HCI Officer

Job Summary

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is a global leader in cancer research and care, serving patients across the Mountain West as the region's only National Cancer Institute‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. With a rapidly expanding multi‑campus footprint—including a new state‑of‑the‑art Comprehensive Cancer Center opening in Vineyard and new clinics at the University of Utah West Valley Hospital in 2028—HCI is transforming cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.

We exist for one purpose: to reduce human suffering and move closer to a cancer‑free frontier.

HCI seeks a visionary Senior Director of Information Technology, an enterprise leader who will shape the digital infrastructure and technology strategy that powers this mission. The role oversees a broad portfolio spanning infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, digital collaboration, end‑user experience, research computing, clinical systems coordination, campus and health system initiatives, and multi‑site service delivery. As the senior IT leader for a complex academic‑clinical enterprise, this role drives long‑term strategy for IT, ensures operational excellence, and leads a high‑performing team that supports world‑class cancer care and groundbreaking research.

A critical priority is fostering an IT environment and culture that supports research and clinical teams actively building or exploring AI‑enabled, IT‑centric tools, guiding this momentum while ensuring safeguards, security, and compliance.

Key near‑term priorities include maturing infrastructure and operating models to support NIST 800‑171 compliance—identity and role‑based access management, physical and logical access controls, secure facilities, protected data storage, and compliant operational workflows.

Operating within a collaborative matrix and dual‑entity environment (academic and clinical), this role provides senior‑level leadership for IT operations, governance, and innovation across all HCI locations, stewarding two aligned but distinct IT budgets, working closely with University of Utah and University of Utah Health IT leadership, and ensuring technology readiness for HCI’s major expansion into the Vineyard Campus. As a key architect of the Institute’s digital future, this role builds the systems, teams, and capabilities that will enable HCI to deliver leading‑edge oncology care, accelerate discovery, and expand access across the Mountain West.

• Own and execute a multi‑year IT strategy and roadmap aligned to HCI’s clinical, research, and administrative priorities across Salt Lake City, community clinics, and the new Vineyard Campus and West Valley Clinics.
• Mature and expand IT governance, policies, standards, and operating models that support interoperability, reliability, and long‑term value.
• Champion a culture of excellence by defining clear service level agreements, operational level agreements, and transparent service performance metrics.

• Oversee all digital infrastructure (data centers, hybrid cloud, storage, virtualization, endpoint management, collaboration platforms) to ensure high availability, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Lead IT planning and implementation for the Vineyard Campus, coordinating with University of Utah IT and University of Utah Health IT.

• Collaborate with University of Utah Health IT to align clinical applications and data, oncology specialty systems, imaging, and telehealth platforms with HCI workflows and availability requirements.
• Lead research IT strategy in partnership with Institute leadership, including high‑performance computing (HPC), secure data enclaves, scientific software, and compliant data workflows supporting the research community.

• Own 24/7 IT service delivery across a multi‑site enterprise; implement and mature ITIL‑aligned processes (incident, problem, change, service requests).
• Define, track, and continuously improve service performance metrics to drive reliable, responsive, and user‑centered IT services.