President and Chief Executive Officer
Fraser Health Authority
Date: 1 day ago
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time
Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $117.00 - $165.18 / hour
Job Summary
We are now seeking a visionary and values-driven leader to serve as our next President and Chief Executive Officer. Reporting to our Board Chair, Opreet Kang, the CEO is responsible for shaping and advancing Fraser Health’s strategic direction, operational excellence, and system leadership within British Columbia’s dynamic health landscape.
The CEO will lead an organization committed to delivering safe, equitable, and innovative care, embedding digital health transformation, and building strong partnerships with Indigenous communities, academic institutions, health partners, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities Include:
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned, collaborative executive with a proven track record of leadership at scale within complex health or public sector organizations. You will demonstrate strategic vision, political acuity, and a deep commitment to advancing health equity, Indigenous reconciliation, and workforce innovation.
A skilled and confident communicator, you will be able to develop highly effective relationships to influence and deliver safe and sustainable patient care with provincial partners, community leaders, our physician community and our wider clinical, operational and administrative workforce. Experience in driving innovation, leading transformation, leveraging digital opportunities and system integration will be highly desirable.
You will be a clear, caring, and courageous leader of an organization that is evidence-based and results oriented and, as CEIO, will demonstrate impact through key metrics for Fraser Health and the diverse and broader communities we proudly serve.
This is a unique and high-impact leadership opportunity for an individual who shares Fraser Health’s values of respect, caring, and trust, and who is driven to build one of the most progressive health systems in Canada.
Further Information
If you are interested in learning more about this rewarding leadership opportunity, or for a confidential discussion about the role, please contact either Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director ([email protected]), or Thomas Patterson, Managing Director for Healthcare ([email protected]), at Alumni Global, who are acting as advisors to Fraser Health on this appointment.
To Apply, visit Alumni Global at: President and Chief Executive (Fraser Health)
Detailed Overview
The President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible and accountable to formulate the strategic direction of the organization and effectively optimize resources to achieve objectives and Fraser Health performance requirements. Provides senior leadership ensuring the planning, implementation and evaluation of Fraser Health meets the health needs of individuals and our populations; and, that services are delivered within financial parameters.
Reporting to the Board Chair, the CEO advises on the strategic and operational planning and performance of Fraser Health. Responding and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders, ensures Fraser Health's organizational structure and resource utilization aligns governance, leadership, management, and the provision of care and support services to overall objectives.
The CEO serves as a resource to the Board and assists the Executive Management Committee in developing strategies and policies to meet operational goals and transitional challenges of a fully integrated health system.
Responsibilities
Provides and joins in the leadership of the Executive Management Committee fostering and developing a cohesive senior leadership team to formulate and evaluate short and long term goals, objectives, strategies.
Ensures the development of human and capital resource plans, program and service structures support quality health care and supporting services and programs.
Leads the development of and communication of the vision, mission and values of Fraser Health.
Provides senior leadership to management, physicians, employees and caregivers in support of achieving the shared objectives of Fraser Health.
Leads, in conjunction with the Board, the development of strategies and action plans for the overall management and direction of the organization.
Provides leadership to the Executive Management Committee to formulate, implement and oversee the development and implementation of Fraser Health's strategic and operational plans.
Ensures the effective planning and managing of Fraser Health's people resources including volunteers, employees and physicians to support program and service needs.
Demonstrates personal acceptance of accountability for actions and outcomes, accuracy, and the appropriate custody and release of information to support ethical business practices.
Ensures the appropriate confidentiality of information, and mitigation of risks associated with fraud.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Master's Degree in health administration, or a related discipline, fifteen (15) years' leadership at a senior level of a large complex organization(s), preferably in health care; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.
Professional/Technical Capabilities
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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IMPORTANT: Recruitment scam warning
Please be on alert for recruitment scams. We are aware of several scams targeting individuals by falsely claiming to represent Fraser Health. Always take precautions when sharing personal details with unverified sources. Please note that we will never ask for money or payment, nor ask you to download or install an app at any point during our recruitment process.
The salary range for this position is CAD $117.00 - $165.18 / hour
Job Summary
We are now seeking a visionary and values-driven leader to serve as our next President and Chief Executive Officer. Reporting to our Board Chair, Opreet Kang, the CEO is responsible for shaping and advancing Fraser Health’s strategic direction, operational excellence, and system leadership within British Columbia’s dynamic health landscape.
The CEO will lead an organization committed to delivering safe, equitable, and innovative care, embedding digital health transformation, and building strong partnerships with Indigenous communities, academic institutions, health partners, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Leading Fraser Health’s strategic priorities to deliver high-quality and inclusive care.
- Championing a culture of continuous improvement, equity, innovation, and excellence.
- Building digital maturity and leading the adoption of innovative clinical technologies.
- Fostering system-wide partnerships to meet population health needs.
- Representing Fraser Health regionally, provincially, nationally, and internationally.
- Ensuring sound financial stewardship and organizational sustainability.
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned, collaborative executive with a proven track record of leadership at scale within complex health or public sector organizations. You will demonstrate strategic vision, political acuity, and a deep commitment to advancing health equity, Indigenous reconciliation, and workforce innovation.
A skilled and confident communicator, you will be able to develop highly effective relationships to influence and deliver safe and sustainable patient care with provincial partners, community leaders, our physician community and our wider clinical, operational and administrative workforce. Experience in driving innovation, leading transformation, leveraging digital opportunities and system integration will be highly desirable.
You will be a clear, caring, and courageous leader of an organization that is evidence-based and results oriented and, as CEIO, will demonstrate impact through key metrics for Fraser Health and the diverse and broader communities we proudly serve.
This is a unique and high-impact leadership opportunity for an individual who shares Fraser Health’s values of respect, caring, and trust, and who is driven to build one of the most progressive health systems in Canada.
Further Information
If you are interested in learning more about this rewarding leadership opportunity, or for a confidential discussion about the role, please contact either Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director ([email protected]), or Thomas Patterson, Managing Director for Healthcare ([email protected]), at Alumni Global, who are acting as advisors to Fraser Health on this appointment.
To Apply, visit Alumni Global at: President and Chief Executive (Fraser Health)
Detailed Overview
The President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible and accountable to formulate the strategic direction of the organization and effectively optimize resources to achieve objectives and Fraser Health performance requirements. Provides senior leadership ensuring the planning, implementation and evaluation of Fraser Health meets the health needs of individuals and our populations; and, that services are delivered within financial parameters.
Reporting to the Board Chair, the CEO advises on the strategic and operational planning and performance of Fraser Health. Responding and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders, ensures Fraser Health's organizational structure and resource utilization aligns governance, leadership, management, and the provision of care and support services to overall objectives.
The CEO serves as a resource to the Board and assists the Executive Management Committee in developing strategies and policies to meet operational goals and transitional challenges of a fully integrated health system.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
Provides and joins in the leadership of the Executive Management Committee fostering and developing a cohesive senior leadership team to formulate and evaluate short and long term goals, objectives, strategies.
Ensures the development of human and capital resource plans, program and service structures support quality health care and supporting services and programs.
Leads the development of and communication of the vision, mission and values of Fraser Health.
Provides senior leadership to management, physicians, employees and caregivers in support of achieving the shared objectives of Fraser Health.
Leads, in conjunction with the Board, the development of strategies and action plans for the overall management and direction of the organization.
Provides leadership to the Executive Management Committee to formulate, implement and oversee the development and implementation of Fraser Health's strategic and operational plans.
- Resource Acquisition and Allocation
Ensures the effective planning and managing of Fraser Health's people resources including volunteers, employees and physicians to support program and service needs.
- Program and Service Delivery
- Communications and Public Affairs
- Stakeholder Relations
- Financial and Administrative Management
Demonstrates personal acceptance of accountability for actions and outcomes, accuracy, and the appropriate custody and release of information to support ethical business practices.
Ensures the appropriate confidentiality of information, and mitigation of risks associated with fraud.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Master's Degree in health administration, or a related discipline, fifteen (15) years' leadership at a senior level of a large complex organization(s), preferably in health care; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.
Professional/Technical Capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with elected/appointed Boards, Government Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
- Demonstrated business acumen and entrepreneurship mindset and skills.
- Demonstrated high level of leadership in a multi-discipline collaborative approach to consumer driven care in a constantly changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and exercise innovative approaches in addressing new challenges.
- Demonstrated planning skills, both strategic and operational; ability to identify critical issues and to establish realistic goals.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the overall operations of a multi-disciplined health structured organization, particularly a sensitivity to the interrelationships of medical, clinica, community and corporate functions.
- Demonstrated skills in financial management with the ability to establish, maintain and monitor a complex multi-source operating budget.
- Demonstrated reporting and presentation abilities, well developed verbal and written communication skills and the ability to express ideas concisely and persuasively.
- Demonstrated familiarity with the processes of government and an understanding of their needs, priorities and constraints.
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Indeed | Glassdoor
IMPORTANT: Recruitment scam warning
Please be on alert for recruitment scams. We are aware of several scams targeting individuals by falsely claiming to represent Fraser Health. Always take precautions when sharing personal details with unverified sources. Please note that we will never ask for money or payment, nor ask you to download or install an app at any point during our recruitment process.
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