Description:As Senior Program Officer, you will provide strategic leadership for the Surgery Program, guiding complex initiatives from concept through implementation and evaluation. You will partner with clinical and operational leaders to set priorities, define outcomes and translate strategy into clear plans, timelines and resource requirements. You will identify opportunities to innovate, improve quality and optimize care across urban, rural and remote sites. You will lead a portfolio of cross-functional projects, developing charters, work plans, risk assessments and communication strategies; monitoring progress; resolving barriers; and reporting outcomes through executive-level briefings, dashboards and presentations. You will build trusted relationships with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators and external partners, bringing diverse perspectives together to create alignment and shared ownership. You will also lead committees and working groups, analyze performance and resource use, support business cases and staffing or technology proposals, and help develop policies and standardized practices. Through data-informed decision-making, change leadership and continuous improvement, you will support patient safety, regulatory and accreditation requirements, business continuity and sustainable improvements in care and operations. This role offers the opportunity to influence system-level priorities and turn promising ideas into practical results. This position is non-unionized.
- Classification: Senior Program Officer
- Union: COV OUT OF SCOPE
- Unit and Program: Surgery
- Primary Location: Grey Nuns Community Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026
- Date Available: 01-DEC-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Hourly Salary: $71.54
- Maximum Hourly Salary: $107.30
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in a regulated health profession, health administration, business, public health or a related field is required, with a master's degree preferred. A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in healthcare is required, including at least five years in a leadership or management role. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications: You are an influential, collaborative leader who builds trust, fosters psychological safety and helps diverse teams navigate change. You bring strong strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, listen actively and influence without relying on formal authority. You are skilled at analyzing complex information, solving problems, balancing competing priorities and translating insights into actionable plans. You can lead productive meetings, facilitate decisions and deliver engaging presentations to executive, clinical and operational audiences, including in response to emerging issues. You bring experience with project management, change management and continuous improvement methodologies, and are proficient in Microsoft Office. Demonstrated strengths in leadership, strategic stakeholder engagement, collaboration, communication, business acumen and resilience are essential.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading complex, multi-site healthcare programs or system-level initiatives. Experience working with medical leaders and interdisciplinary clinical teams, developing business cases, using performance data to inform decisions and leading organizational change. Experience in surgery, acute care operations, quality improvement or healthcare service redesign.
