Director Applications & Domain Architecture

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The director is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and support of imaging applications that enable cardiology and radiology services, as well as the domain architecture for Healthcare Services Applications within Care Delivery. In collaboration with both business and other digital services leadership, they assure alignment of the applications and platforms with the strategy and priorities of the organization. The director assures the reliable and cost-efficient operation of digital services by driving continuous improvement and rationalization of the services they are accountable for. They understand and manage the total cost of ownership for these services. They build a high performing team through hiring, managing, and coaching talent. They manage vendor and consultant relationships as necessary for their area of responsibility. They establish and maintain strong relationships with the customers for their area of responsibility. The director works with their team, other digital services leaders, and business/operational leaders to build out architecture roadmaps for the maturity of business and technology capabilities for the assigned area. They guide their team in alignment with enterprise architecture to establish reference architectures and architecture approaches for the assigned area. As a member of the digital services senior leadership team, the director works in collaboration with other leaders to represent digital services to the organization and advocate for digital transformation. The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 5 years of IT Director-level leadership experience and bring strong hands-on experience leading enterprise imagining applications, imagining modernization initiatives, and healthcare technology transformation programs within large, complex, healthcare environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in related field
• 10 years of relevant experience in healthcare digital services, information technology, enterprise imaging, or related disciplines.
• 5 years of relevant experience in people, operational, technical, or project leadership roles.
• 5 years of relevant experience leading enterprise imaging platforms, imaging applications, or imagining architecture initiatives within a healthcare environment.
• Experience with healthcare imaging technologies including DICOM, HL7/FHIR integrations, EPIC Radiant/Cupid, or enterprise imaging ecosystems.
• Vendor strategic partnership management experience leading enterprise vendor relationships and technology governance initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree - MHSA, MPH, MBA or related field
• Experience leading enterprise imagining modernization initiative including PACS, RIS, VNA, enterprise imaging consolidation, cloud imaging, or interoperability initiatives.
• Experience with digital transformation enterprise architecture initiatives including imaging platform modernization and application rationalization strategies.

Responsibilities

• Organizes the domain architecture for a large area of digital services.
• Oversees the day-to-day work of a team of domain architects in collaboration with the digital services architecture program.
• Plans, organizes and directs the design, development, acquisition and implementation of organization-wide applications and platforms for their area(s) of responsibility.
• Responsible for the cultivation of top talent, as well as their hiring, management and succession within the organization.
• Selects, trains, develops and evaluates team members and initiates personnel actions in accordance with policies and organization philosophy.
• Maintains a diverse and inclusive team environment that produces unity, enabling strong relationships with customers and other collaborating roles.
• Establishes performance standards for applications, platforms and teams under their direction.
• Ensures that process and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manages the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the applications, platforms and services within their scope of responsibility. Includes an understanding of the allocated costs of underlying infrastructure and other supporting services.
• Establishes goals and performance metrics for their team.
• Reports out on progress with architecture roadmaps and strategies.
• Establishes and coaches team to establish strong relationships with business, operational, and clinical leaders to facilitate the development of architecture roadmaps.
• Maintains an understanding of key business strategies that may guide future architecture.
• Engage with digital services architecture leadership and enterprise architects to help guide the organization through digital transformation by connecting strategy and technology disruptions to business and technology capabilities.
• Fosters a learning environment for their team and models this through continuous study of emerging trends and best practices.
• Perform regular talent and financial management functions expected of management.
• Develops, implements and maintains the expense and capital budget assigned to the area(s) of responsibility as applicable.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director