Chief Healthcare Data Officer; CHDO - Health

Overview

The Chief Healthcare Data Officer (CHDO) is an executive leadership role in the University of Utah Health System responsible for the enterprise data ecosystem that enables trusted, secure, and scalable use of data across University of Utah Health.

The CHDO establishes the strategy, architecture, governance, and operating model for health system data so it can be reliably used for analytics, insight generation, and responsible AI. The CHDO leads modernization and stewardship of core data platforms and services—including data warehousing, lakehouse and data fabric technologies, integration and interoperability, master and reference data, metadata, and data engineering services.

The overall goal is to deliver trusted, reusable data resources and services—developed in partnership with stakeholders across clinical, financial, operational, and research domains—that advance the strategic priorities of Health Sciences.

This role is intentionally complementary to the Chief Analytics and Health Insight Officer (CAHIO). The Chief Healthcare Data Officer (CHDO) partners closely with the CAHIO to ensure that enterprise analytics, insights, and AI initiatives are built on a strong, trusted data foundation. The CHDO leads how data is sourced, governed, engineered, and made reliable at scale, while the CAHIO leads how analytics and insights are prioritized, developed, and applied to inform decisions.

Together, these roles create an integrated model in which high-quality, well-governed data enables timely, impactful insights and confident decision-making across the health system.

This position does not provide patient care.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, data science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data management, data platforms, or information management.
• Five or more years of senior leadership experience leading cross‑functional teams and enterprise‑wide data initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in data governance, data quality, integration, and operating model design.
• Healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience.

• Experience modernizing enterprise data platforms (cloud data warehousing/lakehouse, integration platforms, metadata and master data management).
• Experience in an academic health system environment that includes clinical care, education, and research.
• Strategy, technology, or management consulting experience supporting enterprise data transformations.

University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with five hospitals including a level 1 trauma center, eleven community health centers, over 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members. University of Utah Health is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. In addition to our clinical delivery system, we have a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and College of Health providing education and training for over 1,250 providers annually.

We have over 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics represents our clinical operations for the larger health system.

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

EO/AA

• The CHDO defines and stewards the enterprise approach to data and reference architecture that supports clinical care, operations, finance, research, analytics, and AI across the health system. This role leads the design and ongoing evolution of the health system’s data…