Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Dell Medical School

Job Posting Title:

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Dell Medical School

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Information Technology at the Dell Medical School is looking for an Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer.

This role reports to the CIO and has two parts.  The first is related to building new teams and capabilities. The second is to develop and implement a healthcare cyber security program in partnership with the University Information Security Office - in this role there is a dotted line reporting relationship to the University CISO.

Strategic initiatives responsibilities in the first two years include hospital infrastructure planning with the design architect and other team members; development of an EHR hosting strategy; ERP (HR, Finance and Supply Chain for healthcare) project; Digital Engagement Platform project; Research Technology Strategy including network and endpoint management and CTRMS project; and Medical Education Technology Strategy including integration with campus systems, AI and VR in teaching, addressing current solutions that are not on a sustainable path, and developing an overall medical education technology strategy with the new vice dean once onboarded.  The role will be responsible for the overall IT Service Management implementation in partnership with teams across the organization. Future years will include initiatives such as development of a bio medical equipment strategy for the hospital, use of robotics, and others defined in the strategy and roadmap.

DCISO responsibilities include developing a multi-year Information Security Strategy and Roadmap for healthcare including infrastructure (e.g. architecture, byod, mdm, network, hardening, etc.) and process (e.g. governance, detection, incident response, risk assessments, vendor relations related to security, etc.) all using the NIST framework.  This work will be done in partnership with the University Information Security office and central IT. 

This role is responsible for building teams, driving major programs to implement new capabilities, and transitioning them from project to sustainable operations. 

Purpose

This executive director position will assist the CIO to ensure assigned IT strategic initiatives that are mission critical to achieving the academic medical center goals are met.  These initiatives are defined in the Technology, Digital, and Data Strategy and Roadmap which will be updated every one to two years to ensure alignment with organizational strategy and to ensure we stay on track from an IT perspective to enable safe and secure hospital operations when the facility opens. 

Responsibilities

• Executive presence with an ability to build relationships, influence, communicate and solve complex challenges with executive and operational teams.  Proven ability to quickly change direction and adapt in a dynamic environment.  Deep understanding of health care operations in an academic medical center setting.

• Ability to develop and communicate a vision for assigned scope of work along with strategies to implement that vision. Regularly conducts research and evaluation of current trends and industry practices to inform strategy.

• Business-driven, people-focused, with exceptional influencing skills; excellent organizational, multi-tasking, presentation, and time-management skills; strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to transcend business and technical audiences.  Data driven in decision making and continuous improvement of services.  Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently at an executive level, bring clarity to complex and ambiguous problems, and identify strategic plans with tactics for execution.  Work style of collaboration balanced with the need to execute and complete priority work.  Proven track record of delivering integrated solutions in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.  Takes accountability for individual and group responsibilities.

• Experience building and leading teams in a fast-paced environment partnering with senior business leaders.  Proven ability to lead teams; develop, mentor and coach staff; build effective relationships, and drive change.

• Manages projects, plans, and budgets to ensure alignment with the organization's strategic direction in ways that foster a high performing work environment and mitigate risks.  Deep understanding of change management and the human side of change.

• Sound business and financial acumen with demonstrated ability to manage a budget.  Negotiates and manages contracts with key service providers and ensures service levels are met.

• Staff development necessary to create a high-performing, customer-centric organization. Capable of recruiting top talent. Customer service oriented.  Is able to develop a culture of service, continuous improvement, and collaboration.

• Other related duties as assigned.        

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in technology, business, management, or a healthcare related field. Knowledge and experience with ITIL Framework. Knowledge and experience with NIST Framework. Ten years of progressively advancing management experience including operations, managing teams, and developing new capabilities. Demonstrated experience in a healthcare cyber security function. Leadership experience in healthcare provider setting. Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare operations, systems thinking, process design. High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic organization. Experience with policy development and implementation. At least 5 years of budgetary responsibility. Experience leading transformational initiatives in complex environments. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in healthcare administration, MBA, or related field. Executive leadership experience. New service line design and development experience. Experience running a healthcare cyber security function. Experience with EHR and ERP platforms in healthcare. Experience with ITSM and supporting software implementations. Experience in medical education, research, or other related fields of healthcare. Experience in strategic planning, organization design and development

Salary Range

OPEN

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.