Proudly rooted on Canada’s East Coast, Shannex Incorporated is a private family-owned organization offering a continuum of health and hospitality services to our communities across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario including home care, retirement living, supportive living, transitional health, and licensed long-term care. For over 37 years, Shannex has been designing, building and operating high-quality environments that residents and patients can be proud of and where they receive the support they need to age well. Today Shannex employs over 7,000 great people and has nearly 70 facilities, with several more actively in development. As the largest provider of seniors’ services in Eastern Canada, Shannex has not lost sight of ensuring that the service and care provided are personalized and based on each resident’s choice. Every decision is guided by respect and understanding of the life individuals choose to live.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the inaugural Vice President, Transitional Health leads operations and stewards growth and evolution of this new division, advancing innovative post-acute care models by developing and maintaining strong partnerships with health system leaders. Accountable for both patient and business outcomes, the Vice President oversees existing service agreements with Nova Scotia Health and develops responsive growth strategies aligned with broader system needs.

What this role entails:

Utilizing the vast expertise and resources of Shannex, the Vice President leads divisional corporate functions for Transitional Health in partnership with corporate subject matter experts, including budgeting, workforce planning, risk management and financial modeling, while bringing an understanding of the realities of publicly funded acute and post-acute care models. Success depends on real-time collaboration with governments and health authorities and adaptability to develop best practices in real time, ultimately ensuring the highest levels of care in complex clinical environments.

This role is based at Shannex’s head office in Bedford, Nova Scotia, with regular on-site presence and travel required.

As the ideal candidate, you:

• Are a seasoned leader with broad business and healthcare acumen; experience in healthcare operations, transitional, community or post-acute care and working within a unionized environment are considered assets.
• Bring progressive leadership experience designing innovative models of care and service delivery.
• Excel at navigating complex systems and building productive relationships across government, public healthcare and industry.
• Have a proven track record leading cross-functional and inter-organizational teams in a highly complex clinical environment.
• Are recognized for driving operational efficiency in fast-paced, entrepreneurial settings.
• Possess strong analytical capabilities, including data-driven decision making, financial modeling and risk management.
• Are adaptable, agile and self-directed, with a focus on practical, actionable solutions.
• Have experience negotiating and managing service agreements and ensuring contractual compliance.
• Hold a Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or related field (considered an asset).

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Kevin Stoddart or Claire Holt ( cholt@kbrs.ca ) or apply directly online at https://www.kbrs.ca/Career/17594095637340000008jld.

The principles of equal opportunity employment will be upheld throughout this process. KBRS will also provide support in the recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation in order to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact accommodate@kbrs.ca or communicate your needs to the recruitment professionals named within this advertisement.