President & Chief Executive Officer

Job Description

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre and a recognized leader in integrated care across the healthcare continuum, from hospital to rehabilitative care to community-based care. Through Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld‑Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), and Circle of Care, Sinai Health delivers compassionate, world‑class care while advancing scientific discovery, education, and system innovation. The organization is operating in a rapidly evolving environment marked by increasing complexity, system‑wide workforce pressures, and intensified competition for talent and funding. As a leading Canadian institution, Sinai Health is positioned to amplify its visibility, influence, and impact across the broader health system provincially and nationally, and serve as a model for academic health science systems globally.

This role offers a unique opportunity for a bold, visionary leader to shape Sinai Health’s future as a premier academic health science system, strengthening integration of clinical care, research, and education across Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld‑Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), and Circle of Care. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will embed research excellence and innovation into the organization’s core strategy, driving operational and clinical performance and amplifying Sinai Health’s reputation nationally and internationally. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President and CEO will deliver on an ambitious strategic program, foster influential partnerships, and lead a multidisciplinary team to achieve best‑in‑class patient experience, digital transformation, and major capital projects. The President and CEO must foster a compassionate, inclusive, and values‑rooted environment that supports all stakeholders and embraces Sinai Health as an organization governed by and rooted in Jewish values. Ultimately, the President and CEO will unite mission and performance, creating the conditions for Sinai Health to set the standard for integrated, compassionate, and research‑driven care.

To deliver on Sinai Health’s agenda, the President and CEO will be a visionary leader who has consistently set bold strategic direction and driven impact. They will possess demonstrated strength across the following leadership priorities and capabilities:

• Driving Results: Demonstrated high energy and ability to mobilize people and resources, set and achieve challenging targets, hold self and others accountable, persevere through obstacles, and engage, influence, and collaborate effectively with diverse health system partners to advance quality improvements in healthcare.
• Building Effective Teams: Demonstrated ability to form and cultivate high‑performing teams by fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, encouraging collaboration, and empowering individuals to achieve their full potential and drive collective success.
• Proven Business Acumen and Achievement: Demonstrated ability to make informed, strategic business decisions by understanding financial drivers, evaluating risks and opportunities, and aligning operational actions with broader organizational and stakeholder priorities.

Additional leadership capabilities include: Championing Change & Innovation; Collaborating Across Boundaries; Inspiring; Influencing; Communicating with Confidence; and Entrepreneurial leadership.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated executive leadership experience in large, complex, and dynamic healthcare or publicly funded health systems, with a record of transformative impact and deep understanding of patient care and the challenges and realities faced by frontline healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will possess direct experience in academic health and/or research‑intensive environments, including a strong understanding of academic culture, research priorities, and the governance structures of teaching hospitals and affiliated health systems. These professional experiences will be complemented by a post‑graduate degree in health administration, medicine, science, or related discipline. Comfort engaging with Boards, government, donors, and system partners, and the ability to build trust across diverse stakeholder groups, will be essential.

Sinai Health welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, recognizing that diversity enriches our community and supports our culture.

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