Director, Growth and Business Development
Making life better, with the care you need, close to home.
At Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), our inspiring team of 4500 skilled employees, physicians and volunteers provide exceptional patient care every day, including highly specialized services such as Cardiac, Stroke, Oncology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Child & Youth Mental Health and more. RVH was also recently designated as a Level III Trauma Centre.
RVH is located in Barrie, ON, nestled in the heart of Central Ontario’s waterfront, cottage and ski country. Just 50 minutes north of Toronto, the area offers an incredible quality of life with urban amenities and countless recreational activities, while enjoying the beauty of nature.
RVH’s Strategic Plan, Vitally You, sets out our Purpose – Making life better, with the care you need, close to home. This 10-year plan sets RVH on a path to become a regional academic health sciences centre, driving clinical, research and academic excellence.
Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, the Director, Growth and Business Development will lead initiatives that strengthen organizational sustainability, drive enterprise growth, cultivate strategic partnerships, and advance innovative revenue and funding opportunities. Working across healthcare, academia, industry, government, philanthropy, and community sectors, the Director will identify and advance strategic collaborations, innovation-enabled initiatives, and other purpose-aligned ventures that support RVH's ‘Vitally You’ strategy.
The successful candidate will bring progressive senior leadership experience in business development, strategic partnerships, commercialization, and enterprise growth within healthcare, academia, life sciences, or another complex and highly regulated environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate success in building high-value relationships, advancing cross-sector collaborations, leading strategic growth initiatives, and identifying sustainable revenue opportunities.
An entrepreneurial and collaborative leader, the Director will possess exceptional negotiation, communication, strategic planning, and financial management skills. Familiarity with healthcare innovation, academic health systems, and applied research collaborations is considered an asset. A graduate degree in business, healthcare administration, public administration, commerce, or a related discipline is required.
For additional information and to submit your application, please contact Pamela Colquhoun, Partner via Kathy Luu, Senior Associate at kluu@boyden.com.
This is a new role for the organization with an expected appointment in summer 2026. We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. RVH is committed to inclusion and diversity and welcomes individuals who represent the diversity of the communities we serve.
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