Vice President of Information Technology

Overview

POSITION OVERVIEW The Vice President of Information Technology leads a company's IT strategy, operations, and infrastructure, ensuring it aligns with business goals and supports innovation, while also managing IT budgets, staff, and vendors.

• Develops mission, plans, goals, policies and budget for the IT department.
• Leads development and implementation processes for the organization's IT systems and department.
• Develops and implements business continuity protocols to minimize disruption to business operations in the event of emergency situations or data loss.
• Establishes efficiency and efficacy standards, providing recommendations for improvement of IT infrastructure.
• Analyzes IT infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, upgrade requirements, and other metrics and needs.
• Oversees security of systems, networks, and enterprise information.
• Facilitates IT security audits or investigations.
• Develops and maintains relationships with external IT vendors and service providers.
• Coordinates multisite IT systems via enterprise resource planning (ERP).
• Ensures the selection, training, development and evaluation of department employees. Determines staffing, space, equipment, and supply requirements.
• Works with management team and physicians to identify near-term to long range information systems needed and establishes priorities for system acquisition, upgrades and modifications in line with organizational goals.
• Works with the management team and physicians when developing technology related procedural requirements for each department. Serves as technical resource including solving computer issues and making recommendations to enhance information systems and promote more efficient, cost-effective operations.
• Oversees systems analyses and computer projects through all phases from problem definition through system implementation and support.
• Ensures that hardware and software function efficiently on a daily basis and remains in safe functioning condition with appropriate backup systems in place.
• Designs disaster recovery solutions appropriate for organization's requirements.
• Stays abreast of leading-edge information technology. Works with stakeholders to purchase technology related equipment and supplies to assure value, ability, order time, capability and capacity in accordance with budget, growth, and new application needs.
• Negotiates most favorable prices and terms with vendors and reliable uptime and system response time.
• Works with the management team to plan and support healthcare related privacy initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required.
• At least five years of experience managing an IT department.
• Must be detail-oriented with the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy despite interruptions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the latest technology for IT systems and management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Thorough understanding of IT and practical applications to support the company's goals.

• Master’s degree or MBA

• Constant viewing of computer monitor, mousing and typing
• Ability to file and track documents and data, both in written and electronic form
• Typical hours of business are Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Travel within the Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs areas as needed
• On occasion, some early, late and weekend hours may be required