Senior Advisor
Your Opportunity:
Are you a highly organized, detail driven senior professional who thrives in a fast paced environment? Join Alberta Health Services (AHS) in a pivotal role that helps advance quality, safety, and patient focused care across the province. As the Senior Advisor within Quality & Healthcare Improvement (QHI), you will provide strategic, operational, and analytical support to the Senior Program Director, contributing directly to work that strengthens healthcare experiences and outcomes for Albertans. In this role, you will act as a key extension of leadership capacity to advance portfolio priorities and you will bring an in-depth knowledge of the quality and safety landscape within healthcare systems. You will work with the SPD to translate strategic direction into actionable plans, influence decision-making across the organization, and navigate ambiguity and competition priorities. As part of a collaborative and mission driven program, you will work with senior leaders to support provincial quality initiatives, improvement methodologies, and executive level decision making processes. QHI is a supportive, innovative environment that values professionalism, integrity, and continuous improvement—offering opportunities to build your skills while contributing to meaningful system level work. We invite you to apply and be part of a team committed to improving quality and safety for patients, families, and care teams across the province.
Description:
The Senior Advisor provides senior level professional support and advice to the Senior Program Director within Quality & Healthcare Improvement (QHI), enabling the strategic and operational requirements of a provincial program focused on advancing quality, safety, and patient centered care across Alberta. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the effective execution of portfolio strategies, priorities and alignment with Alberta Health Services and system-level objectives. The successful candidate brings a high-level of integrity, professionalism, and systems thinking to the role as well as a strong background knowledge of the quality and patient safety landscape in AHS and across the health system. Working with a high degree of independence, the Senior Advisor conducts proactive environmental scanning, research, and issue analysis to anticipate emerging risks, pressures, and opportunities, providing the Senior Program Director with advance insight and strategic context. The role also partners closely with the Senior Program Director in key forums (e.g., Finance, HR, and governance meetings) to support real-time decision-making and ensure timely follow-through on actions and priorities.
- Classification: Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Quality and Health Improvement
- 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: 09-JUL-2026
- Date Available: 10-AUG-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: $38.73
- Maximum Salary: $66.42
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
At least 5-7 years of demonstrated: Strategic thinking & systems perspective. Advanced problem-solving and judgment. Ability to lead through influence. Strong communication & executive presence. Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity. Political acuity and stakeholder management. High degree of independence and accountability. Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion. Strong ability to establish and maintain collaborative and professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Knowledge of broad office policies and procedures as well as applicable legislation (e.g. POPA and ATIA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience in health care. Education or experience in project management and financial management. Working knowledge of Oracle (specifically knowledge of PeopleSoft and MarkView).
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.
Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.
We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
