Managing Director

The Government of Alberta is refocusing Alberta’s health care system to improve outcomes for Albertans and empower health care workers to deliver quality care across the province. The system is being unified under four dedicated provincial health agencies: Recovery Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, Acute Care Alberta and Assisted Living Alberta. As part of this, organ and tissue donation and transplantation services are transferring out of Alberta Health Services to a new provincial health corporation, Give Life Alberta under the purview of Acute Care Alberta. Give Life Alberta will operate as a Provincial Health Corporation (PHC) under Acute Care Alberta, accountable for oversight and monitoring of all donation and transplantation activities province wide.

The Managing Director (the chief executive officer of the PHC as defined by the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act) provides strategic leadership of the organ and tissue donation and transplantation system across the province. The Managing Director leads, influences, supports and directs the implementation of a highly effective Province-wide system that optimizes every donation and transplantation opportunity. The Managing Director will develop the vision and strategic direction for the authority within the context of the refocusing initiative, with a focus on building capacity within the PHC. They will be responsible for ensuring the transplantation and donation-related functions support patients across the patient journey, align with the strategic plan and address any ethical concerns associated with combining both functions under one entity. The Managing Director will work with the Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services and Acute Care Alberta to identify opportunities for an expanded role for the PHC within the health system.