The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Cancer Care Alberta
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- Medical Leader (non-clinical position)
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- MED0005AJ Requisition #
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- 3 hours ago Post Date
Use your medical expertise, leadership experience, and vision to help shape the future of cancer care in Alberta while continuing to practice at the forefront of your discipline. Cancer Care Alberta (CCA) is seeking an inspiring and accomplished physician leader to join its executive team as the inaugural Chief Medical Officer. Reporting to the Managing Director of CCA, this unique opportunity enables you to maintain an active clinical practice while extending your impact across one of Canada’s most integrated provincial cancer systems.
As a key member of the executive leadership team, you will join CCA at an exciting juncture as it advances its transition into an independent provincial corporation established in 2025. This is an exceptional opportunity to help shape our future direction while building on a strong foundation of clinical excellence and commitment to patients and families.
Supported by significant provincial investment, trusted partnerships, dedicated teams, and world-class infrastructure, you will have the opportunity to advance innovation through research, clinical trials, and evolving models of care. This role offers the flexibility to be based anywhere in Alberta, with regular onsite presence required to collaborate with leadership and clinical teams across the province.
The CMO provides strategic medical leadership across Alberta, including the development and continuous improvement of clinical frameworks, workforce plans, and specialized cancer care delivery.
For a physician passionate about advancing care at both the bedside and system level, this is a rare opportunity to shape the future of cancer care in Alberta—driving innovation, improving outcomes, and championing patient-centred excellence.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides strategic and operational leadership for Medical Staff services across clinical and operational programs, ensuring alignment with Medical Staff Bylaws and accountability for medical staff governance, decisions, and professional practice within Cancer Care Alberta (CCA). The role oversees physician workforce planning, clinical program development, and the implementation of standards, policies, and practices that support high-quality patient care. The CMO leads a large medical team of direct and indirect reports across the province.
Key accountabilities span the areas of Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Clinical and Program Planning, Performance, Quality and Reporting; Research and Academic Leadership, External Collaboration, Professional Practice, Engagement, and Resource Stewardship. The CMO provides medical leadership for quality, safety, and clinical governance, ensuring adherence to clinical standards and advancing continuous improvement through performance measurement and reporting.
This position also holds responsibility for financial stewardship, including oversight of the Medical Affairs budget, resource planning, and the effective utilization of resources.
Key priorities include developing and executing a medical staff workforce plan aligned with the Cancer Care Strategic Plan, co-leading a provincial clinical services plan, reducing referral-to-consult wait times, strengthening care coordination, and advancing research, innovation, and academic partnerships. The CMO fosters regional and provincial collaboration to improve access to care closer to home, including expanding clinical trial access and shared-care models with Primary Care, while leading clinical leadership reviews, recruitment, succession planning, and system-wide improvements in patient-centered care.
Location: Provincial position. The successful candidate may be based anywhere in Alberta, with regular in-person engagement required across provincial sites.
FTE: Negotiable between 0.6 and 0.8 FTE.
This position is not eligible for Sponsorship or LMIA Application.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
Deadline for submission of applications is September 14, 2026.
Please submit your application to Jarred.Cobb@hssab.ca for immediate consideration.
Required Qualifications:
Licensed or immediately eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
Eligible for certification, or certified, by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or recognized equivalent) in a relevant specialty in Oncology, such as Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Hematology, Surgical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, or a related discipline.
Minimum three (3) years of clinical leadership experience in Cancer Care within the last five (5) years in a complex healthcare environment.
Minimum eight (8) years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations and/or clinical service delivery.
Minimum ten (10) years of Cancer Care practice experience.
Demonstrated success leading provincial or multi-site programs, including strategy development, implementation, operational excellence, and performance improvement.
Proven track record of experience advancing clinical quality, patient safety, and healthcare system innovation.
Strong understanding of health system operations, physician workforce planning, and integrated care delivery models.
Exceptional interpersonal communication skills (written, verbal and presentations).
Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with physicians, operational leaders, academic institutions, and other healthcare system stakeholders.
Proven ability to lead effectively within matrixed and complex stakeholder environments.
Demonstrated record of success as a leader, including experience in physician leadership, strategic planning, and service delivery within large, and diverse organizations.
Experience leading, engaging and managing physician groups, including optimization, dispute resolution, complaint management, and development of recommendations.
Clinical Governance experience (Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Credentialing, Clinical Pathways)
Demonstrated comfort with data-driven, system-level planning, decision making, and innovation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Canadian Certified Physician Executive (CCPE), Certified Physician Executive (CPE), or an equivalent designation.
Advanced degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience working in provincial cancer programs, academic medicine, or research environments.
Certification or training in the LEADS leadership framework.