Executive Director

Mackenzie Health Academic Family Health Team (MH AFHT); Vaughan, Richmond Hill, King; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kicking off as the inaugural Executive Director of a new academic primary care organization, the role focuses on launching a team-based clinic serving communities in Western York Region. The position will drive access to comprehensive primary care, support patient attachment, and advance education, research, and innovation.

Start of patient intake is anticipated January 2027, after government approval. Reporting to the Board, you will translate an ambitious vision into action by building the

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for start-up and implementation of a new academic primary care organization.
• Operationalize strategic priorities with system partners and support the Board with reporting, performance oversight and risk management.
• Oversee clinical operations to deliver high-quality, team-based, patient-centred care; lead workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding and retention of physicians and interprofessional staff.
• Manage organizational finances and build partnerships to strengthen integration across the continuum of care.

Job description

As the inaugural Executive Director of a new academic primary care organization, The client will have the opportunity to build and launch an interprofessional team-based primary care clinic for communities in Western York Region. The role focuses on expanding access to comprehensive, connected primary care, advancing patient attachment, and supporting education, research, and innovation. The organization is expected to begin welcoming patients in January 2027, following government approval, and will serve rapidly growing communities including Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and King.

Reporting to the organization's Board of Directors, The client will translate an ambitious vision into action by building the team, infrastructure, partnerships, and operating environment required for start-up and phased growth. Success in this role will depend on establishing trusted relationships across a complex, evolving health system, including partnerships with physicians, regional health system stakeholders, community organizations, and academic partners to support the organization's teaching and research mandate.

Key responsibilities include providing overall leadership for start-up and implementation, operationalizing strategic priorities in alignment with relevant system partners, and supporting the Board through reporting, performance oversight, and risk management. The client will oversee clinical operations to ensure delivery of high-quality, team-based, patient-centred care; lead workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and retention of physicians and interprofessional staff; manage and account for organizational finances; and build and maintain partnerships to strengthen integration across the continuum of care.