Deputy Chief, Medical

**JR101758**

**Deputy Chief, Medical & Scientific Support**

**Location: Toronto-661 University**

**Department: Medical and Scientific Support**

**The Role**:
To provide strategic leadership for the planning, implementation, and overall operational direction of the Medical and Scientific Support team in Population Health.
Responsible for the research platform, planning, development, implementation, strategic management and overall performance of Healthy People and Environments, Medical and System Support programs and services within the department including Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Environments and Occupational Health, Emergency preparedness and Response program areas and the provision of scientific and technical information and services.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provides medical advice and consultation to and directs the development, dissemination, delivery, and evaluation of a range of unit initiatives including educational and professional development programs, best practices, tools, protocols, guidelines, and resources to deliver a comprehensive and systematic approach to Population Health.
- Develops major initiatives within Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Environmental and Occupational Health requiring medical and scientific/technical expertise.
- Acts as a strategic leader and thinker across the organization to drive an integrated research platform, and innovative programs and services in the areas of Healthy People and Environments, including the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.
- Acts as a key leader in developing enterprise-wide integrated business strategies for Healthy People and Environments.
- Works with portfolio leads, managers and staff to develop common project management standards and methodologies for science
- based projects and research operations and a consistent approach to project resource allocation where applicable.
- Works in a partnership model with the portfolio lead, including with cross functional and operational teams and with scientific and medical staff across the organization on Population Health issues.
- Directs the development, dissemination, delivery and evaluation of strategies and initiatives such as educational and professional development programs, best practices, tools, protocols, guidelines, and resources to build capacity across the health care continuum.
- Acts as an authority in area of expertise and provides expertise across PHO to develop PHO strategy in the field.
- Promotes and leads the operational implementation of new strategies, directions, or practices in Population Health programs in collaboration with the portfolio lead.
- Ensures operational effectiveness and efficiency across areas of responsibility for a range of diverse Healthy People and Environments, programs, initiatives, and services.
- Assumes responsibility for medical leadership and activities of the portfolio lead as assigned during their absences.
- Coaches, mentors, and collaborates with leadership regarding strategic decisions and plans to ensure PHO's policies and objectives are successfully implemented.
- Provides oversight for Department compliance with PHO and government or policies, standards, rules.
- Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through planning, monitoring, and managing budget, congruent with internal policies and procedures and legislation.
- Keeps abreast of the latest research and developments in area of specialty within PHO and at other institutions.
- Manages critical relationships internally and externally often in a matrix or team structure; builds networks to negotiate and resolve conflict that have a crucial impact on both the department’s goals and strategic direction and mandate of PHO.
- Mobilizes units and cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate responses to requests for service and public health incidents, and to support PHO scientific and research priorities working in close partnership and with the guidance of the portfolio lead.
- In partnership with the portfolio lead, supports the Executive Committee in the planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluation of the overall operations of the portfolio.
- Directs the coordination and support to PHO advisory committees as appropriate to areas of responsibility.
- Manages cross enterprise business relationships to ensure conflict is resolved.
- Manages and provides oversight to PHO’s on-call system and the medical staff who support PHO’s on-call functions to ensure PHO is equipped to respond to, manage and/or support urgent queries that may impact public health or any risk to our organization.
- Manages and directs managers to ensure congruence with PHO’s internal policies and procedures, professional standards, Collective Agreement requirements and other relevant standards, legislation or regulations, including: providing direction and leadership in the implementation of new techniques and standards; setting cle