Senior Business Partner, Health Platforms (4 year term)
Alberta Innovates
- Edmonton, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Are able to be a resource to external stakeholders in navigating and overcoming challenges and barriers that are encountered in conducting clinical health research in Alberta.
- Enjoy creating linkages and partnerships to maximize potential investments, outcomes and impacts of clinical health research for the benefit of Albertans.
- Able to find innovative solutions and are results oriented
- Managethe program(s):
- Map the critical path including a logic model and manage the activities.
- Ensure the completion of activities and outcomes including implementation are achieved within the stated timeframe.
- Course-correct and consider for incorporation continuous feedback to ensure relevancy and achievement of outcomes.
- Identify and manage resources as necessary including statement of work and completion of deliverables.
- Support program management and governance (i.e. working group, advisory, executive committees)
- Lead the evaluation and facilitation during the lifecycle of investments including time and resources to create value-add linkages and partnerships to achieve and maximize potential outcomes and impacts from our investments for the benefit of Albertans.
- Acts as a resource and timely respond to stakeholders to overcome challenges and barriers in digital health technologies (TRL 3-7) they may encounter as they work towards agreed upon impacts.
- Manage the development of program(s):
- Identify and ensure stakeholders (industry, academia, government, health system) are continuously aware, informed and engaged in the identified program(s).
- Perform needs assessments and information gathering to support informed decision making.
- Work with the stakeholders to identify gaps, trends and emerging opportunities.
- Gather the necessary information - i.e. literature review, stakeholders - to help inform decision-making, working group and committee meetings.
- Ensure alignment of the program and activities with AI, GoA, and AI Health objectives
- Monitor project status and report progress updates; manage project change requests.
- Review and assess project progress and final project reports.
- Assist efforts to ensure results and findings are implemented in Alberta.
- Coordinate and communicate project monitoring and change management processes.
- Provide guidance related to relevant policies, procedures, and strategic considerations.
- Contribute to program and portfolio evaluation and measurement by developing strategies and reporting tools for implementation across the portfolios.
- Provide portfolio-related services such as responding to requests for information, conducting portfolio analysis, and compiling program/project status updates.
- Build stakeholder relationship by acting as a liaison, responding to administrative requests, and developing budgetary forecasts.
- Participate in project steering committees and maintain regular interaction with stakeholders.
- Participate in workshops, conferences, cross-ministry working groups, and other events to advance health initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in a health related and/or business program; graduate degree preferred.
- 5-7 years of experience in a research and innovation administration environment
- Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Broad knowledge of the health and innovation environment in Alberta.
- Knowledge of emerging health technologies, strategies and policies and their application across the continuum from health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention.
- Knowledge of political/government structures and processes.
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining client and partner relationships.
- Project/program management skills.
- Problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage resources, time, stress and work under pressure and high demands.
- Ability to manage and respond to change and work in a team environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Exceptional verbal, written, listening and interpersonal skills to convey concepts and information.
- Relationship management skills incorporating negotiation techniques.
- Self-assured, confident, and result-oriented