Research Chair, Leadership in Learning Health Systems

Research Chair, Leadership in Learning Health Systems Position: Research Chair, Leadership in Learning Health Systems Department: Institute for Better Health Job Type: Permanent Full-Time Posted: Monday, November 17, 2025, closing on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of Canada’s largest and most respected community hospital systems, known for performance excellence, fiscal discipline, and high‑quality patient care. With a full spectrum of acute services and community‑based programs, THP is committed to creating a new kind of health care for a healthier community. Driven by the values of compassion, excellence, and courage, THP’s mission is to enhance care, promote health, and support communities in thriving. Together, we will inspire and invest in a diverse team to deliver the highest quality care, enabling us to partner for a seamless health system and create the conditions to shape a healthier community for all. The Institute for Better Health (IBH), established in 2014, advances this mission through scientific leadership, innovation, and collaboration. As THP’s only research institute, IBH drives applied research aligned with hospital goals, strengthens THP’s research capacity, and translates findings into real‑world improvements in health and care delivery. The Position A Learning Health System (LHS) approach integrates research with healthcare operations to accelerate the generation, synthesis, uptake, and refinement of evidence, ultimately improving population health, equity, patient experience, health workforce sustainability, and affordability. The Learning Health System Action Framework was created by researchers at the Institute for Better Health (IBH) in collaboration with the Ontario SPOR Support Unit (OSSU) and is now being used by systems across Canada. IBH is seeking a distinguished scientist with an outstanding record of research, teaching, and scholarly achievement consistent with the criteria for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or higher at the University of Toronto to become the first Elisabeth Hofmann Research Chair in Learning Health System Leadership . Candidates will have: (i) an established and independent program of research with a sustained record of high‑quality, peer‑reviewed publications and an established national/international reputation; (ii) evidence of excellence in teaching and trainee supervision; and (iii) a record of impactful academic and health system leadership. This pivotal role will anchor THP’s newly established Learning Health System Leadership Centre, the first of its kind in Canada. This is an international search, welcoming applicants from around the world who bring exceptional expertise and vision. In collaboration with health system leaders, clinicians, patients, and community partners, the Chair will design and lead a transformative research agenda that integrates real‑time data, evidence, and lived experience into healthcare delivery, driving measurable improvements in care quality, patient outcomes, team experience, and system performance. The Chair will provide visionary leadership in advancing organizational capacity to implement and sustain Learning Health System transformation, enabling continuous, data‑informed improvement that is effective, efficient, equitable, and patient‑centred. This program of research will also advance the global scholarship on leadership, governance, and implementation required to build and scale Learning Health Systems in diverse contexts. This appointment carries a faculty position with the Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (IHPME), which is part of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto. DLSPH is Canada’s largest and most influential public health school. IHPME brings together interdisciplinary scholars and expertise in health policy, management, and evaluation, offering unparalleled academic and experiential infrastructure for a cutting‑edge research chair. IHPME is internationally competitive in the fields of health policy and governance, organizational management and leadership, performance management, comparative health systems, health services research, clinical epidemiology and health‑care research, knowledge transfer, health economics, quality improvement, learning health systems, and patient safety. International applicants are eligible to apply. The successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of appointment. Click Apply to access the full job posting on the THP Careers Page, including important information about key initiatives and a candidate profile for the Research Chair. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Barbara Bowes, Director, Research Programs, IBH ( ). Important Message for Potential Applicants Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer that values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. If you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free work environment, starting with our hiring processes. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process for this opportunity, and you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please inform our Human Resources Recruiter to request specialized accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equitable participation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential. We thank all those who apply, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Seniority level Executive Employment type Full‑time Job function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr