Executive Director, Epic Program Director

Roswell Park Cancer Institute•Amherst Center, MA

About The Position

The Executive Director of the Unified Electronic Health Platform provides enterprise leadership for the organization, implementation, stabilization, governance, and ongoing optimization of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Epic electronic health record platform and related clinical, revenue cycle, operational, research, analytics, and patient-facing digital capabilities. The role works closely with executive, clinical, operational, revenue cycle, research, and information technology leaders, as well as Epic representatives, implementation partners, and governance bodies. The Executive Director leads a multidisciplinary Epic program structure and translates strategic plans into short- and long-term goals. The position coordinates enterprise-wide implementation and optimization activities; maintains program governance; and manages scope, schedule, budget, risk, readiness, adoption, and value realization. The role ensures the Epic platform supports the organization’s mission, clinical care model, research enterprise, operational performance, financial sustainability, regulatory obligations, and long-term digital strategy.

Requirements

A doctoral degree and at least two years of progressively responsible senior-level experience, including at least 18 months in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial, or executive capacity; or a master’s degree and at least four years of such experience, including at least 18 months in one of those capacities; or a bachelor’s degree and at least six years of such experience, including at least 18 months in one of those capacities; or a qualifying combination of education, experience, and training.
At minimum, a bachelor’s degree and at least 18 months of experience in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Recognized licensure, if required to perform the functions of the position.
Epic certification, Epic accreditation, or demonstrated Epic implementation leadership experience.
Experience leading an Epic implementation from planning through go-live, stabilization, and optimization.
Experience with Epic governance, application team models, readiness planning, training, testing, cutover, command center operations, and optimization portfolio management.
Experience partnering with clinical, nursing, revenue cycle, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, analytics, interoperability, infrastructure, and digital patient experience teams.
Experience managing implementation partners, consultants, vendors, budgets, statements of work, resource plans, and executive reporting.
Degrees must be conferred by an accredited school, college, or university, or by an institution recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and/or Health Research Incorporated as adhering to acceptable educational standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience in oncology, academic medicine, clinical research workflows, clinical trials integration, precision medicine, or research data requirements.
PMP, PgMP, CHCIO, CPHIMS, or comparable healthcare technology leadership certification.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for the organization’s Epic program.
Develop and execute the Epic vision, roadmap, operating model, implementation, stabilization, optimization, and continuous improvement strategy.
Direct Epic program planning and delivery across clinical, operational, revenue cycle, research, analytics, interoperability, patient engagement, and enterprise technology domains.
Align Epic program activities with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, quality and safety objectives, financial goals, and digital health strategy.
Coordinate enterprise-wide implementation and optimization activities and maintain program governance.
Manage program scope, schedule, budget, risk, readiness, adoption, and value realization.
Lead a multidisciplinary Epic program structure and translate strategic plans into specific short- and long-term goals.