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Description:
Alberta is advancing an ambitious multi-year digital health modernization strategy to support a seamless, patient-centred healthcare experience. Key initiatives include Community Information Integration/Central Patient Attachment Registry (CII/CPAR), Electronic Referral Solution (ERS), provincial EMR strategy and integration, and modernization of Electronic Health Record (EHR) viewing and clinical document systems. These projects require coordinated leadership, disciplined vendor management, and senior-level project oversight.
The Senior Project Director eHealth Development provides senior portfolio-level direction, strategic coordination, and project oversight across multiple interdependent initiatives within the provincial eHealth ecosystem. The Director acts as a central integration point between clinical stakeholders, program leadership, IMT delivery teams, shared services partners, and vendors.
The Senior Project Director is responsible for ensuring alignment between business objectives, clinical workflows, technical requirements, interoperability frameworks, and policy directions.
Position Summary
Reporting to executive leadership, the Senior Project Director oversees complex, multi-year eHealth development initiatives and provides strategic oversight across a coordinated portfolio of digital health projects. The Director ensures alignment across clinical, business, technical, and vendor workstreams while driving program progress, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with internal partners (PPHS, AHS, AMA, CPSA, Shared Services organizations), clinical groups, external vendors, and cross-ministry teams to support the design, integration, and implementation of digital-health solutions across Alberta.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Program Leadership
Provide senior oversight and integration across multiple eHealth initiatives, including:
o CII/CPAR
o Electronic Referral Solution (ERS)
o Provincial EMR Strategy & Integration
o EHR Viewer / Clinical Document Repository modernization
o Additional eHealth modernization workstreams as identified
Develop and maintain coordinated portfolio plans, roadmaps, dependencies, and workstream alignment.
Ensure business, clinical, and technical deliverables remain aligned with provincial strategies.
Strategic Development & Analysis
Provide strategic input on policy, investment, and program direction related to digital-health modernization.
Support development of Statements of Work, contract language, SLAs, pricing structures, and procurement artifacts.
Ensure solution designs and workflows support interoperability, data quality, clinical utility, and adoption.
Vendor & Contract Management
Manage relationships with EMR vendors, technology suppliers, and shared services partners.
Oversee contract performance, deliverables, amendments, extensions, and compliance against requirements.
Monitor vendor progress, escalate issues, and drive resolution to maintain schedule and quality.
Stakeholder Engagement
Lead engagement with clinicians, professional associations, provincial partners, and regulatory bodies.
Facilitate working groups, steering committees, and multi-stakeholder forums.
Provide direction and support for change management, communications, and adoption strategies.
Governance, Reporting & Oversight
Prepare executive briefings, presentation materials, project artefacts, and progress updates.
Report on status, risks, mitigation strategies, resource allocations, and interdependencies.
Ensure alignment with provincial architecture, IMT standards, and enterprise governance structures.
Additional information to suppliers
Per worker model below this is a Hybrid role.
Working Hours/location:
Standard Hours of work are 8:00 to 5:00 with a 1 hr lunch break Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the province.
Location: ATB Place- 17TH FL -10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB 528
This resource will primarily work remotely; however, the resource may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in office on reasonable notice from the Province. At the time of providing such notice, the Province will advise of the expected duration of any such meetings or work sessions. However, time to travel and any associated expenses to and from Edmonton and/or travel within Alberta will be at no cost to the Province. This will typically be once per quarter but may be adjusted depending on business needs
Work must be done within Canada
Incumbency:
Net new role
Background check required.
The Supplier shall, prior to commencement of the Services, provide the Province, on its request and at no cost to the Province, with criminal record checks.
Mandatory Training Courses:
Once hired the resource will be required to complete all mandatory training which includes but not limited to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Security/Cybersecurity, Information Management, and Respect in the Workplace. There may also be other mandatory and/or optional training.
Anticipated Interviews dates
Interviews are estimated to be held between Feb 11-18, 2026. This is an estimate only.
Refer to the Job Posting attachments for the proposed form of contract applicable to this Contingent Resource Request
Equipment requirements:
The Province shall provide the resource the use of a Laptop and ensure they have the necessary access and credentials to the Government of Alberta s system. When the resource is working from the office the province will ensure Office Space, Furniture and Office Supplies.
The fixed rate quoted must be inclusive of all overhead, office space and equipment, including supplies, administrative burden, mark-up, and all other costs to perform the Services for the duration of the Contract.
Scoring Methodology:
Financial/Pricing: 10%
Resource Qualifications: 30%
Interview Process: 60%
SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:
RESUME
TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STAGE, YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DESCRIBE ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPECIFIC JOB OR PROJECT WHERE IT WAS GAINED. SIMPLY COPYING THE QUALIFICATION WITHOUT THIS EXPLANATION WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT.
EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.
THREE REFERENCES, FOR WHOM SIMILAR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MUST BE PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE LISTED FIRST. REFERENCE CHECKS MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED TO ASSIST WITH SCORING THE PROPOSED RESOURCE.
The Senior Project Director eHealth Development provides senior portfolio-level direction, strategic coordination, and project oversight across multiple interdependent initiatives within the provincial eHealth ecosystem. The Director acts as a central integration point between clinical stakeholders, program leadership, IMT delivery teams, shared services partners, and vendors.
The Senior Project Director is responsible for ensuring alignment between business objectives, clinical workflows, technical requirements, interoperability frameworks, and policy directions.
Position Summary
Reporting to executive leadership, the Senior Project Director oversees complex, multi-year eHealth development initiatives and provides strategic oversight across a coordinated portfolio of digital health projects. The Director ensures alignment across clinical, business, technical, and vendor workstreams while driving program progress, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with internal partners (PPHS, AHS, AMA, CPSA, Shared Services organizations), clinical groups, external vendors, and cross-ministry teams to support the design, integration, and implementation of digital-health solutions across Alberta.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Program Leadership
Provide senior oversight and integration across multiple eHealth initiatives, including:
o CII/CPAR
o Electronic Referral Solution (ERS)
o Provincial EMR Strategy & Integration
o EHR Viewer / Clinical Document Repository modernization
o Additional eHealth modernization workstreams as identified
Develop and maintain coordinated portfolio plans, roadmaps, dependencies, and workstream alignment.
Ensure business, clinical, and technical deliverables remain aligned with provincial strategies.
Strategic Development & Analysis
Provide strategic input on policy, investment, and program direction related to digital-health modernization.
Support development of Statements of Work, contract language, SLAs, pricing structures, and procurement artifacts.
Ensure solution designs and workflows support interoperability, data quality, clinical utility, and adoption.
Vendor & Contract Management
Manage relationships with EMR vendors, technology suppliers, and shared services partners.
Oversee contract performance, deliverables, amendments, extensions, and compliance against requirements.
Monitor vendor progress, escalate issues, and drive resolution to maintain schedule and quality.
Stakeholder Engagement
Lead engagement with clinicians, professional associations, provincial partners, and regulatory bodies.
Facilitate working groups, steering committees, and multi-stakeholder forums.
Provide direction and support for change management, communications, and adoption strategies.
Governance, Reporting & Oversight
Prepare executive briefings, presentation materials, project artefacts, and progress updates.
Report on status, risks, mitigation strategies, resource allocations, and interdependencies.
Ensure alignment with provincial architecture, IMT standards, and enterprise governance structures.
Additional information to suppliers
Per worker model below this is a Hybrid role.
Working Hours/location:
Standard Hours of work are 8:00 to 5:00 with a 1 hr lunch break Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the province.
Location: ATB Place- 17TH FL -10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB 528
This resource will primarily work remotely; however, the resource may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in office on reasonable notice from the Province. At the time of providing such notice, the Province will advise of the expected duration of any such meetings or work sessions. However, time to travel and any associated expenses to and from Edmonton and/or travel within Alberta will be at no cost to the Province. This will typically be once per quarter but may be adjusted depending on business needs
Work must be done within Canada
Incumbency:
Net new role
Background check required.
The Supplier shall, prior to commencement of the Services, provide the Province, on its request and at no cost to the Province, with criminal record checks.
Mandatory Training Courses:
Once hired the resource will be required to complete all mandatory training which includes but not limited to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Security/Cybersecurity, Information Management, and Respect in the Workplace. There may also be other mandatory and/or optional training.
Anticipated Interviews dates
Interviews are estimated to be held between Feb 11-18, 2026. This is an estimate only.
Refer to the Job Posting attachments for the proposed form of contract applicable to this Contingent Resource Request
Equipment requirements:
The Province shall provide the resource the use of a Laptop and ensure they have the necessary access and credentials to the Government of Alberta s system. When the resource is working from the office the province will ensure Office Space, Furniture and Office Supplies.
The fixed rate quoted must be inclusive of all overhead, office space and equipment, including supplies, administrative burden, mark-up, and all other costs to perform the Services for the duration of the Contract.
Scoring Methodology:
Financial/Pricing: 10%
Resource Qualifications: 30%
Interview Process: 60%
SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:
RESUME
TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STAGE, YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DESCRIBE ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPECIFIC JOB OR PROJECT WHERE IT WAS GAINED. SIMPLY COPYING THE QUALIFICATION WITHOUT THIS EXPLANATION WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT.
EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.
THREE REFERENCES, FOR WHOM SIMILAR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MUST BE PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE LISTED FIRST. REFERENCE CHECKS MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED TO ASSIST WITH SCORING THE PROPOSED RESOURCE.
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