Director, System Strategy, Planning, Design & Implementation

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being aren’t just supported - they’re celebrated every step of the way. Here, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. 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

Want to make a difference in your career?  Consider this opportunity. 

As Director, Planning and Implementation, you will lead health system strategies that respond to regional needs and advance integrated, equitable care. Reporting to the Vice President, System Strategy, Planning, Design and Implementation, you will turn strategic priorities into achievable program plans and oversee their implementation and evaluation.

Lead a cross-functional team and collaborate with regional and provincial partners across health sectors to close system gaps, strengthen coordination and deliver results. You will be accountable for your portfolio’s planning, team performance, and day-to-day program operations.

This regional role supports the health care needs and priorities of the North East Region.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Drive regional strategy: Assess health care needs, set priorities and lead integrated planning, implementation and evaluation aligned with provincial and regional strategies and Ontario Health’s Strategic Plan and Annual Business Plan.
• Turn evidence into action: Work with regional colleagues to identify data sources and analysis that inform decisions, strengthen planning, and improve performance. Embed health equity principles and priorities throughout planning processes.
• Build partnerships across sectors: Establish committees and communities of practice, engage internal and external partners, and connect regional and provincial teams to address system barriers, resource needs and accountability gaps.
• Advance integration and innovation: Represent the portfolio on regional committees and other collaborative bodies, champion best practices and integrated care models, and recommend program improvements and funding allocation priorities informed by emerging health system issues.
• Lead people and operations: Guide and manage staff, oversee day-to-day program operations, and ensure work follows accepted best practices, government and ministry directives, and regional policies and procedures.
• Deliver measurable results: Establish regional goals and implement initiatives to achieve them. Monitor, evaluate, and report on activities against performance objectives set by the CRO.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in health or business administration, or equivalent education/experience.
• 7 years of work experience in the public or private health care sector.
• 5 years of experience leading or managing teams directly or indirectly, using relationship-building and management skills, with a solid background in managing staff to achieve corporate objectives.
• Solid background in integrating large, complex initiatives in a changing environment, with advanced project management skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

Knowledge and Skills

• Business acumen: Apply business principles and systems thinking in health care, including financial and human resource management, organizational dynamics and governance, strategic planning, risk management and quality improvement.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management: Develop networks, alliances and multiple external collaborative relationships that support department performance. Collaborate across functions and boundaries, find common ground with an expanding range of stakeholders, identify key issues, and accommodate key players’ needs on joint projects with external parties or units.
• Communication and interpersonal skills: Highly developed verbal and written communication skills to provide and obtain complex, technical or sensitive information effectively, clearly, concisely and logically, at an appropriate level and in an appropriate format. Prepare and deliver presentations on technical and/or sensitive information to diverse audiences. Listen well, encourage open communication, and respond appropriately to others’ needs, feelings and capabilities with tact, compassion, sensitivity, and respect.
• Judgement and negotiation: Exercise sound judgement on sensitive and contentious issues and negotiate consensus on complex policy strategies.
• Strategic planning and risk management: Align department tasks and objectives with corporate goals, establish clear targets and measures to track progress, evaluate outcomes and adjust direction as appropriate.
• Change management: Actively embrace change initiatives to improve department performance and use varied methods to help employees respond positively to change.
• Health care planning and system design: Expert knowledge of planning models and approaches, with an understanding of the health care system and environment. Scan for ideas, best practices and system-wide trends, and effectively select options, plan, implement and evaluate health care policies and/or programs.
• Program development and innovation: Develop new insights and apply innovative solutions to improve the organization. Foster creative thinking and innovation, and design and implement new or cutting-edge programs and processes.
• Health sector and community knowledge: Knowledge of Ontario’s health sector and workforce trends; in-depth knowledge of local health issues, priorities and needs in the context of broader health care policy and system development trends; and knowledge of the needs of Indigenous peoples in urban and community settings and Francophone communities.

Location:  Northern, Ontario

Employment Type:

Permanent Full time

Contract Length:

N/A

Salary Band:

Band 9

External Application Deadline Date:

November 10, 2026

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.  

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.