Associate Executive Director, Physician Leader Engagement & Health System Integration (Contract to 12 months)
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The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients. We continually seek to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health-care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions, and opportunities to improve.
Job summary
The Associate Executive Director, Physician Leader Engagement & Health System Integration has responsibility for overseeing OMA Physician Leader Groups including Networks, Districts, Branch Societies, Sections, Fora and MIGs (i.e. physicians groups organized by geography, specialty and interest group) and leading a highly effective team that supports physicians and physician leaders across the province and in all specialty areas. This is a strategic role that has oversight of 18 FTEs composed of two teams: Section Engagement and Regional Management Teams.
How you will make a difference
Section Engagement:
Lead the Section Engagement team to provide elevated support to sections (groups of physicians organized by specialty) focused on building and maintaining productive relationships and ensuring issues identification and resolution through the organization.
Identify opportunities to enhance the member experience and communication about issues that matter most to members e.g. compensation-related matters.
Identify section specific issues and work with other teams across the organization to develop system strategies to address and advocate for solutions.
Regional Management:
Lead the Regional Manager team (composed of senior field staff located around the province) to provide elevated support to physician leaders by region and strengthen the role of districts (regionally defined groups of physicians organized by geography).
Build & maintain relationships with leaders across districts (e.g., local decision makers, Medical Staff Association Presidents, Chiefs of Staff, Health Care Advocates etc.) to develop a deep understanding of local and regional issues facing physicians, and work on solutions and advocacy through the OMA to address them.
Raise the profile of district work done locally to broaden and strengthen member engagement. Develop quarterly reports on district activity to be used both internally and shared with the membership.
Oversight of Networks:
Provide strategic oversight of the Networks (groups of sections with similar interests and issues including surgical, medical, primary care, diagnostic, regional and academic) to create opportunities for engagement, including convening physician leaders for consultation on relevant matters (e.g., compensation, health human resource challenges and other issues) and to ensure their issues are escalated through the OMA for resolution.
Ensure networks are meeting on a regular cadence, issues discussed are effectively escalated, integrated and resolved by the organization.
Team Leadership:
Provide leadership and oversight of the Section Engagement & Regional Management teams, including line supervision and staff development.
Operational Oversight:
Budget planning and oversight
Implementation of Finance Policy related to physician leader honoraria
Requirements that are important to us
Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
10-15 years of proven experience in a similar senior role managing large teams of professionals (direct and indirect reports)
Big-picture perspective and ability to think strategically, grasp trends and themes and develop solutions to address gaps
Exceptionally strong leadership skills; proven ability to work in a cross functional organization; ability to form productive relationships
Excellent problem solving and communications skills
A champion for a strong working culture and performance management skills.
Experience working with physicians an asset
Understanding of the health sector an asset
The OMA has moved to a permanent hybrid work environment. As such, the individual in this position will be required to work a minimum number of days in our Toronto office.
What do we have to offer you?
A work environment whose values are to be respectful, bold, responsive, and transparent in our work and our behaviours
A fantastic opportunity to grow with the team and help shape the strategic direction of the OMA, its members and the health-care system
An organization that is committed to the equity, diversity and inclusion principles of humility, accountability, collaboration, courage and integrity
A friendly and flexible hybrid work environment
Competitive compensation
An organization that has been recognized as a Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for five consecutive years.
As a condition of employment, OMA conducts background checks and reference checks for all open positions.
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The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.