Chief Medical Officer

**CancerCare Manitoba**, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is a provincial agency which provides
clinical and academic services and leadership for cancer control and the treatment of blood disorders.
**Chief Medical Officer**

**Executive Office - CancerCare Manitoba
**Permanent, Full-time (1.0 EFT)**
**Competition# 080-22
**CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB), as the provincially mandated cancer authority, is responsible for planning,
leading and overseeing the provincial cancer control program for Manitoba. CCMB provides services
directly as well as in collaboration with its partners in the regional health authorities and Shared Health.
The services CCMB provides to Manitobans include prevention, cancer screening and early detection,
timely diagnosis, high quality multidisciplinary cancer treatment, supportive and cancer rehabilitation care
and survivorship and palliative care. CCMB provides these services to both children and adults. CCMB is
also responsible for the provision of the full spectrum of care for patients with serious blood disorders,
malignant and non-malignant in nature. In addition, CCMB is mandated for research and education in
cancer and blood disorders, and is also responsible for radiation protection throughout the province.

**Job Summary**:
Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a key member of CCMB’s

executive team and provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all of the clinical oncology
and hematology programs, departments and associated clinical services provided province-wide by CCMB.
The CMO closely works with the Chief of Clinical Operations and other members of the executive team to
communicate key care standards and goals and to best align physician activities in support of patient
services, partnerships, and ancillary services. In collaboration with department and program leaders and
the executive team, the CMO will have overall responsibility for planning, developing, coordinating and
evaluating clinical programs to ensure equitable and culturally-responsive, patient
- and community
- centered high-quality care and improved access to care and improved outcomes in cancer and blood
disorders throughout Manitoba.

Reporting directly to the CMO are:

- Disease Site Group (DSG) Chairs, only with respect to DSG responsibilities;
- Medical Directors and Department Heads:

- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
- Cell Therapy Lab
- Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Lab
- Clinical Trials Unit
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Medical Oncology and Hematology
- Pediatric Oncology
- Primary Care Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Precision Medicine and Advanced Therapeutics
- Standards Committee
- Privileges Committee
- Director, Provincial Oncology Drug Program
- Patient Representatives

**Major Responsibilities**:
As the leader of multidisciplinary teams of medical professionals, the CMO has overall responsibility for all
CCMB clinical services for cancer and blood disorders.
- Specific accountabilities include:
- Forming the basis for CCMB’s Strategic and Operational Plan by establishing, in conjunction

with the President and CEO, strategic direction for all oncology and hematology programs
and services in the province of Manitoba;
- Participating in the development of the provincial clinical and preventative services plan, the

provincial health human resources plan and the provincial health capital plan through joint
planning and coordination with Shared Health and the Regional Health Authorities;
- Promoting health equity and respecting the diversity of communities in the planning, design,

delivery and evaluation of services;
- Establishing, reviewing and updating clinical standards for the delivery of health services

related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer
- participate in provincial standards committees, as required
- Collaborating with regional and provincial partners to optimize access and improve quality of

care of patients and outcomes in cancer and complex blood disorders.
- Coordinating and directing the clinical programs/services of CCMB; participating in and

providing leadership for the establishment of key performance indicators to continually
evaluate the quality and effectiveness of these programs;
- Advancing and supporting the continued development of a research and academic culture at
- CCMB;- Supporting and encouraging innovations in cancer care;
- Nurturing knowledge sharing with CCMB partners and fostering continuous improvement in
- cancer care delivery;- Facilitating and advocating to ensure success of major strategic initiatives;
- Participating in five-year reviews of clinical and other Department Heads and search
- committees of same;- Supporting and assisting in implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Transitions of
- Care initiatives;- Establishing and maintaining a Medical Quality Assurance Program to ensure that

professional standards are mainta