Director Strategy and Innovation

Position #: 179687

Expected Start Date: July 14, 2025

Union: OOS

Facility: Saskatchewan Health Authority

City/Town: To be determined

Department: Director Office - Transformational and Innovation 2

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 5 shifts of 7.5 hours per 1 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: As per Terms and Conditions of Employment

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Director, Strategy and Innovation (Director) is a key leader in Saskatchewan health care, partnering with system leaders to achieve our province's healthcare goals. Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy and Innovation the Director is responsible for contributing to the development and achievement of strategy by articulating gaps and needs. The Director supports strategy through the development and execution of operational and business plans, including cascading, monitoring, reporting, and course correction of same. The Director demonstrates strong leadership to enable an innovative and positive working climate and a client-centric culture. The Director must work cross functionally within the portfolio and across the organization to support operations. The Director will develop partnerships and work closely with system and community partners.

This position is accountable for driving a culture of innovation within the Saskatchewan Health Authority and is accountable for the establishment of a provincial clinical pathway [program and the Provincial Clinical Network Program, which works to amplify cross-functional clinical collaboration across the organization. 

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience in strategic planning
• Seven (7) years leadership experience
• Leader who has developed planning and programs in multi-stakeholder environment

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Licensed, and in good standing, with regulatory body, if applicable

Competencies

• Advanced - Critical thinking skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Capability to develop coalitions: build partnerships/networks to create results
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Capability to transform systems: Encourage and support innovation

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of diverse, culturally safe and representative workforce
• Ability to instruct, collaborate and evaluate performance
• Ability to act professionally, ethically and provide sound judgement
• Ability to lead and coach others
• Knowledge in principles of patient and family centered care
• Ability to interpret & apply legislation/guidelines/policy
• Knowledge in healthcare system in Saskatchewan and across Canada
• Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions 
• Knowledge in organization's goals, vision, mission and values
• Proven ability to collaborate and partner with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Knowledge of Clinical Pathway Development and Implementation
• Is committed to delivering on Patient and Family Centered Care
• Has demonstrated the ability to coach and mentor physician, executive directors, directors and local teams on implementation of key strategic initiatives

Other Information

• Travel within the region and provincially
• Location dependent upon successful applicant