Overview:
The US Oncology Network is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Information Technology (IT) Director – Operations, to lead our technology operations!
This position is a full-time remote and will be based out of the Corporate Office in Dallas, Texas , or other major cities in Texas (i.e. Austin, Houston or Richardson). It will also support all Texas Oncology locations. If you are a motivated and experienced IT professional looking to make a significant impact in the healthcare industry, we encourage you to apply for this Senior Director of IT position!
As a part of The US Oncology Network , Texas Oncology delivers high-quality, evidence-based care to patients close to home. Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 530 providers in 280+ sites across Texas, our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same todayat Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve More breakthroughs. More victories. in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.
The US Oncology Network is one of the nations largest networks of community-based oncology physicians dedicated to advancing cancer care in America. The US Oncology Network is supported by McKesson Corporation focused on empowering a vibrant and sustainable community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology, and quality of care.
What does the Senior Information Technology (IT) Director do? (including but not limited to):
The Senior Director of IT will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of information technology within the organization, including systems lifecycle management, staff management, vendor management, compliance, and support for the overall IT strategy. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT management, experience in the healthcare industry, and proven success in leadership roles.
Responsibilities:
The essential duties and responsibilities:
- Prioritize and triage organization efforts, escalations, and communications to ensure efficient and effective IT operations.
- Identify and drive automation and processes improvements.
- Support the overall IT strategy by meeting department goals and anticipating future needs, identifying, and defining broad solutions to support operational needs within the organization.
- Executive stakeholder management and communication.
- Coordinates with corporate implementations on providing local technical assistance on all office moves, new site implementations, and office expansions.
- Oversee the full systems lifecycle, including scoping, support, escalations, patching, planning, and retirement.
- Manage and lead the IT staff, providing guidance, support, and professional development Recruits, develops, and supervises technical staff.
- Assists in identifying, selecting, and managing vendors, including contract negotiations, auditing, and billing.
- Establishes, implements, and enforces standard system access and user capabilities, works closely with corporate IT on any modifications of the procedures.
- Provides technical leadership and assistance in developing direction for future data processing requirements.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, conduct audits, and prepare reports as required.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have the following background and experience:?
- Bachelors degree required or equivalent job experience (8 years of relevant experience).
- Minimum of 15 years of IT experience, including in IT and Clinical Applications
- Minimum of 7 years of proven supervisory/leadership experience required
- Minimum of 1 year experience with vendor management and contract negotiations
- PMP Certification or 5 years project experience required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio)
- Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand and talk or hear. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in variety of environments including corporate office, clinic, remote/virtual, etc., and requires frequent interaction with corporate, staff, patients, caregivers, and vendors. Large percent of time performing computer based work is required. Work may require travel by air or automobile approximately 50% of the time.
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