Director

Your Opportunity:

Unlock insights. Shape care. Drive system wide improvement. In a complex and rapidly evolving health system, evidence is the backbone of better care. How do clinicians learn from one another? How do leaders understand whether initiatives are truly making a difference? How does a system continuously improve? The Director, Health Systems Knowledge & Evaluation (HSKE), plays a pivotal role in answering these questions. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic, visionary leader to guide a highly skilled provincial team that empowers clinicians, leaders, policy makers, and partners to find, generate, share, and apply evidence to improve clinical practice, patient experience, and health system performance. Health Systems Knowledge & Evaluation is a provincial team of more than 50 professionals spanning diverse disciplines—including those with PhDs, master’s level training, clinical backgrounds, and applied research and evaluation expertise. Together, the team applies a range of research, evaluation, knowledge management, and evidence translation approaches to help program leaders: Understand the value, impact, and effectiveness of initiatives across Acute Care Alberta (ACA). Access and apply high quality evidence to inform decisions. Support continuous improvement and organizational learning. Build capacity for evidence informed practice across the system.

Description:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Partnerships and Innovation, the Director, HSKE lead a dynamic and diverse team to address the evidence needs of leaders and clinicians across ACA and the organizations it oversees and coordinates. The Director: Leads strategic alignment: Ensures the team’s expertise and resources are directed to the evolving strategic priorities of Acute Care Alberta. Builds and develops people Strengthens the team by anticipating and preparing for future evaluation, analytics, and knowledge management needs in an increasingly digital, integrated health system. Cultivates relationships and influence: Engages deeply with ACA leaders to understand their priorities and ensure HSKE consistently delivers the evidence products and insights they require. Represents the portfolio across provincial and national networks, building partnerships that enhance ACA’s evaluation and learning capacity. Ensures system alignment: Embeds Acute Care Alberta’s mission, values, and Health Plan and Business Plan objectives into all HSKE activities. Maintains strong, collaborative relationships across all Provincial Health Administration (PHA) portfolios, external health partners, and government stakeholders. This opportunity is ideal for a leader who: Thrives in complex environments and sees the big picture. Brings credibility in evaluation, applied research, or knowledge mobilization. Inspires multidisciplinary teams. Builds trust with clinical, operational, and policy leaders. Navigates ambiguity with confidence and clarity. Is passionate about enabling a learning health system.