Executive Director Medical Imaging Services

HealthCareCAN; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saskatchewan Health Authority invites applications for the Executive Director, Medical Imaging, a senior leadership role responsible for strategic and operational leadership of imaging services across the province. Reporting to the Vice President, the role shapes an integrated provincial approach to improve access, quality and safety in diagnostic imaging.

It requires extensive strategic leadership, capacity planning, and collaboration with radiology, technologists, government partners and

Qualifications

• Extensive strategic leadership experience in a complex, multi‑stakeholder health system.
• Proven track record of executive leadership in medical imaging or similar domain.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for provincial medical imaging services.
• Lead development of an integrated provincial imaging strategy to improve access, quality and safety.
• Align resources, capacity, technology and workforce with clinical needs and system priorities.
• Foster an inclusive, high‑performing culture aligned with SHA CARES values.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Healthcare administration

Stakeholder management

Education

Graduate/Masters level

Professional licensure (where applicable)

Job description

Executive Director Medical Imaging Services

Saskatchewan Health Authority Job Opportunity

Job Description: The Executive Director, Medical Imaging, is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for medical imaging services across the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Reporting to the Vice President Provincial Clinical and Support Services, the Executive Director leads the development of an integrated provincial approach to medical imaging that improves timely access, strengthens quality and safety, and supports consistent and sustainable service delivery across Saskatchewan.

The Executive Director shapes the future direction of medical imaging by identifying service pressures, capacity requirements, technology and infrastructure needs, workforce challenges and opportunities for innovation. The role translates provincial priorities into operational and business plans and provides oversight for their implementation, performance monitoring and continuous improvement. A key focus is optimizing provincial capacity, improving patient flow and wait times, and ensuring resources are aligned with clinical needs and system priorities.

The Executive Director leads provincial planning and coordination across imaging services, supporting consistent standards, practices and service expectations. Working within a rapidly evolving diagnostic environment, the Executive Director advances innovative approaches that strengthen imaging services and their critical contribution to diagnosis, treatment planning and patient care.

Through collaborative leadership, the Executive Director fosters an inclusive, innovative and high-performing provincial culture grounded in the SHA’s CARES values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Equity and Safety. The role works closely with radiologists, medical radiation technologists, sonographers, clinical and operational leaders, government, regulatory and educational partners, and other health-system stakeholders to build a coordinated provincial medical imaging system that delivers safe, timely and high-quality services for the people of Saskatchewan.

Education

• Graduate/ Masters level or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Licensed and in good standing with professional association and/or regulatory body, if applicable.

Experience

• Extensive experience, at a strategic level, as a leader who has developed and led innovative planning and programs in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• 10+ years in a leadership position with progressive advancement