Vice President, Technology Services

Overview

Huntsville Hospital Health System (HHSYS), one of the largest health systems in the Southeast with more than 22,000 employees across multiple hospitals, is seeking a Vice President of Technology Services to oversee the broad range of technology services that support applications and technology initiatives across the health system. Reporting to the System CIO, this executive will lead system-wide information security responsibilities and the technical environment supporting patient care and business operations.

The portfolio includes WAN, LAN, WLAN, and storage area networks; physical and virtual servers; physical and virtual desktops; backups and disaster recovery; and technical integration across on-premises, cloud, and remotely hosted environments. The Vice President will also work with IT leaders throughout HHSYS to support hospitals in their continued convergence toward shared technical standards.

We are looking for a servant leader with a genuine commitment to supporting the clinicians who care for our patients and the teams who keep our system running.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the technology services that support system-level applications and technology initiatives across HHSYS
• Oversee system-wide information security responsibilities, including protection of the health system''s technology environment, applications, and data
• Lead the design, implementation, support, and lifecycle management of WAN, LAN, WLAN, storage area networks, and related networking technologies
• Oversee physical and virtual server, storage, computing, and desktop environments that support clinical, business, and administrative operations
• Direct backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and technical business continuity capabilities, including integration across on-premises, cloud, and remotely hosted environments
• Partner with IT leaders at all HHSYS facilities to support continued convergence toward HHSYS technical standards while recognizing legitimate local operational needs
• Work closely with the Vice President, Application Services to support the day-to-day operations of System-level information technology resources under the direction of the System CIO

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, business, or a related field; master''s degree strongly preferred
• 7 or more years of healthcare IT experience, including 5 or more years leading technology services, infrastructure, or information security teams at the director level or above
• Extensive experience with networking, storage, and computing environments, including WAN, LAN, WLAN, storage area networks, physical and virtual servers, and physical and virtual desktops
• Experience with backups, disaster recovery, and technical integration across on-premises, cloud, and remotely hosted environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and build effective partnerships in a matrixed, multi-site health system
• Excellent communication and active listening skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical, clinical, operational, and executive audiences
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently