Provincial Head, Medical Imaging

Role title: Provincial Head, Medical Imaging

Reports to: Executive Vice President Acute and Hospital-Based Care and Chief Medical Executive Ontario

Location: 525 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2L3

Anticipated time commitment: Average 1 day/week

Term: 2 years

Number of opportunities: 1

Posting date: March 2, 2026

Closing date: April 2, 2026

Position Summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from Ontario physicians with significant expertise in imaging for the position of Provincial Head, Medical Imaging. This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership to the evolution of Medical Imaging in Ontario. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Questions about the role may be submitted by email no later than March 19, 2026.

A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by March 25, 2026.

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Provincial Head, Medical Imaging - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 2, 2026.   

To send a question, receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers, or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

Accountabilities

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Provide visionary leadership for Ontario Health’s quality agenda as it relates to medical imaging, driving coordination and alignment of image-related strategies across Ontario Health as part of the provincial strategy for medical imaging
• Advise on key Ontario Health and Ministry initiatives, providing strong clinical imaging-related leadership to inform and advance development and implementation of relevant system priorities
• Act as a key liaison to connect and strengthen the provincial medical imaging community to advance quality, facilitating engagement and collaboration between medical imaging leaders and relevant enabling domains (i.e., digital technologies) within and outside of Ontario Health program areas
• Identify, prioritize, advise on and respond to system-level medical imaging issues
• Prioritize strategies and/or initiatives to address clinical, system and data gaps in medical imaging to improve equitable, coordinated, standardized care for all patients, including marginalized and Indigenous populations, special and complex patient groups, and paediatric patients.
• Establish and maintain effective links with relevant clinical communities, government and other stakeholders at the provincial, regional and national levels (as relevant) on behalf of Ontario Health
• Lead the development and support execution of strategies to engage imaging professionals in ongoing system-level quality improvement

Qualifications

• Radiologist currently practicing in Ontario and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
• Significant clinical, research and teaching experience in imaging
• Proven track record (10+ years) of clinical leadership at the hospital and/or university level
• Recognized as an opinion leader within the imaging community
• In-depth knowledge of clinical, administrative and system-wide issues with respect to imaging services
• Demonstrated aptitude for systems thinking, an ability to analyze information and to make sound decisions
• Expert knowledge of current best practices, healthcare literature, and evidence-based guidelines, as it pertains to medical imaging
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build consensus
• Strong professional presence and ability to present to large and small audiences in a concise, articulate and dynamic fashion
• Demonstrated commitment to patient-focused care, evidence-based medicine and public accountability
• Enthusiasm for, and commitment to, quality improvement in health care at the system level
• Demonstrated creativity through publication of research and/or implementation of innovative systems and ideas

How to Apply

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Provincial Head, Medical Imaging - [Your Name]” no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 2, 2026 to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

We will evaluate all applications against the skills and experience requirements for the position.  Those candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly by a representative from the Business Unit. Ontario Health may consider applications from incumbents currently in the position. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks after the close of the posting, you can assume you are not under consideration for this position.

More About Ontario Health

Ontario Health is an agency created by the Government of Ontario with a mandate to connect and coordinate Ontario’s health care system in ways that have not been done before, to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.

Ontario Health oversees health care delivery across the province, which includes ensuring front-line providers and other health professionals have the tools and information they need to deliver the best possible care within their communities. This also means simplifying the current system and connecting and coordinating its many complex parts in new and innovative ways. This involves keeping a close eye on how the health system is performing and providing evidence-based standards and improvements to address any gaps.

Ontario Health helps to support significant and important transformation in Ontario’s health system, working to ease the transition between points of care for Ontarians and helping to ensure they have access to the care they need. Ontario Health is adapting world-renowned practices from areas such as cancer care and renal care to other parts of the system, including mental health and addictions.

Through integration, coordination, connection, and clinical excellence, Ontario Health is working to reduce strain on the system which will enable investment of more resources on the care Ontarians need, and, most importantly, improve health outcomes and overall wellness for all.

As an operational service agency of the Government of Ontario, Ontario Health is accountable for conducting a fair and transparent process, providing equal treatment to all qualified parties, in selecting a candidate for the above mentioned role.