Vice President, Enterprise Applications

Children's Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline required.
• 10+ years relevant computer systems experience required.
• 15+ years relevant computer systems experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline preferred.
• Knowledge of health care-related technology innovation, technology-related audit best practices, including state and federal law regarding operations.
• Skills in developing strategic and tactical plans to meet business objectives in a large healthcare system.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, decision making and team building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides visionary leadership over our clinical, financial, and administrative application ecosystem.
• Directs budgeting, resourcing, policy formulation, and technology evaluation to ensure applications are operationally robust, aligned with organizational strategy, and optimized for cost, quality, and security.
• Partners closely with the CIDO to drive operational effectiveness across IT, ensuring technology investments maximize strategic value and patient care impact.
• Architects and oversees the design, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise systems—spanning EHR, ERP, financial, and administrative platforms—ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with Children’s Wisconsin’s mission.
• Assists the CIDO in aligning IT operations to organizational strategy, improving efficiency, controlling costs, and maintaining exceptional service quality throughout the application life cycle.
• Stays informed about emerging healthcare application technologies.
• Leads vendor partnerships, contract negotiations, and ensures that procurement aligns with security, compliance, and ROI expectations.
• Defines and enforces enterprise-wide policies for system security, disaster recovery, user support, and quality standards to maintain consistent, compliant IT operations.
• Owns the annual IT operating and capital budget for applications.
• Ensures application spending supports strategic value, fiscal discipline, and enterprise-wide objectives.
• Delivers dependable, secure, cost-effective application services.
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement, operational resilience, and cross-functional coordination.
• Shapes the IS operations structure and governance model to scale effectively in parallel with growing demands and evolving technology landscapes.
• Acts as a strategic advisor partnering with the CIDO to guide executive leadership across the organization in making informed decisions about application investments, prioritization, and transformation.
• Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees