Director of Application Services

Job DescriptionSupports IT strategic initiatives for clinical, business, and operational systems in a cost-effective, high-quality manner. Responsible for application planning, design, and architecture to ensure highly reliable, integrated systems. Provides application expertise and resources required for ongoing operational improvements, implementations, and support.Ensures the successful installation, utilization, and ongoing support of software across organizational initiatives.Contributes to the IT strategic plan, ensuring alignment with evolving market conditions and organizational clinical, financial, and regulatory requirements.Provides leadership and coordination with hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, and other eligible IT service recipients to ensure alignment between operational needs and enterprise strategic initiatives.Maintains, supports, and upgrades existing applications.Participates in and/or leads IT Governance activities to ensure IT capacity aligns with strategic demand.Plans, coordinates, and oversees activities related to the design, development, and implementation of organizational information systems and software applications.Promotes application standardization wherever feasible.Maintains application portfolio oversight and system documentation standards.Collaborates with IT and organizational leadership to streamline and reduce redundant local applications.Ensures tactical plans align with and support overall organizational strategies and initiatives.Identifies opportunities for further standardization and assists in implementing cost-efficiency initiatives.Fosters a customer-focused approach in the delivery of application-related products and services.Ensures original design principles are preserved while continuously enhancing information systems and applications.Serves as the final decision authority on IT-related strategic and technical matters affecting the application services environment.Knowledge / Experience5–10 years of experience in a healthcare applications role supporting clinical, financial, and/or regulatory systems, including selection, implementation, and lifecycle support.Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare application vendors and products required.Strong experience in strategic information systems planning and implementation required.Experience supporting information system business and/or clinical workflows across acute, sub-acute, outpatient, and clinic environments required.EducationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Healthcare, or a related field required. Master's degree preferred.