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President and Chief Executive Officer Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) is one of Ontario’s largest community-based health systems, serving one of Ontario's fastest-growing and most diverse communities. Formed through the voluntary integration of Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital, WRHN provides a broad range of acute, specialized, regional, and community services across Waterloo Wellington and beyond. With approximately 900 beds and 8,500 staff, physicians, and volunteers, an annual operating budget approaching $1 billion, and regional programs serving approximately 10% of Ontario’s population, WRHN is home to major regional programs in cancer, cardiac care, renal care, stroke, mental health and addictions, and other specialized services. As the organization continues to come together as One WRHN, it does so in a region distinguished by an exceptional academic, research, and technology ecosystem, creating opportunities to explore new approaches to care and health system improvement. The Position Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will lead WRHN at a pivotal time in its evolution. The CEO will have meaningful opportunity to influence and shape the future of One WRHN, bringing people together around a shared culture, purpose, and vision for what the organization can become. They will inspire confidence and optimism while maintaining an unwavering focus on quality, patient-centred care, the experiences of patients and families, and the needs and well-being of the communities WRHN serves. Working closely with a talented leadership team, staff, and physicians, the CEO will bring the focus, judgement, and leadership required to realize WRHN’s considerable potential. Externally, the CEO will be a visible and trusted leader for WRHN. They will champion the new hospital and broader multi-site redevelopment vision, strengthen relationships with government, healthcare, and community partners, and advance WRHN's role as a collaborative regional and provincial health system leader. The CEO will also build on WRHN’s academic, research, and innovation strengths, deepening its relationship with the University of Waterloo, and other academic partners, and drawing on the region's broader ecosystem to translate possibilities into meaningful improvements in care, access, workforce experience, and health system performance. The Person The successful candidate will be an accomplished healthcare executive with significant experience leading complex organizations through transformation, growth, and change. They will bring a sophisticated understanding of healthcare delivery and Ontario's publicly funded health system, together with strong business, financial, and operational acumen. Strategic, curious, and future-focused, they will be energized by the potential to do things differently, open to fresh ideas and meaningful partnerships, and willing to look beyond conventional approaches to healthcare. They will translate vision into progress, empower a strong leadership team, and draw on the expertise, creativity, and ideas of others. Authentic, compassionate, inclusive, and highly collaborative, they will listen well, build trust, and value diverse perspectives. Visible and approachable, they will invest time in WRHN's people and communities, bringing the emotional intelligence and empathy to understand their experiences and the ability to engage, energize, and bring people with them as WRHN continues to evolve. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Heather Spiegel, at resumes@promeus.ca . WRHN and Promeus Inc. are committed to creating an inclusive environment that reflects the diversity of the communities served. We welcome applications from women, racialized persons, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.

Director, Client Operations Helping Hands Healthcare (HHH) has provided healthcare staffing and care services across Ontario for almost 30 years. A contracted provider with Ontario Health atHome, HHH delivers government-funded home and community care, hospital-to-home programs, hospital staffing, long-term care and retirement staffing, travel assignments, and private. care. Recognized with the Highest Standard of Excellence in healthcare staffing, the organization works with a roster of approximately 2,500 RNs, RPNs, and PSWs. HHH is entering a pivotal period of growth. Building on an established hospital staffing business, the organization is actively expanding its home and community care services to diversify its business and extend its reach across Ontario. With significant contracts secured and demand continuing to grow, HHH is strengthening and scaling its operations to support this next stage of development. The new Director, Client Operations (Director) will be central to this work, building the operational infrastructure and workforce capacity required for sustainable growth. The Position Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer and serving as a member of the Leadership Team, the Director will provide operational leadership across HHH's diverse portfolio of services. The mandate combines optimizing the established hospital staffing business with building and scaling its growing home and community care operations. The Director will establish the operating model, systems, procedures, workforce capacity, and organizational infrastructure required to support sustainable growth while maintaining quality, responsiveness, continuity of care, and a positive experience for clients and care providers. Working at both strategic and operational levels, the Director will take ownership of how operations is structured and delivered. This is a hands-on mandate requiring a leader prepared to work alongside the team, understand the operational detail, and drive solutions through implementation. They will strengthen service coordination and workforce deployment, advance the use of technology and data, and build the team and organizational capabilities required to support increasing scale and complexity. While home and community care will be a significant early focus, the Director will maintain operational oversight over all client services. Working closely with Clinical and Professional Practice, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Business Development, they will ensure operational execution aligns with quality, workforce, financial, contractual, and growth priorities, while providing clear insight into performance, risk, and capacity. This is an opportunity for a builder who is energized by creating structure, developing teams, solving complex operational challenges, and turning growth opportunities into sustainable operations. The Person The ideal candidate is an experienced operations leader with progressive leadership experience in home and community care, healthcare staffing, or a similarly complex healthcare service environment, together with an understanding of the evolving home care landscape. They understand the operational realities of workforce planning, scheduling, capacity management, and service delivery across dispersed geographies, including rural and remote communities. Experience with AlayaCare or a comparable care management platform, along with the ability to advance technology adoption and data-informed decision-making, is important.  The successful candidate combines strategic perspective with a practical, hands-on leadership style and is equally comfortable setting direction, working alongside the team, and moving priorities forward. They are a builder and problem solver who takes ownership, creates structure where it does not yet exist, and carries solutions through implementation. A credible and supportive people leader, they develop strong teams, strengthen accountability, mentor others, and foster a culture of performance, responsiveness, and service excellence. With strong business and financial acumen, they work effectively across functions and build trusted relationships with clients, funders, partners, and care providers. They are comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities shift and opportunities emerge. Above all, they are motivated by the opportunity to build the operational capacity that will support HHH's continued growth. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the position title, to  resumes@promeus.ca. An Executive Brief is available upon request. Helping Hands Healthcare and Promeus Inc. are committed to equity in leadership and welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.

Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) Ottawa, Ontario The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) is one of Canada’s foremost academic health science centres dedicated exclusively to mental health and addiction care. Located in Ottawa and affiliated with the University of Ottawa, The Royal integrates specialized clinical care, research, education, and innovation to advance understanding, treatment, and recovery for people living with mental illness and addiction. At the heart of this work is The Royal’s Research Institute, a globally recognized centre for mental health and addiction research and innovation. Guided by the belief that “Research is Care,” the Institute supports more than 170 active research projects and 41 interventional clinical trials. It brings together scientists, clinician-scientists, trainees, clinical leaders, patients, families, and partners to accelerate the translation of discovery into improvements in care. The Royal is entering an important period of research growth, supported by a landmark philanthropic investment from the Waverley House Foundation and other donors. This investment will support the recruitment of outstanding research leaders and the establishment of several Clinical Research Chairs, strengthening The Royal’s capacity to advance discovery and position the organization as a global leader in mental health and addiction research and care. The Opportunity The Royal is seeking an innovative and internationally recognized physician-scientist to serve as Clinical Research Chair, Addiction Studies. The successful candidate will build and lead a globally recognized research program focused on addiction and concurrent disorders, supported by protected research time, competitive start-up funding, dedicated research infrastructure, and strong institutional and philanthropic commitment. The Chair will join a highly collaborative academic and clinical environment with access to advanced neuroimaging, including MRI, PET, and EEG, interventional psychiatry programs, sophisticated health data platforms, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and a growing network of academic, healthcare, industry, and innovation partners. Areas of research may include precision addiction medicine, neurobiology and neuroimaging, novel therapeutics, concurrent disorders, clinical trials, implementation science, learning health systems, population health, and translational research. Key priorities for the Clinical Research Chair will include: Establish and grow a distinctive, internationally recognized addiction research program that advances understanding, prevention, treatment, and recovery. Advance precision addiction care by leveraging neuroimaging, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and integrated data to improve diagnosis, treatment selection, and outcomes. Translate discovery into clinical and system impact, influencing patient care, evidence-based practice, policy, and health system transformation. Build research capacity by recruiting and mentoring trainees, fellows, emerging investigators, and interdisciplinary collaborators. Strengthen The Royal’s national and international leadership through partnerships with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, government, community organizations, industry, and people with lived experience. Secure competitive peer-reviewed funding and build a sustainable program with lasting scientific, clinical, and societal impact. Experience The successful candidate will be an accomplished physician-scientist with a national or international reputation for excellence in addiction, substance use, concurrent disorders, or a closely related area. They will bring a distinguished record of scholarship, peer-reviewed funding, scientific leadership, and experience leading complex research programs and interdisciplinary collaborations. Candidates will hold an MD or MD/PhD from a recognized academic institution and be certified, or eligible for certification, by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or hold an equivalent international credential. They must also be eligible for medical licensure in Ontario and for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor at the University of Ottawa. An innovative and collaborative research leader, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and translating research into meaningful improvements for patients, families, communities, and health systems. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please submit your CV or contact Heather Spiegel or Judy Mandelman at resumes@promeus.ca . An Executive Brief is available upon request.