Vice President, Commercial & Business Development
About the role
Job Description Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence , CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and a globally recognized leader in research, clinical care, education, and advocacy. At a pivotal moment of growth and opportunity, CAMH is seeking a Vice President, Commercial and Business Development to join the executive leadership team and help shape how the organization grows, sustains, and scales its impact while remaining deeply grounded in its mission, values, and responsibility to the people it serves.
This newly expanded executive role reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading CAMH’s commercial innovation and revenue generation strategy across the enterprise. The Vice President will design and execute a cohesive approach to business development that strengthens financial sustainability and unlocks the full potential of CAMH’s enterprise assets, including world-class clinical expertise, trusted education programs, and a powerful brand in mental health and addictions care, with a focus on non-research commercial opportunities. The mandate spans both immediate opportunities and longer-term strategic growth and requires a leader who is equally comfortable driving execution and shaping enterprise-level vision.
CAMH is experiencing meaningful growth, including the completion of a new research tower and the development of an event and collaboration space with significant commercial potential. The Vice President will play a central role in activating these assets by establishing platforms, securing partners and vendors, and developing business models aligned with CAMH’s mission and values. The opportunity is to bring coherence, strategic discipline, and ambition to this portfolio while thoughtfully exploring new models that respect CAMH’s culture and commitment to equity, access, and patient-centred care.
In this role, the Vice President will lead the development of diversified and scalable revenue streams across healthcare services, training and education, digital and professional services, and strategic partnerships. They will identify and evaluate new market opportunities, oversee financial stewardship and forecasting, and ensure that all commercial activity delivers measurable value while meeting the highest standards of regulatory compliance, ethics, and public accountability.
The role also demands exceptional leadership and influence. The Vice President will build, mentor, and lead a high-performing business development team while fostering strong collaboration across CAMH’s clinical, academic, operational, and foundation partners. Success depends on credibility, trust, and the ability to navigate complexity where revenue generation intersects with CAMH’s public mandate and values.
Job Requirements The ideal candidate brings deep experience in healthcare business development and a proven track record of driving revenue growth, structuring complex partnerships, and influencing at the most senior levels. They are entrepreneurial yet principled, commercially sophisticated while mission-driven, and genuinely passionate about mental health and the people CAMH serves. They understand how to work within highly regulated environments and how to lead cultural change with care.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of one of the world’s most respected mental health organizations. For a leader who believes in the power of innovation to expand access and impact, and who has the influence to help an organization think differently about how it sustains its mission, CAMH offers a role of extraordinary scope, purpose, and significance.
To express interest in this exciting opportunity, please submit your cover letter and resume, in confidence, to https://www.miramsbecker.com/vice-president-commercial-and-business-development-camh. For additional information contact Sarah Adams at sarah@miramsbecker.com.
CAMH and Mirams Becker Inc. are equal-opportunity employers committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage, and celebrate diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.
Vice President, Commercial & Business Development
About the role
Job Description Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence , CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and a globally recognized leader in research, clinical care, education, and advocacy. At a pivotal moment of growth and opportunity, CAMH is seeking a Vice President, Commercial and Business Development to join the executive leadership team and help shape how the organization grows, sustains, and scales its impact while remaining deeply grounded in its mission, values, and responsibility to the people it serves.
This newly expanded executive role reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading CAMH’s commercial innovation and revenue generation strategy across the enterprise. The Vice President will design and execute a cohesive approach to business development that strengthens financial sustainability and unlocks the full potential of CAMH’s enterprise assets, including world-class clinical expertise, trusted education programs, and a powerful brand in mental health and addictions care, with a focus on non-research commercial opportunities. The mandate spans both immediate opportunities and longer-term strategic growth and requires a leader who is equally comfortable driving execution and shaping enterprise-level vision.
CAMH is experiencing meaningful growth, including the completion of a new research tower and the development of an event and collaboration space with significant commercial potential. The Vice President will play a central role in activating these assets by establishing platforms, securing partners and vendors, and developing business models aligned with CAMH’s mission and values. The opportunity is to bring coherence, strategic discipline, and ambition to this portfolio while thoughtfully exploring new models that respect CAMH’s culture and commitment to equity, access, and patient-centred care.
In this role, the Vice President will lead the development of diversified and scalable revenue streams across healthcare services, training and education, digital and professional services, and strategic partnerships. They will identify and evaluate new market opportunities, oversee financial stewardship and forecasting, and ensure that all commercial activity delivers measurable value while meeting the highest standards of regulatory compliance, ethics, and public accountability.
The role also demands exceptional leadership and influence. The Vice President will build, mentor, and lead a high-performing business development team while fostering strong collaboration across CAMH’s clinical, academic, operational, and foundation partners. Success depends on credibility, trust, and the ability to navigate complexity where revenue generation intersects with CAMH’s public mandate and values.
Job Requirements The ideal candidate brings deep experience in healthcare business development and a proven track record of driving revenue growth, structuring complex partnerships, and influencing at the most senior levels. They are entrepreneurial yet principled, commercially sophisticated while mission-driven, and genuinely passionate about mental health and the people CAMH serves. They understand how to work within highly regulated environments and how to lead cultural change with care.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of one of the world’s most respected mental health organizations. For a leader who believes in the power of innovation to expand access and impact, and who has the influence to help an organization think differently about how it sustains its mission, CAMH offers a role of extraordinary scope, purpose, and significance.
To express interest in this exciting opportunity, please submit your cover letter and resume, in confidence, to https://www.miramsbecker.com/vice-president-commercial-and-business-development-camh. For additional information contact Sarah Adams at sarah@miramsbecker.com.
CAMH and Mirams Becker Inc. are equal-opportunity employers committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage, and celebrate diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.