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. A refocused health care system will provide Albertans with the necessary care when and where they need it, enhance government’s ability to provide system-wide oversight, set system priorities and ensure accountability for those priorities on behalf of Albertans. 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.

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 conduct strategic planning and to identify opportunities for an expanded role for GLA in the health system, including additional budget and resource requirements to deliver on this vision.