At BC Cancer, we are curing cancer here. Are you in?

We are seeking an exceptional leader in medical physics to shape the next chapter of radiotherapy across our provincial cancer system. This is a pivotal role in a complex, high-impact environment ideal for a leader who thrives on innovation, collaboration, and making a difference every day.

As Executive Director of Clinical Physics, you will set the provincial vision for medical physics, leading a talented and diverse team of physics leaders, residency trainees, radiation therapy service technologists, and physics assistants. Your leadership will influence every BC Cancer center, driving excellence across treatment planning, technology adoption, and clinical integration.

We are looking for a leader with 10–15 years of progressive experience in radiation oncology medical physics, including a proven record of leadership in advancing clinical physics programs and collaborating effectively across a dynamic, multi-site cancer system. You will bring expertise across conventional treatments and advanced modalities such as SBRT, adaptive radiotherapy, MRI-guided radiotherapy, and brachytherapy (LDR/HDR), along with a deep understanding of emerging radiation therapy technologies. You will also oversee our provincial physics programs, mentor the next generation of clinical physicists, and ensure our services evolve to meet the future needs of patients.

This is your opportunity to join a provincial team united by a single, powerful mission to improve and save lives through the most advanced, effective, and compassionate cancer care possible. At BC Cancer, you will not just lead programs you will help change the future of cancer care in British Columbia.

This is a provincial position and can work out of any of the 6 regional Cancer Centers.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Director Operations, the Executive Director, Clinical Medical Physics is responsible for overseeing BC Cancer’s Provincial Medical Physics Department, BC Cancer’s Provincial Physics Residency Program and for providing senior level strategic clinical and administrative leadership to the BC Cancer Regional Leaders and Medical Physicists in the Regional Centres. The Executive Director, Clinical Medical Physics is responsible for leading and promoting excellence in medical physics standards, practice, and quality of care through complex medical physics planning, consultation, education and knowledge translation. The Executive Director oversees the delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring the use of evidence/best practice standards and research to address professional, program and patient needs. The Executive Director is responsible for developing the vision for Professional Practice, with collaboration from regional operations, and ensuring alignment with the mission and strategic goals of Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and BC Cancer. This includes representing the professional practice perspective in decision-making forums across the organization at a provincial and national level.

What you’ll do

• Provide senior level strategic clinical and administrative leadership that supports the Provincial Department of Medical Physics’ provincial strategy, to all BC Cancer’s medical physicist leaders in the Department of Medical Physics in accordance with the highest standards of practice and as required by regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of provincial strategies such as the implementation of new technology, new machine acceptance and commissioning standards, and machine maintenance using evidence-based practice standards to support safe, competent, and ethical practice.
• Develop and evaluate provincial medical physicist professional practice strategic priorities across the Health System, including program development, accreditation, standardization, and quality assurance.
• Champion quality improvement across BC Cancer by developing, implementing, and monitoring provincial quality improvement initiatives and quality assurance frameworks for medical physics. Establishes discipline-specific and inter-disciplinary practice councils and committees, and professional practice linkages within BC Cancer, PHSA, regional Health Authorities, educational institutions, and community agencies
• Oversee the faculty and residents in the Provincial Physics Residency Program. This includes the recruitment and performance of residents, financial budget, strategic planning and continued residency program accreditation through CAMPEP.
• Establish and maintain an infrastructure conducive to research, education and innovation initiatives. Develops, implements, and monitors research and academic agendas for the Clinical Medical Physics Professional Practice portfolio. Develops and ensures the achievement of standards, quality indicators, and outcomes across BC Cancer.
• Promote evidence-based practice and share knowledge about current research and literature including innovation in practice. Translate and synthesize research data and outcomes for effective knowledge transfer to medical physics, radiation therapy, radiation oncology professionals and other staff.
• Oversee radiation oncology informatics at BC Cancer. Advance the use of informatics and technology, such as automation, planning and treatment systems, in support of clinical practice in medical physics. Conduct research and development on best practice techniques, equipment and other topics related to cancer care from a provincial professional practice perspective.
• Represent the professional discipline at key local, provincial, national, and international forums.

What you bring

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in medical physics from a CAMPEP accredited medical physics program OR Ph.D. degree in physics and a certificate from a CAMPEP accredited medical physics program. Completion of a CAMPEP accredited residency program and at least fifteen (15) years of closely related experience including at least five years of progressive senior level leadership experience. Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) or American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification AND Fellowship in the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (FCCPM) certification are required. National and/or international recognition in the field of medical physics, including peer reviewed literature contributions, grant funding, involvement in national or international professional bodies, and academic involvement. Established track record as a teacher and supervisor of graduate students in Medical Physics. A combination of education, experience and demonstrated ability, recognized both internally and externally as equivalent, may be acceptable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of professional practice issues and future directions at provincial and national levels.
• Demonstrated ability to advance strategic initiatives, manage people, and shared budgets.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation and leadership skills. Sound decision-making and proven leadership in challenging climates where consensus building is a key for success.
• Adheres to the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists code of ethics. Comprehensive understanding of professional practice issues and legislation.
• Demonstrated experience advancing professional practice. Superior interpersonal, communication, facilitation and leadership skills.
• Ability to set and accomplish objectives and manage expectations.
• Demonstrated aptitude for innovative, progressive thinking.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to foster a collaborative team approach to decision making.
• Proven ability to negotiate and mediate resolution to complex situations.
• Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with staff and others at all organizational levels both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Cancer contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

To learn more about this role or have questions, please contact Jennifer Iskierski, jennifer.iskierski@phsa.ca.