Director of Information Technology

Olmsted Medical Center • Rochester, MN

15h • $65 - $98 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Information Technology will lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, standardizing business applications, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization. This role involves assessing and communicating risks associated with IT investments, developing technology plans for various stakeholders, and approving, prioritizing, and controlling projects. The Director will also develop business case justifications, cost/benefit analyses, and manage hardware and software acquisition contracts. A key responsibility is directing the development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan. The role requires significant knowledge of business processes, management, budgeting, and project management principles, with a focus on leadership in project governance and adherence to IT project management disciplines. The Director will ensure continuous delivery of IT services, manage IT budgets, and ensure adherence to laws and regulations such as HIPAA, PCI, and USAC, while staying current with IT industry trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Experience in strategic planning and execution
• Proven experience in IT planning, organization, and development
• Considerable knowledge of business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations
• Excellent understanding of project management principles
• Demonstrate leadership in project governance and adherence to key IT project management disciplines to maintain project timeliness and budget integrity

Nice To Haves

• Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization
• Challenge others to develop as leaders while serving as a role model and mentor
• Manage the development of team by ensuring, when possible, that project tasks are in line with each team member’s career interests
• Inspire co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence
• Identify opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change
• Manage the process of innovative change effectively
• Remain on the forefront of emerging industry practices
• Consistently acknowledge and appreciate each team member’s contributions
• Effectively utilize each team member to his/her fullest potential
• Motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner
• Keep track of lessons learned and share those lessons with team members
• Mitigate team conflict and communication problems
• Communicate effectively with internal clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions
• Continually seeks opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and deepen client relationships
• Partner with Privacy Office on company initiatives, requirements, and legislative rules
• Conduct effective performance evaluations and mentors those with less experience
• Approve expense reports
• Drives Operational Excellence and Innovation
• Understands the market and industry direction
• Commits to new approaches and embraces changes that are realistic
• Fosters Learning and Develops People
• Creates structure and processes to ensure a learning environment
• Views people, their knowledge, and capabilities as organizational core assets
• Effectively Leads Change
• Leads others to adapt and remains effective amidst ongoing change
• Builds constructive and effective relationships
• Strategic Thinking
• Seeks to achieve outcomes in the best interest of the organization
• Identifies potential options and constraints

Responsibilities

• Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, standardizing business applications, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.
• Assess and communicate risks associated with IT investments.
• Develop and communicate technology plan to executive team, staff, partners, and customers for major application implementation or infrastructure migrations.
• Approve, prioritize, and control projects and the project portfolio as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems.
• Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.
• Review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts and pursue master agreements to capitalize on economies of scales. Act as the focal point for negotiation of significant IT contracts for hardware and software vendors.
• Direct the development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
• Ensure continuous delivery of IT services.
• Develop, track, and control the information technology annual operating and capital budgets.
• Ensure the IT operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations (HIPAA), PCI, USAC.
• Keep current with trends and issues in the IT industry, including current technologies and prices.
• Supervise the technical and data management staff and manage technically diverse, geographically dispersed information systems.
• Analyze organizational and patient care systems and recommend automation where appropriate to increase productivity, improve management of patient care, and reduce costs.
• Analyze informational needs and information work flow within each network and operations divisions.
• Work with IT staff to develop and implement procedures for the efficient, secure exchange of data between technically diverse systems.
• Oversee the implementation and management of new information systems and the upgrading of and integration of existing information systems.
• Evaluate policies and procedures for collecting, retrieving, storing, and securing of data and recommend changes where appropriate.
• Implement systems which collect and evaluate data and provide productivity and enterprise performance.
• Develop and execute IT strategic plan.
• Develop IT budget and department plans.
• Manage IT department personnel.
• Enable the consistent and smooth execution of all technology-related processes.
• Provide leadership for planning the IT department’s future technological needs and strategies as an integral element of the company’s strategic initiatives.
• Provide information technology leadership and management to the company for accomplishing its mission and goals.
• Develop and manage the information technology department’s operating budget and associated capital budgets in consultation with the CIO.
• Maintain, audit, and continuously improve security management for the IT computer systems and network including software, hardware, and telecommunications, disaster recovery, planning, and testing.
• Oversee network, telecom, and operations IT managers.
• Challenge others to develop as leaders while serving as a role model and mentor.
• Manage the development of team by ensuring, when possible, that project tasks are in line with each team member’s career interests.
• Inspire co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
• Manage the process of innovative change effectively.
• Remain on the forefront of emerging industry practices.
• Consistently acknowledge and appreciate each team member’s contributions.
• Effectively utilize each team member to his/her fullest potential.
• Motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner.
• Keep track of lessons learned and share those lessons with team members.
• Mitigate team conflict and communication problems.
• Communicate effectively with internal clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
• Continually seeks opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
• Partner with Privacy Office on company initiatives, requirements, and legislative rules.
• Conduct effective performance evaluations and mentors those with less experience.
• Approve expense reports.
• Drives Operational Excellence and Innovation.
• Understands the market and industry direction.
• Commits to new approaches and embraces changes that are realistic.
• Fosters Learning and Develops People.
• Creates structure and processes to ensure a learning environment.
• Views people, their knowledge, and capabilities as organizational core assets.
• Effectively Leads Change.
• Leads others to adapt and remains effective amidst ongoing change.
• Builds constructive and effective relationships.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Seeks to achieve outcomes in best interest of the organization.
• Identifies potential options and constraints.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan

What This Job Offers

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