Director, Women’s and Children’s – OBCU, Women’s Care Inpatient and Outpatient Services, EMCM & Genetics

Posting Period: July 15 – 24, 2026

Salary: $165,477.00 – $206,817.00 per year

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada’s largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support the wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children’s Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time.

London Health Sciences Centre is a leader in women’s health care offering a full range of services relating to a woman’s life cycle including Obstetrics, Gynecology, Gynecology Oncology and Urogynecology.

The Women’s Care program serves as a regional referral centre providing specialized Obstetric and Gynecologic care to women in southwestern Ontario. The Women’s Care Program offers a full range of clinical programs, services, and innovative programs including an expanded Midwifery Care Model, Pregnancy Options Program and Nurse run continence clinic.. London Health Sciences Centre is also a major centre for medical research, serves as a teaching hospital for physicians, nurses and other health professionals, and has an active continuing medical education program. The Women’s Care Program believes that families are critical partners in a person’s care and is committed to providing family-centred care.

The Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario provides comprehensive Genetic services for all ages. Specialties include Cancer, prenatal, metabolic, cardiac, pediatrics.

What the Role is

The role of the Director is to provide operational oversight for the Obstetrical Care Unit, inpatient Gynecology Unit, OB/Gyne ambulatory areas, the medical genetics program and the expanded midwifery program. Ensuring financial and operational decisions are data driven and aligned with the organization’s shared objectives. The Director provides: mentorship and coaching for both formal and informal leaders; fosters connections within the community to better serve those who seek our care. Works with regional partners to improve women’s health and be tapped into trends and needs as it relates to women’s health, genetics and birthing.

Reporting to the Vice President, Children’s Hospital, Women’s Care, Quality, Risk, and Pharmacy , the Director, Women’s and Children’s – OBCU, Women’s Care Inpatient and Outpatient Services, EMCM & Genetics will translate decisions of our senior level into execution by utilizing systems thinking strategic planning and relationship management by developing purposeful coalitions with internal and external partners. This position requires someone with a proven track record for leading and driving systems transformation through encouraging and supporting innovation and championing and orchestrating change, developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance-driven culture. You will organize program activities, direct resources, execute operational initiatives, formulate policies & procedures, and strategically plan for the future.

You will demonstrate strong business acumen including management of multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets. This leader will have exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills that contribute to identifying problems and issues, evaluating the interdependence of decisions, questioning and challenging the status quo, and designing and implementing processes for improvement.

You foster a healthy, safe and engaging work environment where others have meaningful opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and cooperate to achieve results. You inspire and motivate your leaders and teams by aligning with our mission, vision and values and modelling performance and service excellence. Spotting and developing talent is a strength, as is your ability to coach, mentor, support and challenge others to achieve professional and personal goals.

NOTE: this role is required to be on-call, evenings and weekends on a rotational basis

Who You Are

• You are self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations
• You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence
• You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
• You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
• You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation
• You create connections, build partnerships and networks
• You demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence
• You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
• You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making
• You are self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills

What You Will Bring with You

• Successful completion of a recognized Master’s Degree in a health profession or business preferred*
• Current Certificate of Registration from a college recognized under the Regulated Health Professions Act
• Experience in quality improvement, patient safety, and change management is an asset
• Minimum of 5 years’ leadership experience, preferably in progressively more responsible leadership position(s)
• Minimum 5 years previously related demonstrated experience and understanding in a healthcare-related discipline, preferably in Women’s care, Obstetric and Gynecologic care
• Previous leadership in Women’s Care department is an asset
• Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

*Consideration for an interview will be given to an education and prior experience assessment

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC’s Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.

LHSC does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy

Submission Requirements ( please submit as a PDF document )

• Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials and Certifications
  

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Immunization Requirements:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires must provide documentation related to LHSC’s Health Review Requirements. For more information and a detailed list of requirements, please visit Health Review Requirements | LHSC.

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.