Alberta Innovates is seeking a Business Partner, Health System Enablement to support work that advances research, innovation, and technology development in Alberta.

If you are looking for work that goes beyond a job description, Alberta Innovates offers the chance to contribute to research and innovation that has real impact.

Employment Status: Full-time – Term (12 months)

Location: Edmonton Work Model: Hybrid

The Opportunity

As a Business Partner, Health System Enablement, you will support evidence informed decision making across our Health System and Model Innovation portfolio. This role plays a critical part in helping the organization understand what is changing in the health system, what is getting in the way of innovation uptake, and what enables success.

The Business Partner brings strong analytical capability, structured problem solving skills, and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights. Working closely with program teams and senior leaders, you will contribute to strategic intelligence, horizon scanning, and knowledge mobilization, turning data, evidence, and system signals into practical guidance that informs strategy, investment, and program design.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for duties that will include:

Strategic Intelligence & Analytical Insight

• Contribute to horizon scanning and environmental analyses to identify emerging health system trends, innovation opportunities, and adoption challenges.
• Apply structured analytical approaches to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into meaningful insights, patterns, and implications.
• Support barrier/enabler analyses that inform program design, strategic decisions, and investment approaches across the Health System and Model Innovation portfolio and One Health Division.
• Develop and contribute to intelligence products such as briefs, slide decks, system maps, evidence syntheses, and dashboards.
• Use data to frame problems, test assumptions, and develop evidence informed recommendations.
• Perform ongoing analysis using benchmarks, counterfactuals, and comparative approaches.
• Respond to ad hoc analytical and reporting requests as needed.

Knowledge Mobilization & Decision Support

• Create high quality communication products for senior leaders, including concise briefs, presentations, and insight summaries.
• Translate complex or technical findings into clear, accessible messages that support decision making and action.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and refinement of HSE tools, templates, and frameworks.
• Support program delivery teams in interpreting insights related to innovation uptake, client success, and system level conditions.

Relationship & Capacity Building

• Work collaboratively with internal program teams and corporate partners to understand intelligence needs and ensure outputs are useful and relevant.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities, including meeting preparation, briefing materials, and follow up actions.

Qualifications and Skills

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., health sciences, public health, economics, health informatics, or similar)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data rich or analytically focused roles within health, research, innovation, evaluation, public sector, or related environments
• Demonstrated strength in analysis and synthesis, with experience working across qualitative data, quantitative indicators, and financial or operational metrics
• Experience designing, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data using structured and credible analytical approaches
• Proven ability to communicate complex information clearly to diverse audiences, including senior leaders
• Experience supporting tools, dashboards, or processes used to monitor strategy, performance, or program delivery
• Experience contributing to or supporting change initiatives in complex organizations
• Advanced proficiency with digital platforms and information systems, and the agility to learn new tools as needs evolve
• Strong analytical reasoning and insight generation skills
• Ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable guidance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative, relationship-oriented approach
• Curiosity and adaptability, with openness to emerging tools (including responsible use of AI)
• Strong organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills
• Comfort working in ambiguous and evolving environments

Preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate)
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric or similar data platforms (e.g., dataflows, pipelines, Lakehouse datasets)
• Experience supporting or collaborating on Power BI dashboards (e.g., defining requirements, reviewing outputs, or using dashboards for decision making)

What We Offer

Alberta Innovates offers a total rewards package designed to support both professional growth and personal wellbeing. Depending on employment status, this may include:

• Competitive compensation aligned with internal classification and pay bands
• Comprehensive benefits, including health and dental coverage and pension benefits
• Vacation starting at three weeks, plus paid time-off programs that support balance
• Opportunities for learning and professional development
• A respectful, inclusive work environment that values collaboration and diverse perspectives
• Flexible work arrangements, where operationally feasible

(Benefits do not apply to casual roles.)

You will work in a professional, collaborative environment where accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement are valued, and where your work supports outcomes that matter to Albertans.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to submit:

• A cover letter
• A resume
• Any additional supporting documents that demonstrate suitability for the role

Applications must be submitted by April 24, 2026.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance and provide credible references.

Privacy Statement

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Employment Equity

Alberta Innovates is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.