AVP, Digital Transformation

Reporting to the VCUHS CIO, the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Digital Transformation will lead health system initiatives to accelerate technology adoption, drive business value creation, and foster a culture of innovation through agile transformation. This role will oversee IT portfolio management, clinical informatics, quality assurance, IT finance, and IT communications to ensure alignment between technology investments and organizational goals. The AVP partners with health system leaders to translate strategic goals into prioritized initiatives that deliver measurable benefits for patients, caregivers, team members, and the health system in alignment with VCUHS mission and vision.

Essential Job Statements

Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic technology roadmap aligned with organizational priorities in partnership with health system executives. Establish and maintain frameworks for tracking, analyzing, and reporting technology investments, aligning them with health system priorities and strategic goals. Routinely report progress at the Technology & Data Governance Committee and other committees as requested. 

Agile Transformation: Define and lead IT agile strategy to enhance delivery speed, quality, adaptability, and value realization. Establish Agile Center of Excellence to coach leaders and teams, implement outcome-oriented planning, standardized roles and tooling. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across teams. 

Portfolio Governance, Risk and Compliance: Develop and maintain an agile portfolio management framework that aligns with organizational goals. Lead portfolio-level planning, prioritization, and funding decisions based on value and strategic impact. Establish metrics and dashboards to provide visibility into portfolio performance, value realization, and risk management. Partner with Information Security, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure digital transformation initiatives meet all regulatory, privacy, and security requirements (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH). Communicate portfolio health and progress to executive leadership and stakeholders. 

Organizational Change Management: Lead the Clinical Informatics program and organizational change management efforts to promote clinician engagement and adoption of digital tools through training, communication, workflow analysis, process improvement and change management. Identify opportunities and ensure adoption of technologies to enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and research.  

Technology Business Management: Lead IT financial planning, budgeting, and cost optimization strategies to ensure transparency and accountability. Collaborate with finance, operations, and executive leadership to evaluate the business value of technology initiatives and support informed decision-making across the health system. 

Operational Excellence: Establishes, implements, and integrates continuous-improvement programs and