Director, Specialty Care
- Transition Company: Health Shared Services
- Classification: Director
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Digital Health, Chief Medical Information Office, PRAXIS - Clinical Informatics and System Enabled Practice
- Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 27-APR-2026
- Date Available: 07-MAY-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $55.74
- Maximum Salary: $98.04
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Regulated health professional designation in good standing with a recognized professional regulatory body. Graduate degree in Health Informatics, Health Administration, Clinical Epidemiology, Quality Improvement, Health Systems Leadership, or related field.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 10 years progressive senior leadership experience within a complex healthcare organization of significant size, scope, and diversity. Demonstrated direct experience in clinical informatics practice, including hands-on involvement in clinical system design, workflow optimization, structured content development, decision support governance, or digital clinical transformation initiatives. Experience working within a large-scale enterprise electronic health record environment (e.g., Connect Care or a system of comparable size and complexity). Demonstrated leadership of senior professional staff within layered or distributed team structures. Proven ability to establish governance frameworks for digital clinical systems and system-enabled practice. Experience developing and implementing quality and evaluation frameworks to assess patient outcomes, clinical reliability, cognitive burden, system usability, and practice consistency. Demonstrated ability to assess and integrate emerging health technologies, including artificial intelligence and automation, within regulated clinical environments. Experience influencing executive leaders and navigating complex stakeholder environments at a provincial or enterprise scale. Strong strategic thinking, systems analysis, and risk mitigation capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Formal education or certification in Clinical Informatics (e.g., CPHIMS, CAHIMS, board certification, or equivalent). Advanced training in quality improvement, health systems design, or digital health strategy. Experience within a provincial or multi-site health system environment. Experience collaborating with government stakeholders and regulatory bodies. Recognized leadership or though contribution within clinical informatics or digital health transformation.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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