Clinical Lead, Sickle Cell Disease

Role title: Clinical Lead, Sickle Cell Disease

Reports to: Director, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, & Anti-Racism, Provincial Equity and Indigenous Health

Location: Ontario

Anticipated time commitment: 0.2 FTE (1 day/week, 7.5 hours/week)

Term: 1-year + optional 1-year extension

Number of opportunities: 1

Posting date: April 10, 2026

Closing date: May 11, 2026

Position summary

Ontario Health is seeking expressions of interest from clinicians with expertise in sickle cell disease (SCD) for the position of Clinical Lead, Sickle Cell Disease. This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership for the advancement of provincial approaches to standardize SCD care across SCD clinics, including continued implementation of the Sickle Cell Disease quality standard. The Clinical Lead will provide expert advice and leadership to influence positive change, with the ultimate goal of aligning Ontario Health’s quality agenda, engaging communities to build upon existing efforts, and promoting a culture of quality that will enable improved patient access, experiences, and outcomes. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.

Questions about the role may be submitted to no later than April 20, 2026.

A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party, by request, by April 27, 2026.

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Clinical Lead SCD – Lisa Ye” no later than 10:00 A.M. on May 11, 2026.

To send a question, receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers, or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

Accountabilities

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Provide strong, visionary, strategic leadership at the provincial level, serving as an advocate and champion for program initiatives
• Collaborate with the Provincial Equity Office, Clinical and Quality Standards, and regional teams to standardize and improve sickle cell disease care across SCD clinics, including the continued implementation of Sickle Cell Disease quality standard and the Provincial Model of Care through regional quality improvement initiatives
• Provide clinical expertise and guidance on selection of implementation sites
• Support regional implementation and quality improvement efforts, including identifying priority areas and ensure they align with provincial priorities to improve sickle cell disease care such as the Sickle Cell Disease quality standard and the Provincial Model of Care
• Collaborate with teams across Ontario Health, including the Provincial Equity Office, Clinical and Quality Standards project team, regional teams, and their respective leadership
• Monitor progress against objectives and key performance indicators related to selected implementation priorities
• Engage clinicians in a culture of quality care through widespread distribution of evidence-based resources and best practice strategies, championing known effective models of care, building engaged communities of practice within identified priority areas, and gathering feedback to inform all aspects of our work
• Work to improve partnerships and advance the delivery of equitable and high-quality patient-centered care
• Foster innovation through exploration of innovative models of care and systems of funding across the continuum of care
• Identify enablers and barriers to clinical practice change; design strategies to leverage enablers and minimize and address barriers
• Enhance communication and knowledge exchange to inform provincial priorities and to accelerate local implementation of the Sickle Cell Disease quality standard, Provincial Model of Care, and other related initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with registration to practice in the province of Ontario (e.g., physician, nurse practitioner). Currently practicing and in good standing with their professional body (e.g., College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO))
• Minimum five to seven years of experience in a professional leadership role focused on quality improvement
• Clinical, research, and teaching experience in hematology (including sickle cell disease) is an asset
• Recognized leader in quality and system improvement, and within the hematology community
• In-depth knowledge of clinical, administrative, and system issues with respect to hematology services in Ontario, including for sickle cell disease
• Aptitude for systems thinking, ability to analyze information, and to make sound decisions
• Familiarity and knowledge of administrative data
• Excellent communicator with mature leadership experience in establishing strong relationships and building consensus
• Enthusiasm for, and commitment to, quality improvement in health care at a systems level
• Experience leading or supporting initiatives focused on equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism at a regional or provincial level is an asset
• Experience with service delivery/quality improvement with a region is an asset

How to apply

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest and curriculum vitae, electronically, with the subject line as “Application for Clinical Lead SCD – Lisa Ye” no later than 10:00 A.M. on May 11, 2026 to Sourcing@ontariohealth.ca.

We will evaluate all applications against the skills and experience requirements for the position. Those candidates selected for interview will be contacted directly by a representative from the Business Unit. Ontario Health may consider applications from incumbents currently in the position. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks after the close of the posting, you can assume you are not under consideration for this position.

More About Ontario Health

Ontario Health is an agency created by the Government of Ontario with a mandate to connect and coordinate Ontario’s health care system in ways that have not been done before, to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.

Ontario Health oversees health care delivery across the province, which includes ensuring front-line providers and other health professionals have the tools and information they need to deliver the best possible care within their communities. This also means simplifying the current system and connecting and coordinating its many complex parts in new and innovative ways. This involves keeping a close eye on how the health system is performing and providing evidence-based standards and improvements to address any gaps.

Ontario Health helps to support significant and important transformation in Ontario’s health system, working to ease the transition between points of care for Ontarians and helping to ensure they have access to the care they need. Ontario Health is adapting world-renowned practices from areas such as cancer care and renal care to other parts of the system, including mental health and addictions.

Through integration, coordination, connection, and clinical excellence, Ontario Health is working to reduce strain on the system which will enable investment of more resources on the care Ontarians need, and, most importantly, improve health outcomes and overall wellness for all.

As an operational service agency of the Government of Ontario, Ontario Health is accountable for conducting a fair and transparent process, providing equal treatment to all qualified parties, in selecting a candidate for the above mentioned role.

Our website is at:
http://www.ontariohealth.ca