Chief Technology Officer will provide strategic direction and strong leadership to the departments within the Healthcare Infrastructure Services and will be responsible for the function that delivers and supports all the technical infrastructure on which Stony Brook runs its business. Stony Brook Medicine supports a Clinically Integrated Network that encompasses: Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Community Network, Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan, Stony Brook Meeting House Lane and will continue to grow over the next decade. The role of Chief Technology Officer will be strategically accountable for identifying and leveraging infrastructure technology solutions to enable the business to meet its goals across the healthcare enterprise, at an acceptable cost, and to deliver new systems at the right pace.

The Chief Technology Officer plays a significant role within Stony Brook Medicine IT executive management team. The position directs and manages eight major functions across the Stony Brook Medicine Health System:

• Infrastructure Operations and Engineering
• Infrastructure Management
• Data Center and IT Operations
• End User Computing
• Network and Voice Services
• Database Administration
• Infrastructure Portfolio Management
• Biomedical Engineering

Duties of the Chief Technology Officer may include but are not limited to the following:

• Develops and leads a high performing team of leaders, who manages a diverse team of 80+ professionals within Infrastructure and Operations.
• Provides strategic direction and oversight for Healthcare Infrastructure Solutions Planning; responsible for the development and execution of a multi-year enterprise wide infrastructure strategy and roadmap; platform and business unit technology solutioning and planning methodology and the allocation of resources.
• This leader directs the development of the platform roadmap and drives the Infrastructure & Operations department to embrace next generation technology in support of the strategic objectives
• Develops the annual budget for Infrastructure & Operations for the Health System to ensure it is consistent with overall strategic objectives of technology and the enterprise and is aligned to the IT strategic plan.
• Directs the development of the Health System and Clinically Integrated Network Infrastructure & Operations strategy and provides executive participation in strategic partner relationship management.
• Commits to growing and transforming the workforce culture, applies their experience in developing new capabilities while serving as an effective coach and developer of talent.
• Provides overall leadership, direction and project management to ensure cost effective design, development, engineering, integration, implementation, testing and maintenance of new infrastructure computing architecture systems in support of business objectives and requirements.
• Establish strategic relationships with key vendors to drive business value, streamline processes, improve service delivery and reduce costs.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement to improve quality, efficiency and standards across IT infrastructure and services.
• Accountable for leading, managing and coaching the next level of IT leadership.
• Develop engineering/technical strategy, associated KPI dashboards, and continuously improve methods, systems and processes in a complex and rapidly changing environment to improve customer satisfaction and ensure continuous processes improvement for the Health System and Clinically Integrated Network.
• Ensure system is built for disaster situations at an acceptable cost.
• Oversees the Biomedical Engineering Department and the medical device integration with the infrastructure to allow for streamlined efficient patient care.

• Leadership
• Executive presence
• Superior communication skills
• Builds trust and relationships
• Drives results
• Business acumen
• Strategic Thinking
• High integrity, ethics and clarity of purpose
• Analytical
• Effective relationship building and collaboration
• Global mindset
• Thoughtful and disciplined execution
• Tenacious commitment to doing what is right
• Relentless drive to win
• Ability to solve problems (at scale)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS or related field.
• Minimum of 15+ years of broad-based technology and engineering experience within health solutions or medical devices technologies with increasing levels of responsibility
• Candidates must be organizationally and culturally agile with the ability to work in a large, complex, matrix organization
• Candidates will have a demonstrated ability to apply an analytical, process-driven approach to include appropriate KPI's, in order to be proactive in all technical matters globally
• Strong acumen with the ability to lead change
• Intensely collaborative and able to lead through influence
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and developing talent within a large organization.
• Demonstrated experience in interacting with executives across a business.
• Demonstrated experience in leading implementation of a strategic computing model change in infrastructure and operations.

• Master's degree and/or equivalent experience with Information Systems is strongly preferred.
• Managed diverse functional groups in a mission critical leadership role, of at least 80+ professionals.
• Healthcare Environment Experience
• Proven ability to build strategic relationships and influence partners internally and externally.
• Demonstrated experience in governing a multi-vendor delivery model
• Demonstrated experience in developing annual and multi-year infrastructure technology plans and strategies, including cost models.
• Demonstrated experience in running operations.
• Thorough knowledge in QA practices, tools and methodologies
• Proven track record of driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, innovation, and the ability to motivate, inspire, and lead cross group/functional teams with a high degree of independence and success
• Excellent skills in all aspects of planning, cross-group collaboration, resource orchestration, communications, analytical capabilities and attention to detail.
• Proven track record of delivering results that add value to the organization
• Proven success in leading and ideally, transforming, technology teams
• Personal integrity, excellent judgment and the ability to make difficult decisions quickly.
• Excellent interest and understanding of current and emerging technologies
• Ability to develop and manage a department budget

Special Notes: Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 5 panel drug screen*
• Successfully complete a Background Check investigation.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

* The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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