Director, Enterprise Architecture & Emerging Technologies

Inland Empire Health Plan•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Find joy in serving others with IEHP! We welcome you to join us in “healing and inspiring the human spirit” and to pivot from a “job” opportunity to an authentic experience! The Director of Enterprise Architecture & Emerging Technologies is a pivotal strategic leadership role responsible for driving and shaping architectural strategy, technological innovation, and technological transformation within the organization to enable long-term business success. This position bridges technical vision with strategic execution, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of technological advancement while maintaining robust, scalable, and future-proof architectural frameworks. The Director partners with executive leadership to communicate technology strategies and foster alignment across the enterprise. This role also builds and mentors a high-performing architecture team, developing talent through coaching and exposure to cutting-edge technologies. Commitment to Quality: The IEHP Team is committed to incorporate IEHP’s Quality Program goals including, but not limited to, HEDIS, CAHPS, and NCQA Accreditation. Additional Benefits IEHP is not only committed to healing and inspiring the human spirit of our Members, but we also aim to match our team members with the same energy by providing prime benefits and more.

Requirements

Familiarity with healthcare regulations and compliance implications for technology
Advanced comprehensive knowledge and understanding in the following areas: System design principles and architectural patterns
Enterprise architecture tools, applications, platforms, and systems
Infrastructure design, scalability, and reliability
Developing and articulating long-term technology vision and strategy
Change management and technology transformation
Researching, assessing, and integrating cutting-edge technologies
Proof-of-concept development and technology evaluation
Enterprise architecture frameworks and emerging technologies.
Strategic Planning: Ability to develop multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives
Executive Communication: Articulate complex technical concepts to C-suite and board-level audiences
Stakeholder Management: Influence and negotiate across departments without direct authority
Team Leadership: Mentor architects and build architectural competency across the organization
Change Management: Drive adoption of architectural standards and new technologies across resistant organizations
Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and business risks
Budget Management: Manage architectural initiative budgets and resource allocation
Proven ability to: Be a strong strategic thinker
Possess strong leadership capabilities
Expresses action-oriented and creative approaches to IT architecture issues and problems
Present issues and challenges in senior management forums
Listen effectively, respond to sensitive inquiries or complaints, cope with an ambiguous or changing environment and have an unfailing sense of humor
Work with a team of professionals from various disciplines
Be an executive with a hands-on approach in a complex fast-paced business environment

Responsibilities

Provide the strategic vision for developing a comprehensive technology architecture strategy that aligns with the IEHP’s long-term business objectives. Establish and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks that ensure consistency, scalability, and interoperability across technology platforms.
Establish Architecture and Technology review boards to ensure strategic alignment within the organization’s overall business strategy.
Develop and manage an innovation pipeline that continuously explores and assesses emerging technologies. Analyze technology industry and market trends to determine potential impact upon the enterprise. Identify, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies that can create competitive advantages and drive digital transformation. Create proof-of-concept initiatives to validate the potential of new technologies.
Create comprehensive architectural blueprints that balance innovation, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. Lead the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to develop enterprise architecture requirements. Design holistic technology roadmaps that integrate emerging technologies with existing systems and Infrastructure
Lead the development of enterprise architecture governance structure based on business and IT strategies. Oversee enterprise architecture implementation and ongoing refinement activities. Define and enforce architectural standards, principles, and best practices.
Manage architectural initiative budgets and resource allocation.
Drive enterprise influence and executive partnership necessary to ensure architectural decisions support long-term business success while positioning us to capitalize on emerging technology opportunities. Direct the development and execution of communication plans (including education) for enterprise architecture standards. Communicate complex technological concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ensure architectural decisions support business agility, operational efficiency, and strategic growth.
Lead complex technology migration and modernization initiatives.
Build and mentor a high-performance architecture and emerging technologies team. Lead cross-functional teams in exploring and implementing cutting-edge technological solutions. Develop talent through coaching, professional development, and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
Present technology strategies, architectural recommendations, and innovation opportunities to Senior Leadership.
Perform any other duties as required to ensure Health Plan operations and department business needs are successful.