Consultant

Your Opportunity

The Senior Innovation Consultant is a specialist in leading innovation initiatives (trials, evaluation, adoption) and has a background and understanding of the innovation ecosystem in Alberta and Canada. This Specialist understands the Innovation Pipeline and the evidence required to successfully advance innovative solutions within ACA. The Senior Innovation Consultant works with the ACA Provincial Programs, Provincial Health Authorities/Corporations and hospitals operational areas to identify performance gaps and sources potential innovative solutions through various process and methods.

This person will develop and foster strong relationships with industry, government, academic researchers and internal ACA collaborators.

Description

The Senior Innovation Consultant will gather and analyze business intelligence and industry best practices, identify potential trends and emerging issues, prepare business cases and implement programming to support health innovation at ACA. This includes management throughout the innovation trial lifecycle from identifying potential clients, advising and facilitating client readiness, designing the trial and its evaluation, pro-active investment oversight to adoption in the health system to drive intended outcomes.

They will act as a resource for innovators and create value-add relationships or partnerships to maximize the impacts for the benefit of Alberta patients. The Senior Innovation Consultant will work with internal and external partners to evaluate the impact of the innovation.

The Senior Innovation Consultant will understand the various funding resources available to advance and support innovation and will be able to work with ACA program areas, Contract Procurement and Supply Management, Digital Health IT to advise innovators of next steps in their path to commercialization and adoption. They will also have strong relationships with ecosystem partners and will be able to refer companies elsewhere to develop their product.

Classification

Union

Exempt

Unit and Program

Innovation and Business Intelligence

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

20-OCT-2026

Date Available

30-OCT-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

Required Qualifications

PhD in Machine Learning Clinical applications, innovation management, innovation evaluation.

Master’s level degree - IT/AI/ML, MBA, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Evaluation Certificate.

Additional Required Qualifications

5 years of leadership/management of innovation trials in health care, engagement with multiple organizations, collaborators, measurement of innovation impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence-Based Decision-Making.
• Innovation initiatives.
• Health Economics and Financial Management.
• Decision Intelligence.
• Project Management .
• Change Management.
• Group Facilitation.
• Adult Education.