Executive Director

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.