Director, eHealth Planning and Oversight

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about driving the future of digital health? As the Director of eHealth Planning and Oversight, reporting directly to the Executive Director of the Information Management Branch, you will play a critical role in transforming Alberta’s health system through strategic digital solutions. Join us in shaping the provincial digital health landscape to meet evolving department priorities and improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare across Alberta.
 

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the development and maintenance of a digital health strategic plan for the health system.
• Establish and manage the digital health management services agreements with health system information technology partners consistent with department priorities.
• Ensure the department has appropriate digital health policies, standards and procedures in place for quality digital health service delivery.
• Ensure the quality of digital health services and solutions.
   

You will be responsible for results that have a significant impact on the selection, planning and delivery of digital health enablers of the Ministry's mandate in all programs, affecting the entire health sector and beyond. Poorly thought-out advice can result in missed opportunities to extract maximum value and improve alignment with Alberta's interests.
 

If you are a collaborative leader with a vision for digital health excellence, we’d love to hear from you! Join us to make a meaningful impact on the future of healthcare.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
 

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 

Our ideal candidate is someone who demonstrates the following competencies:
 

Drive for Results: Anticipates challenges, proactively mitigates risk and removes barriers to achieve business results.

Systems Thinking: Considers the broader context of the eHealth environment to identify risks and opportunities in the development of strategic plans.

Build Collaborative Environments : Engages business areas to understand their digital health needs, shares information on strategies, approaches and progress, and maintains communication with business areas to ensure IT initiatives remain aligned with business objectives.

Create Problem Solving: Establishes teams that represent various stakeholder perspectives and facilitates problem resolution to achieve benefits for the health system and Albertans.

Agility: Adapts to changes in direction and priorities to effectively mobilize the team and achieve business objectives.

Develop Self and Others: Establishes and leads a high-performing team through mentorship and other learning opportunities.

Qualifications

University degree in Business or Health Services Administration, Public Administration, or related education and supplemented by six (6) years years of relevant experience. Equivalencies will be considered.
 

Equivalency: 
Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education
   

Assets:

• Considerable senior management experience in the health sector, including strategic planning, oversight and management of services agreements, and performance improvement;
• Demonstrated experience developing digital health plans and quality frameworks;
• Significant experience in development and delivery of new programs;
• Significant experience in the health system;
• Considerable experience in conceptual thinking, critical analysis and problem solving in a team-based environment;
• Demonstrated experience in complex, collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments;
• Strategic level understanding of health system strategies and issues to recommend changes in legislation, policy, standards, guidelines and procedures to support provincial strategies and initiatives.

A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role is required.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This competition will be used to staff one (1) full-time permanent position. 
 

Hours of Work
7.25 hours daily/ 36.25 hours weekly, Monday to Friday

Location
ATB Place North, Edmonton, Alberta. This position requires working from the office with an option to qualify for a hybrid work arrangement (in accordance with GOA policy).
 

Other information: 

• This position maybe used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary. 
• Top candidates will undergo security screening
   

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.
 

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.
 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs