Vice Chair – Digital Product Engineering & Delivery

Leads the technical architecture, development and implementation of Mayo Clinic’s digital solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable and seamlessly integrated with clinical workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees the engineering and delivery of digital platforms and products, including EHR integrations, AI-driven solutions and cloud-based health applications.
• Ensures the scalability, reliability and cybersecurity of digital products, protecting sensitive patient data.
• Leads teams in adopting agile, DevOps and CI/CD best practices to enhance software development efficiency.
• Manages technical infrastructure, cloud architecture and API integrations with third-party healthcare systems.
• Works with data science teams to incorporate AI/ML-driven insights into Mayo Clinic’s digital ecosystem.
• Ensures that all technology solutions comply with HIPAA, HITRUST and other healthcare regulations.
• Partner with high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

The Vice Chair is a contributing member of the Mayo Clinic technology organization and reports to either the Chief Digital Officer or the Chief Information Officer. The Vice Chair will play a pivotal role in transforming technology at Mayo Clinic including implementation of a flexible, outcomes-focused organizational framework designed to better support innovation. This model establishes clear decision-making rights and consistent prioritization for major technological initiatives, improves key technologies, enhances our talent, and fosters inspired thought leadership along with an outcomes-focused culture. The Vice Chair works cooperatively with physicians, department chairs, administrative colleagues, and allied health staff across Mayo Clinic. They may also serve as a liaison to sites, other Mayo business entities, or other Administration.  The Vice Chair participates in planning and implementation of the strategic and operational objectives in support of Mayo Clinic’s technology goals. The Vice Chair is accountable for providing guidance, leadership development, and administrative support to their teams and assigned committees. This role partners closely with physician/scientist allies to foster a category of one data and digital ecosystem through collaboration spanning the sites, shields and administrative shared services. 

A Vice Chair ensures their organization, and themselves personally, achieve the outcomes as defined by the CIO/CDO. They build a world class team of experts and creates a culture of excellence, efficiency and innovation.  As an enterprise leader, the Vice Chair has a scope of operations with all Mayo Clinic business entities. The Vice Chair is accountable for ensuring that the functions/operations of their area meet site and other Mayo business entity strategic objectives while keeping Mayo Clinic mission and values at the forefront.  They develop organizational structures and processes to ensure convergence and efficient operations of assigned activities. The Vice Chair is accountable for ensuring the most effective and efficient enterprise technology services, strategies, plans, technologies, processes, standards, and skills. The Vice Chair coordinates support activities with site leadership, Mayo business entity leaders, and corresponding administrative functions.  They may also work closely with physician and administrative partners to develop strategies and tactics required to meet organizational objectives. The Vice Chair will collaborate closely with the other leaders in the technology organization. They coordinate with the Chief Information Security Officer to ensure the implementation of security and privacy policies. The Vice Chair is responsible for the development of operating expense and capital budgets within the guidelines of the organization's overall goals and objectives. They may also partner closely with other organizations and vendors, and manage those relationships at the highest level, to ensure to meet Mayo's vision.  They also monitor organizational performance related to such budgets and support the CDO/CIO in assuring the organization operates in a cost-effective manner. 

The Vice Chair carries out responsibilities assigned by the CDO/CIO and acts on their behalf in their absence to ensure continuity of all organizational operations, in accordance with the prescribed standards, philosophy, and policies.

 

A bachelor’s degree in technology, health care administration or related field; a minimum of ten years of significant leadership and management experience is required. Leadership and management experience must include working with physicians and allied health staff in a variety of assignments. Must have demonstrated competencies in leadership, management, operations, finance, and excellent communication skills. Master’s degree preferred.