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