Unity Health Toronto is one of Canada’s largest Catholic healthcare networks serving patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care. With an annual budget of more than $1 billion and 1,578 inpatient beds, Unity Health’s clinical services span primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care, rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care. With Providence Healthcare (PHC) in the east, St. Joseph’s Health Centre (SJHC) in the west, and St Michael’s Hospital (SMH), an academic setting in the heart of downtown, Unity Health spans the breadth of Toronto’s geography. We serve almost 1.5 million people from the communities surrounding our three hospitals. Outside of our immediate catchment areas, we support a broad distribution of patients within Ontario who are cared for in our leading regional specialty programs, including trauma, neurosurgery, transplant, and others. A wide range of people and communities, each with unique needs, rely on Unity Health to provide them with the best possible care experiences.
The Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (VP and CMO) serves as a transformative physician leader for Unity Health Toronto, guiding medical affairs with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to excellence. This role shapes the policies and practices that elevate medical quality, strengthen physician engagement, champion research and advance patient‑centred care across the network. With a dual reporting relationship to the President & CEO and the Board of Directors, the VP and CMO champions a unified approach to physician service delivery and quality, ensuring that clinical leadership remains a driving force in achieving Unity Health Toronto’s mission. The VP and CMO serves as an engaging physician leader who builds trust, unites clinicians across multiple sites, and drives alignment around shared goals.
As the organization’s senior medical advisor, the VP and CMO provides strategic direction that enables exceptional clinical performance across all Unity Health Toronto sites. Through thoughtful stewardship and expert insight, the VP and CMO enhances the Board’s clinical literacy, offering guidance on clinical strategy, material clinical risks, major capital and digital decisions that affect quality of care, and system‑level clinical integration. The VP and CMO fosters strong alignment between physicians and the organization; collaborates closely with the Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee on credentialing and professional practice; leads the recruitment, development, and support of Department Chiefs; and represents Unity Health Toronto across a wide range of internal and external partnerships.
The ideal VP and CMO brings a distinguished record of medical leadership, grounded in a deep understanding of best practices in clinical care delivery. With experience navigating the unique complexities of both community and academic environments, this trusted leader demonstrates exceptional communication skills, the ability to inspire collaboration, and the capacity to transform individual talent into a cohesive, high‑performing medical community. Embodying Unity Health Toronto’s values, the VP and CMO champions inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti‑racism, and fosters a culture where every patient, provider, and partner feels valued.
For more information or to pursue this opportunity, please contact Pamela Colquhoun, Partner and Jim Stonehouse, Partner via Kathy Luu kluu@boyden.com. This position is being recruited with an anticipated start date in August 2026.
We are committed to creating an environment where all of our people feel welcome and valued while being themselves and where our people can openly and safely share different perspectives that will inspire creativity and innovation that will support our ability to contend with the challenges of today’s health-care environment. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates welcome applications from those who are Indigenous, Black or Racialized, persons with disabilities, people who identify as 2SLGBTQI+, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
We are committed to ensuring a workplace that is accessible to persons with disabilities. This includes ensuring accessibility in the candidate application and selection process. Where additional accommodations are required, requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants are asked to please make their accommodation requirements known to us.
Boyden is a global leader in executive search and leadership consulting with 75 offices in 45 countries. Our clients span the private and public sectors, including organizations at all stages of development, from startups to multinationals, governments, non-profits and social enterprises in a broad range of industries.
