Job Description
Director, Healthcare Innovation and Partnerships
Location: Remote (Canada Preferred)
Help shape the future of healthcare education and workforce development.
Healthcare systems around the world face growing challenges: workforce shortages, increasing complexity, evolving technology, and the need to continuously train and upskill healthcare professionals.
At Aequilibrium, we believe AI and immersive technologies will fundamentally transform how healthcare professionals learn, practice, collaborate, and perform.
We are leading VR4Health, an international innovation initiative that brings together healthcare organizations, universities, research institutions, and technology partners across Canada and Europe to advance AI-powered immersive learning solutions for healthcare education and workforce development.
We are seeking a Director, Healthcare Innovation and Partnerships to help build strategic relationships, identify market opportunities, and accelerate the adoption of innovative training solutions across the healthcare ecosystem.
This is not a traditional sales role. We are looking for a builder. Someone who is passionate about healthcare innovation and understands how to bring together stakeholders, identify meaningful opportunities, and create long-term value through collaboration and partnership.
About the Opportunity
As Director, Healthcare Innovation and Partnerships, you will play a key role in helping shape the commercial strategy and growth of our healthcare innovation initiatives.
You will work closely with executive leadership, product and technology teams, healthcare partners, and international collaborators to:
Build strategic relationships across the healthcare ecosystem
Identify and validate market opportunities
Develop partnership and growth strategies
Support pilot programs and innovation initiatives
Create pathways to scale successful solutions
Position Aequilibrium as a trusted partner in healthcare innovation
You will engage with healthcare leaders seeking to improve learning outcomes, workforce readiness, operational efficiency, and patient care through innovative approaches to education and training.
What You’ll Do
Growth Strategy
Help define and execute go-to-market strategies for healthcare-focused solutions
Identify high-potential market segments and ideal customer profiles
Develop growth plans that balance near-term opportunities with long-term strategic initiatives
Contribute to business case development and commercialization strategies
Market Development
Represent Aequilibrium at conferences, industry events, and innovation forums
Engage healthcare leaders to understand emerging challenges and priorities
Support thought leadership initiatives related to healthcare innovation, AI, XR, and workforce development
Opportunity Development
Lead discovery conversations with prospective partners and clients
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions
Help shape pilot opportunities and innovation programs
Develop proposals, partnership agreements, and funding opportunities
What We’re Looking For
Required Experience
8+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, innovation, healthcare strategy, or growth leadership
Experience working with healthcare organizations, hospitals, health authorities, academic institutions, or healthcare technology companies
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Preferred Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
Digital health
Healthcare technology
Medical simulation
Healthcare education
Workforce development
Learning technologies
AI solutions
Extended Reality (XR), VR, or AR
Research and innovation programs
Public sector healthcare
Personal Characteristics
You are:
Curious and entrepreneurial
Comfortable operating in ambiguity
Passionate about healthcare innovation
Strategic and relationship-oriented
Able to connect vision with execution
Motivated by creating a meaningful impact
Compensation
This role offers a base salary of $130,000 CAD plus performance-based variable compensation, with meaningful upside tied to healthcare revenue growth, strategic partnerships, and achievement of agreed business objectives. Total compensation will reflect experience and performance.
Why Join Aequilibrium?
Help build one of the most exciting healthcare innovation initiatives in Canada
Work at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and immersive technology
Collaborate with international partners across Canada and Europe
Influence the future of healthcare education and workforce development
Join a team that values innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact
If you’re excited about helping healthcare organizations prepare for the future through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, we’d love to hear from you.
