Executive Director Medical Imaging Services

HealthCareCAN; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saskatchewan Health Authority is seeking an Executive Director, Medical Imaging to provide strategic and operational leadership across imaging services. You will align provincial priorities with service delivery, improve access and wait times, and drive safety and quality in a complex system.

Leading collaboration with radiology, technologists, government and educational partners, you will shape the provincial imaging strategy and ensure performance and innovation in a dynamic diagnostic

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience developing and leading planning in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• 10+ years in a leadership position with progressive responsibility.
• Graduate/Masters level or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Licensed and in good standing with the relevant professional body, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for medical imaging across SHA.
• Coordinate provincial imaging services to ensure standards and service expectations.
• Improve access, capacity, wait times and patient flow across the system.
• Translate provincial priorities into operational plans and performance monitoring.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Healthcare administration

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Masters degree or higher

Licensed and in good standing

Job description

Executive Director Medical Imaging Services

Saskatchewan Health Authority Career 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

Salary or Pay Band: As per terms of employment

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.