated models of care, and the expansion of services to meet the needs of some of Canada’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities.
Reporting to the Board of Directors and working in close partnership with the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief of Staff is Oak Valley Health’s senior physician leader and a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. The Chief of Staff will bring a strong physician voice to enterprise decision-making and help shape the organization’s clinical strategy, culture and performance.
As Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, the Chief of Staff will provide strategic leadership to Oak Valley Health’s medical, dental, midwifery and extended class nursing staff. They will strengthen physician engagement and accountability, develop physician leadership capacity, and champion the highest standards of quality, patient safety and professional practice. Working across clinical, administrative and governance boundaries, the Chief of Staff will build alignment around complex decisions and help translate Oak Valley Health’s strategy into better outcomes for patients and communities.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished physician leader to have meaningful influence across a growing health system - helping to define how care is delivered today while building the clinical leadership, partnerships and capabilities Oak Valley Health will need for the future.
The successful candidate will be a highly credible, collaborative and politically astute physician leader who can build trust, lead through influence and navigate complexity. They will bring progressive physician leadership experience, a strong record of advancing quality and patient safety, and demonstrated success engaging physicians, developing clinical leaders and addressing performance and accountability with sound judgment.
Candidates must hold an MD and certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada. They will have at least 10 years of clinical practice experience and five years of progressively senior physician leadership experience. The successful candidate must have an existing clinical practice at Oak Valley Health or be able to establish one.
Odgers does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position.
To Apply
To fill this position, Oak Valley Health has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. Applications are encouraged and should be submitted online ideally by October 22, 2026 at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/31936
We would like to thank all applicants but regret that we are only able to personally contact those individuals whose backgrounds best match the requirements for the role.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Oak Valley Health is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Oak Valley Health throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.
Promeus
Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal)
Ottawa, Ontario
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) is one of Canada’s foremost academic health science centres dedicated exclusively to mental health and addiction care. Located in Ottawa and affiliated with the University of Ottawa, The Royal integrates specialized clinical care, research, education, and innovation to advance understanding, treatment, and recovery for people living with mental illness and addiction.
At the heart of this work is The Royal’s Research Institute, a globally recognized centre for mental health and addiction research and innovation. Guided by the belief that “Research is Care,” the Institute supports more than 170 active research projects and 41 interventional clinical trials. It brings together scientists, clinician-scientists, trainees, clinical leaders, patients, families, and partners to accelerate the translation of discovery into improvements in care.
The Royal is entering an important period of research growth, supported by a landmark philanthropic investment from the Waverley House Foundation and other donors. This investment will support the recruitment of outstanding research leaders and the establishment of several Clinical Research Chairs, strengthening The Royal’s capacity to advance discovery and position the organization as a global leader in mental health and addiction research and care.
The Opportunity
The Royal is seeking an innovative and internationally recognized physician-scientist to serve as Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies. The successful candidate will build and lead a globally recognized research program focused on addiction and concurrent disorders, supported by protected research time, competitive start-up funding, dedicated research infrastructure, and strong institutional and philanthropic commitment.
The Chair will join a highly collaborative academic and clinical environment with access to advanced neuroimaging, including MRI, PET, and EEG, interventional psychiatry programs, sophisticated health data platforms, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and a growing network of academic, healthcare, industry, and innovation partners. Areas of research may include precision addiction medicine, neurobiology and neuroimaging, novel therapeutics, concurrent disorders, clinical trials, implementation science, learning health systems, population health, and translational research.
Key priorities for the Clinical Research Chair will include:
Establish and grow a distinctive, internationally recognized addiction research program that advances understanding, prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Advance precision addiction care by leveraging neuroimaging, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and integrated data to improve diagnosis, treatment selection, and outcomes.
Translate discovery into clinical and system impact, influencing patient care, evidence-based practice, policy, and health system transformation.
Build research capacity by recruiting and mentoring trainees, fellows, emerging investigators, and interdisciplinary collaborators.
Strengthen The Royal’s national and international leadership through partnerships with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, government, community organizations, industry, and people with lived experience.
Secure competitive peer-reviewed funding and build a sustainable program with lasting scientific, clinical, and societal impact.
Experience
The successful candidate will be an accomplished physician-scientist with a national or international reputation for excellence in addiction, substance use, concurrent disorders, or a closely related area. They will bring a distinguished record of scholarship, peer-reviewed funding, scientific leadership, and experience leading complex research programs and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Candidates will hold an MD or MD/PhD from a recognized academic institution and be certified, or eligible for certification, by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or hold an equivalent international credential. They must also be eligible for medical licensure in Ontario and for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor at the University of Ottawa.
An innovative and collaborative research leader, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and translating research into meaningful improvements for patients, families, communities, and health systems.
To confidentially explore this opportunity, please submit your CV or contact Heather Spiegel or Judy Mandelman at resumes@promeus.ca . An Executive Brief is available upon request.
Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal)
Ottawa, Ontario
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) is one of Canada’s foremost academic health science centres dedicated exclusively to mental health and addiction care. Located in Ottawa and affiliated with the University of Ottawa, The Royal integrates specialized clinical care, research, education, and innovation to advance understanding, treatment, and recovery for people living with mental illness and addiction.
At the heart of this work is The Royal’s Research Institute, a globally recognized centre for mental health and addiction research and innovation. Guided by the belief that “Research is Care,” the Institute supports more than 170 active research projects and 41 interventional clinical trials. It brings together scientists, clinician-scientists, trainees, clinical leaders, patients, families, and partners to accelerate the translation of discovery into improvements in care.
The Royal is entering an important period of research growth, supported by a landmark philanthropic investment from the Waverley House Foundation and other donors. This investment will support the recruitment of outstanding research leaders and the establishment of several Clinical Research Chairs, strengthening The Royal’s capacity to advance discovery and position the organization as a global leader in mental health and addiction research and care.
The Opportunity
The Royal is seeking an innovative and internationally recognized physician-scientist to serve as Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies. The successful candidate will build and lead a globally recognized research program focused on addiction and concurrent disorders, supported by protected research time, competitive start-up funding, dedicated research infrastructure, and strong institutional and philanthropic commitment.
The Chair will join a highly collaborative academic and clinical environment with access to advanced neuroimaging, including MRI, PET, and EEG, interventional psychiatry programs, sophisticated health data platforms, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and a growing network of academic, healthcare, industry, and innovation partners. Areas of research may include precision addiction medicine, neurobiology and neuroimaging, novel therapeutics, concurrent disorders, clinical trials, implementation science, learning health systems, population health, and translational research.
Key priorities for the Clinical Research Chair will include:
Establish and grow a distinctive, internationally recognized addiction research program that advances understanding, prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Advance precision addiction care by leveraging neuroimaging, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and integrated data to improve diagnosis, treatment selection, and outcomes.
Translate discovery into clinical and system impact, influencing patient care, evidence-based practice, policy, and health system transformation.
Build research capacity by recruiting and mentoring trainees, fellows, emerging investigators, and interdisciplinary collaborators.
Strengthen The Royal’s national and international leadership through partnerships with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, government, community organizations, industry, and people with lived experience.
Secure competitive peer-reviewed funding and build a sustainable program with lasting scientific, clinical, and societal impact.
Experience
The successful candidate will be an accomplished physician-scientist with a national or international reputation for excellence in addiction, substance use, concurrent disorders, or a closely related area. They will bring a distinguished record of scholarship, peer-reviewed funding, scientific leadership, and experience leading complex research programs and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Candidates will hold an MD or MD/PhD from a recognized academic institution and be certified, or eligible for certification, by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or hold an equivalent international credential. They must also be eligible for medical licensure in Ontario and for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor at the University of Ottawa.
An innovative and collaborative research leader, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and translating research into meaningful improvements for patients, families, communities, and health systems.
To confidentially explore this opportunity, please submit your CV or contact Heather Spiegel or Judy Mandelman at resumes@promeus.ca . An Executive Brief is available upon request.
Legacy Partners - Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Join the leadership team of a public health organization committed to working with individuals, families, coalitions and partner agencies to promote and protect health, and to prevent disease.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) currently has an exciting leadership opportunity for an Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH) to join a dynamic leadership team. Thunder Bay District Health Unit is a public health agency incorporated under Ontario’s Health Promotion and Protection Act and governed by the Board of Health for the District of Thunder Bay. It is one of twenty-nine (29) not-for-profit, publicly funded health agencies in Ontario.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides public health programs and services to approximately 153,000 people across a large geographic area of 235,000+ square kilometres. This includes 15 municipalities, 25 First Nations, and unorganized communities and areas across Thunder Bay District. Its main office is located in the City of Thunder Bay with branch offices in Geraldton, Marathon, Red Rock, Manitouwadge and Terrace Bay. The Health Unit works with individuals, families, coalitions and partner agencies to deliver public health programs and services geared toward people of all ages in a variety of settings including community spaces, health care settings, workplaces, daycare and educational settings, and homes.
As part of senior leadership of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the AMOH works closely with the Medical Officer of Health in providing direction and support for a broad array of public health programs and services including infectious diseases, environmental health, chronic disease and injury prevention, and child and family health, in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS). With an understanding of a population health approach and community context, the AMOH supports the design and evaluation of programs and services to meet community and population needs, and recognizes and addresses public health issues, including emerging issues, in the catchment area.
The AMOH serves in diverse roles, applying expertise in public health and medicine to population health issues, and using excellent oral and written communication skills to engage internal and external stakeholders, including management and staff, the Board of Health, the public, and the media. The AMOH develops and supports partnerships with health and non-health sector stakeholders to advance public health and address community needs. The AMOH also helps to ensure the effective and efficient use of public health resources, including financial and human resources.
At the direction of the MOH, the AMOH may also take on specific work or projects, such as participating in First Nations or other specific populations public health initiatives, serving on provincial committees, and being involved in programming at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM).
The successful applicant must be licensed to practice medicine by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and and be in good standing with the CPSO.The successful applicant will also have completed further training in public health, with a fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (community medicine), or a Master of Public Health degree or equivalent, from a recognized university, in accordance with the Health Protection and Promotion Act, and Ontario Regulation 566. The successful applicant will also have the ability to lead and engage others within an interdisciplinary team environment and work collaboratively with other health disciplines and community-based service providers. The ability to think strategically in developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to public health issues and demonstrate cultural competency and experience in applying a culturally safe approach to working with Indigenous people, organizations and populations will be expected.
To obtain more information or to express your interest in this leadership opportunity please call Tony Woolgar at 416 902 2974 or forward your resume, in complete confidence, to tony.woolgar@lesp.ca and liz@lizlatimer.com . Applications will be considered immediately upon receipt. To learn more about TBDHU please visit their web site at www.tbdhu.com . To learn more about some of the many attractive features of living in the District of Thunder Bay, please visit https://gotothunderbay.ca/why-thunder-bay/live/
Legacy Executive Search Partners
3080 Yonge Street, Suite 6060 Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3N1
Join the leadership team of a public health organization committed to working with individuals, families, coalitions and partner agencies to promote and protect health, and to prevent disease.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) currently has an exciting leadership opportunity for an Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH) to join a dynamic leadership team. Thunder Bay District Health Unit is a public health agency incorporated under Ontario’s Health Promotion and Protection Act and governed by the Board of Health for the District of Thunder Bay. It is one of twenty-nine (29) not-for-profit, publicly funded health agencies in Ontario.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides public health programs and services to approximately 153,000 people across a large geographic area of 235,000+ square kilometres. This includes 15 municipalities, 25 First Nations, and unorganized communities and areas across Thunder Bay District. Its main office is located in the City of Thunder Bay with branch offices in Geraldton, Marathon, Red Rock, Manitouwadge and Terrace Bay. The Health Unit works with individuals, families, coalitions and partner agencies to deliver public health programs and services geared toward people of all ages in a variety of settings including community spaces, health care settings, workplaces, daycare and educational settings, and homes.
As part of senior leadership of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the AMOH works closely with the Medical Officer of Health in providing direction and support for a broad array of public health programs and services including infectious diseases, environmental health, chronic disease and injury prevention, and child and family health, in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS). With an understanding of a population health approach and community context, the AMOH supports the design and evaluation of programs and services to meet community and population needs, and recognizes and addresses public health issues, including emerging issues, in the catchment area.
The AMOH serves in diverse roles, applying expertise in public health and medicine to population health issues, and using excellent oral and written communication skills to engage internal and external stakeholders, including management and staff, the Board of Health, the public, and the media. The AMOH develops and supports partnerships with health and non-health sector stakeholders to advance public health and address community needs. The AMOH also helps to ensure the effective and efficient use of public health resources, including financial and human resources.
At the direction of the MOH, the AMOH may also take on specific work or projects, such as participating in First Nations or other specific populations public health initiatives, serving on provincial committees, and being involved in programming at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM).
The successful applicant must be licensed to practice medicine by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and and be in good standing with the CPSO.The successful applicant will also have completed further training in public health, with a fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (community medicine), or a Master of Public Health degree or equivalent, from a recognized university, in accordance with the Health Protection and Promotion Act, and Ontario Regulation 566. The successful applicant will also have the ability to lead and engage others within an interdisciplinary team environment and work collaboratively with other health disciplines and community-based service providers. The ability to think strategically in developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to public health issues and demonstrate cultural competency and experience in applying a culturally safe approach to working with Indigenous people, organizations and populations will be expected.
To obtain more information or to express your interest in this leadership opportunity please call Tony Woolgar at 416 902 2974 or forward your resume, in complete confidence, to tony.woolgar@lesp.ca and liz@lizlatimer.com . Applications will be considered immediately upon receipt. To learn more about TBDHU please visit their web site at www.tbdhu.com . To learn more about some of the many attractive features of living in the District of Thunder Bay, please visit https://gotothunderbay.ca/why-thunder-bay/live/
Legacy Executive Search Partners
3080 Yonge Street, Suite 6060 Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3N1
