Director, Central Region Cancer Programs

Job Details

Job Category:
Leadership Hospital |

Location:

Newmarket ON | Job Type: Permanent, Full time | Number of Positions: 1 | Minimum - Maximum Hourly Rate: $84.67 - $100.64

• Hybrid, virtual, and in-person working environment (where applicable).
• Progressive health and dental benefit plans.
• HOOPP pension plan with employer and employee premium sharing.
• Enhanced wellness initiatives, including virtual fitness classes and on-site gym memberships.

We are excited to announce an opening for a Director, Central Region Cancer Programs! Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Regional Vice President, Cancer Services (Central), the successful applicant will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Central Region Cancer Program and the Southlake Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake Health. This includes responsibility for patient care, future service planning, people and resource management, quality improvement, and education.

As a key member of Southlake’s leadership team, the Director, Central Region Cancer Programs will work collaboratively with Physician Leaders, Managers, and interprofessional teams to advance the program’s vision, achieve strategic priorities, and deliver exceptional patient outcomes and experiences.

• Serve as a role model who exemplifies Southlake’s values, professional competencies, and commitment to patient- and family-centred care.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Regional Cancer Program and the Southlake Regional Cancer Centre, working collaboratively with the Executive Leadership Team, Physician Leaders, Clinical Chiefs, Division Heads, Managers, and interprofessional teams.
• Collaborate with regional partner organizations to strengthen integration and coordination of cancer services across the Central Region.
• Establish and advance the Cancer Program vision, annual strategic goals, and priorities in alignment with Southlake’s corporate strategy, regional, and provincial cancer system priorities.
• Translate organizational and provincial imperatives into clear program direction, goals, priorities, and actionable plans, with accountability for achieving targeted outcomes.
• Lead strategic planning for current and future cancer services, considering organizational, regional, and provincial contexts and incorporating evidence, best practices, innovation, and emerging models of care.
• Establish priorities and allocate human, financial, material, information technology, and capital resources to effectively and efficiently meet current and future program needs and strategic objectives.
• Lead and champion continuous improvement, change management, systems thinking, project management, and evidence-based practices across the Cancer Program, while coaching and supporting leaders and teams to apply these principles in their work.
• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Cancer Program annual operating plan, including human resources, financial, capital, clinical, facilities, and technology requirements.
• Monitor and manage program performance, quality indicators, utilization, trends, financial information, and operational data to support evidence-informed decision-making, benchmarking, resource planning, and continuous improvement.
• Provide systems-level oversight of clinical quality and performance outcomes in collaboration with Chiefs of Service, Physician Leaders, Medical Directors, Division Heads, Managers, Educators, and interprofessional teams.
• Ensure the development, review, and ongoing enhancement of professional standards, clinical practices, policies, and standards of care in response to evolving evidence, professional knowledge, regulatory…