Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
12 Sep, 25
Salary
37.82
Posted On
13 Aug, 25
Experience
3 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Good communication skills
Industry
Information Technology/IT
Your Opportunity:
Are you passionate about transforming healthcare through design and innovation? Join the Design Lab as a Senior Design Consultant, where you’ll be at the forefront of co-creating meaningful change across Alberta’s health system. This is your opportunity to work with a dynamic team that partners with clinicians, patients, families, and community organizations to reimagine healthcare services through human-centered design. As a key member of the Design Lab, you’ll lead participatory design workshops, strategic facilitation, and capacity-building initiatives that span acute care, primary care, community health, and beyond. You’ll bring a systems-thinking lens to complex challenges, using design-led methodologies to engage diverse stakeholders and co-create innovative solutions. This position will be part of Acute Care Alberta effective April 1, 2025. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Acute Care Alberta.
Description:
The Senior Design Consultant plays a pivotal role in leading and supporting complex innovation initiatives across Alberta’s healthcare system. Reporting to the Senior Director, Quality & Safety, this role is responsible for: Change Leadership: Engaging stakeholders to co-design change strategies, assessing project scope, and recommending design thinking approaches. Process Design & Project Management: Leading multi-phase, cross-zonal projects aligned with ACA priorities. Facilitation & Consultation: Advancing dialogue among diverse stakeholders using creative facilitation methods like Liberating Structures. Design Thinking Methodology: Applying and adapting design thinking tools, testing new approaches, and evaluating impact. Communication & Relationship Management: Managing complex communications, sharing insights via social media and the Design Lab website.