Onsite Director, Acute Care Workforce Compensation and Regulation

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About the role

  • Director overseeing acute care workforce compensation and regulation for Alberta’s health care system. Leading strategies and policies for workforce and compensation planning with significant leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic oversight and coordination of acute care workforce strategies for physicians and acute-care health professionals
  • Represent the acute care sector’s interests in physician compensation and workforce strategies
  • Lead the analysis and development of compensation and regulatory policies for the acute care workforce
  • Provide leadership on physician compensation negotiations with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA)
  • Monitor and coordinate updates related to public-sector union negotiations affecting acute care
  • Drive the creation of evidence-informed compensation models, regulatory updates, and policy instruments
  • Contribute to the planning and development of international workforce recruitment initiatives
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with professional colleges, associations, labour representatives, Alberta Health Services, and internal partners
  • Lead and support staff through recruitment, coaching, performance management, and professional development

Requirements

  • University graduation in a field related to public administration, health administration, business, economics, and labour relations, supplemented by seven years related experience.
  • Experience in compensation policy, workforce planning, collective bargaining, or health system strategy, with significant leadership responsibility.
  • Proven track record working with unions, professional associations, regulatory bodies, and health delivery organizations on sensitive and complex files.
  • Knowledge of collective bargaining, labor relations, essential services regimes, and public‑sector compensation practices.
  • Experience developing enterprise policy frameworks, costing models, and options for executive/ministerial decision-making is considered an asset.
  • Understanding of Alberta’s acute care delivery system, including Hospital and Surgical Health Services roles, Acute Care Alberta/Public Health Corporations structures, and system accountability.

Benefits

  • Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
  • Leadership and mentorship programs

Job title

Director, Acute Care Workforce Compensation and Regulation

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$130,992 - CA$166,341 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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