Regional Medical Director - Ontario Health, Thunder Bay

About this opportunity

Ontario Health is building a more connected, equitable, and patient-centred health system across the province. Achieving this vision requires exceptional clinical leaders who can bridge strategy and frontline care, inspire collaboration, and drive meaningful improvements for patients, providers, and communities. Ontario Health has six regional teams, including the North East and North West Regions, that coordinate and direct health care planning, funding and delivery, and drive improved performance, value and experience, ensuring equitable access to high-quality health care.

As the Regional Medical Director, you will play an important role connecting health care networks to deliver quality care across a large geographic area. The North East and North West Regions collectively account for 88 percent of Ontario's landmass. This leader is intended to be a practicing physician who will work a minimum of 0.6FTE to 0.8FTE per week, providing oversight of all Regional Clinical Leads.

What you'll do

The Regional Medical Director will provide clinical leadership across the North East and North West Regions, ensuring clinical perspectives are embedded in decision-making, health system planning, and transformation initiatives.

• Provide clinical leadership aligned with Ontario Health's strategic goals and regional priorities
• Embed clinical expertise into health system planning, service design, resource optimization, and policy implementation
• Establish regional clinical priorities and measurable outcomes that support integrated care delivery
• Champion equitable, accessible, and culturally safe models of care that address the diverse needs of communities across the region
• Lead and mentor Regional Clinical Leads while fostering collaboration, accountability, and clinical excellence
• Partner with executive leaders to advance integrated clinical, operational, and strategic initiatives
• Provide expert clinical advice on emerging health system challenges, service pressures, workforce issues, and opportunities for innovation
• Lead complex cross-sector initiatives that improve access, quality, care coordination, and health system performance
• Collaborate with Ontario Health Teams, Health Service Providers, and provincial partners to advance sustainable models of integrated care
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives that deliver measurable system-wide impact
• Advance evidence-informed practices, clinical standards, and quality improvement initiatives across the continuum of care
• Utilize clinical, operational, and performance data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement
• Promote shared accountability for patient outcomes, equitable access, and responsible stewardship of health system resources
• Build trusted relationships with physicians and physician leaders, Chiefs of Staff, health system leaders, Ontario Health Teams, and Health Service Providers
• Chair and lead regional clinical forums to strengthen alignment, collaboration, and accountability
• Represent regional clinical perspectives within provincial leadership discussions and advisory committees
• Foster meaningful engagement with clinicians, patients, families, Indigenous partners, and communities to ensure diverse perspectives inform health system priorities
• Advance a unified One Ontario Health approach through collaboration with provincial clinical and operational leaders

Qualifications

• Physician with a minimum of 10 years of clinical practice experience, in good standing and eligible to practise medicine without restriction in Ontario, with the intention of maintaining clinical practice while serving in this role
• Significant senior executive and/or clinical leadership experience within regional, provincial, or broader health system environments
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation, clinical integration, and organizational change initiatives
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-sector partnerships that improve access, quality, care coordination, and health system performance
• Experience influencing outcomes within executive governance structures and highly matrixed environments where collaboration and consensus-building are critical
• Strong understanding of Ontario's health care system, population health priorities, health policy environment, and emerging sector challenges
• Experience across multiple care sectors, including hospitals, primary care, community care, long-term care and/or public health, is considered an asset
• Master's degree in Health Administration, Public Administration, Health Planning, Business Administration, or a related field is considered an asset
• All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health

Benefits

At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being are supported and celebrated. Based on your role, you may receive:

• Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to support you and your family's health
• Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your overall well-being
• A premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security
• Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to rest and recharge
• Three personal days and two float days annually, providing added flexibility to support work-life balance, in addition to vacation days
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession
• A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do
• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion, fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team