Director, Resident Doctors Affairs Office

The salary range for this position is CAD $73.58/Hr.

- CAD $105.77/Hr.

Come work as a Director, Resident Doctors Employment Affairs Office with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Director, Resident Doctors Employment Affairs Office to join the team. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Resident Doctors are supported as employees and integrated into healthcare services and clinical learning environments across British Columbia. Reporting to the Vice President, Medicine and Academic Affairs, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) through the Provincial Resident Doctors Employment Affairs Office (REAO) leadership structure, the Director, Resident Doctors Employment Affairs provides strategic and operational leadership for the administration, integration and continuous improvement of Resident Doctor employment affairs province-wide.

As the provincial Employer of Record, Vancouver Coastal Health holds employment accountability for Resident Doctors who train and provide care across BC’s health authorities and clinical sites. The Director will lead the development of the governance, systems and operating practices required to translate that accountability into a consistent and coordinated employment experience across a complex, distributed environment.

Operating within a collaborative leadership model, the Director works in dyad partnership with the Medical Director, REAO, and in close strategic partnership with VCH People team leaders. Together, they integrate medical, operational, workforce, labour-relations and employment perspectives to advance a coordinated provincial approach to Resident Doctor employment.

The Director provides strategic leadership, operational oversight and advice to provincial and organizational leaders regarding Resident Doctor employment, workforce planning, system integration and emerging priorities. The role oversees provincial employment systems, governance frameworks and operational standards while developing and sustaining the relationships required to advance effective clinical learning environments and successfully integrate Resident Doctors within healthcare services across BC.

Resident Doctors occupy the intersecting roles of employee, authorized clinical learner and provider of patient care. The Director will navigate the complexity created by these overlapping accountabilities, working across health authorities, universities and residency programs to resolve ambiguity, clarify responsibilities and establish practical approaches that align employment obligations, educational requirements and clinical operations.

Working closely with VCH People teams, provincial health authorities, academic partners, Resident Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, the Director will ensure that provincial employment frameworks support high-quality patient care, safe and respectful workplaces, and excellence in postgraduate medical education.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative, systems-oriented leader who brings strong operational leadership, sound judgment and political acuity. They will be skilled at creating clarity in complex environments, building trusted partnerships with healthcare and educational leaders, and influencing across organizational boundaries. This opportunity will appeal to an accomplished operator energized by complexity, partnership-building and the opportunity to create meaningful and lasting provincial impact.

This work is grounded in VCH’s commitments to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

As a Director, Resident Doctors Employment Affairs Office with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

Strategic Leadership and System Integration

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