Manager, Physician Contracts

First Nations Health Authority; British Columbia; Hybrid; CAD 102,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Vacation & leave benefits

Health benefits

Job summary

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is seeking a strategic leader to oversee physician contracts across First Nations primary care centres and virtual services. You will drive recruitment, onboarding, and retention while collaborating with communities, physicians, and provincial partners to advance culturally safe, innovative care models.

This role requires strong leadership, relationship-building, and negotiation skills to develop sustainable contracts and performance improvements, within

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Health Sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of recent and related experience in healthcare at a high degree of complexity in area related to medical practitioners, leadership, relationship building, quality assurance, strategic initiative development and implementation.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Support medical staff recruitment, contracting, onboarding, and retention for First Nations Primary Care Centres, virtual services, and emerging models of care.
• Collaborate with First Nations communities, physicians, nurse practitioners, and health system partners to develop and implement innovative healthcare solutions.
• Provide leadership in contract development, monitoring, and performance improvements across multiple sites.

Skills

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Conflict resolution

Strategic initiative development

Education

Master’s degree in Health Sciences

Master’s degree in Public Administration or Business Administration

Job description

FNHA Overview

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

FNHA Overview

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision‑making to improve health outcomes.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. All interested First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals are encouraged to apply. The First Nations Health Authority has a mandate to increase First Nations, Inuit or Métis representation in the workforce. Applicant skills, perspectives and lived experience may be matched for this role, or other opportunities within the FNHA.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2026. Learn more about why we were selected here .

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of First Nations‑led primary healthcare in British Columbia. FNHA is expanding innovative models of care that bring together community‑based, virtual, and hybrid service delivery to improve access, continuity, and health outcomes for First Nations communities throughout the province.

Title: Manager, Physician Contracts

Salary: $102,397 - $120,467 - $138,538

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)

Location: Alberni Office, Metro Vancouver located on the Coast Salish Territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil‑Waututh Nations – Remote/Hybrid depending on location – Travel required.

About The Role

This role sits at the intersection of healthcare transformation, workforce strategy, and service innovation. As Manager, Physician Contracts, you will play a pivotal role in supporting medical staff recruitment, contracting, onboarding, and retention for First Nations Primary Care Centres, virtual services, and emerging models of care. You will work alongside First Nations communities, physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, health system leaders, regional health authorities, the Ministry of Health, and other provincial partners to develop and implement innovative healthcare solutions.

About You

This role is ideal for a strategic and relationship‑focused leader who is energized by innovation, system transformation, and the opportunity to influence the future of primary care and healthcare delivery in British Columbia.

Education & Experience

• A Master’s Degree in Health Sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7 years of recent and related experience in healthcare at a high degree of complexity in area related to medical practitioners, leadership, relationship building, quality assurance, strategic initiative development and implementation.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of First Nations history and the BC First Nations healthcare landscape, with a commitment to culturally safe, respectful, and collaborative practice.
• Leadership experience in program development, analysis and measurement utilizing continuous quality improvement methodology.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and highly developed interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Superior written and presentation skills including ability to prepare and deliver concise analyses, reports, briefing notes, and recommendations to multidisciplinary audiences.
• Ability to function autonomously and within political environments exercising a high level of judgment to facilitate consensus and persuade/negotiate with a variety of local, municipal, provincial and national stakeholders.

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31%
• 4 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 5 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
• 5 cultural days per year for non‑union First Nations, Inuit, or Métis employees
• Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
• And more!

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal‑setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.

Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.

The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

Closing date: November 12, 2026 (at 23:59)

Resources

For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/cultural-safety-and-humility and for information about Land Acknowledgements