Senior Project Director

Position
Project Director - GOA

Rate:  $128-$154/HR

Location:

Remote/Hybrid

Closing Date:  February 19th, 2026 8:00 AM MST

Position Summary
Role

Description:

Senior Project Director GOA/E-Health

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.

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 work streams 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:

CII/CPAR

Electronic Referral Solution (ERS)

Provincial EMR Strategy & Integration

EHR Viewer / Clinical Document Repository modernization

Additional eHealth modernization work streams 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, elevate 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.

Mandatory Requirements (Minimum 10 years with ALL below)

Demonstrated experience directly leading the negotiation, development, and management of complex, multi‑vendor IT solutions at a regional, provincial, national, or equivalent enterprise scale, including accountability for contract value (equal to or exceeding $500,000), commercial terms, vendor coordination, performance…