Consultant

Acute Care Alberta; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Acute Care Alberta is seeking a Senior Innovation Consultant to lead innovation initiatives in trials, evaluation and adoption across Alberta and Canada. You will build strong relationships with industry, government, academic researchers and internal ACA collaborators to advance innovative solutions.

You will gather business intelligence, identify trends, prepare business cases and oversee programming to support health innovation, including the lifecycle from client readiness to adoption in the

Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning or clinical applications required.
• Master’s level degree in IT/AI/ML, MBA, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Evaluation Certificate is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation initiatives (trials, evaluation, adoption) across Alberta and Canada.
• Gather and analyze business intelligence; prepare business cases for health innovation.
• Manage the innovation trial lifecycle from client identification to adoption and impact evaluation.
• Develop partnerships with industry, government, academia and ACA collaborators.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Education

PhD in Machine Learning Clinical applications

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

Job description

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: Consultant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Innovation and Business Intelligence
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 20-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 30-OCT-2026
• 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

• Classification: Consultant
• 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.

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