Program Lead at Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity: Help shape the future of critical care in Alberta! When Albertans are critically ill, Acute Care Alberta (ACA) is there. ACA is currently seeking a Program Lead to help lead the new provincial program, Critical Care Alberta. This is your opportunity to lead a team of critical care experts who oversee provincial practices that ensure the best possible patient experience and outcomes for patients and families. As the Program Lead, you will plan, implement, and evaluate the province-wide Critical Care Alberta program. You will set goals and benchmarks and establish systems for program evaluation and quality improvement that support sustainable, evidence-based, best-practice care in the critical care health system. As this position is provincial in scope, your physical work location is negotiable within Alberta and eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Acute Care Alberta is a new provincial health agency in Alberta that provides active, short-term care services for patients who have a severe injury, illness, urgent medical condition, or are recovering from surgery. Delivering health care and overseeing health operations at hospitals and urgent care centers, ACA ensures that every Albertan receives the care they need as soon as they need it. Read on for full details and apply below Description: As the Program Lead, Provincial Programs, Critical Care Alberta (CrCA), you will support the establishment of CrCA and subsequently lead the CrCA team in the adoption and delivery of evidence-based, data-driven best practice care leveraging a Health Learning Systems approach for pediatric and adult ICU patients in Alberta. Reporting to the Senior Program Lead for Critical Care and Trauma Care Alberta, you will provide leadership, expert advice, and recommendations as you establish desired outcomes for pediatric and adult ICU patients and set relevant metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to track program progress and effectiveness. In this role, you will coordinate and evaluate multi-stakeholder quality improvement and innovation projects that are provincial in scope. You will work to ensure condition-specific standardized care paths, protocols and care delivery to enable seamless patient flow; and support health system sustainability by providing recommendations on resource allocation to support these goals. The Program Lead will also support research initiatives, in conjunction with the Health Service Delivery Organizations (HSDO’s). As such, this role is future-oriented to support innovative best-in-class acute care for pediatric and adult ICU patients. This role requires a comprehensive skill set to support the evolution of Critical Care Alberta. In this position, you will play a key role in fostering engaging relationships with appropriate stakeholders nationally and provincially. On the ground level, you will work to establish a positive and psychologically safe team culture; coach employees for high performance; and ensure the accuracy and reliability of data quality

• Transition Company: Acute Care Alberta
• Classification: Lead
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Critical Care Alberta
• Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Negotiable Location: Provincial
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 10-DEC-2025
• Date Available: 12-JAN-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

Required Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in health sciences or related field; equivalent experience may be considered. 7 years of progressive leadership experience in a complex health system role. Evidence of success in leading and implementing provincial or multi-site initiatives. Demonstrated commitment to professional development. Extensive knowledge of the health system across the continuum within an integrated academic health care system
Additional Required Qualifications: Strong leadership and team-building skills; ability to coach and inspire. Excellent communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure. Knowledge of quality improvement, data analytics, and health system processes. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred Qualifications: Graduate degree in health care management or related field; equivalent experience may be considered. Training in change management, quality improvement, or project management. Relevant clinical experience and/or analytics expertise. Certifications such as PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or PROSCI ADKAR.