Description
The VP, Enterprise Applications provides visionary leadership over our clinical, financial, and administrative application ecosystem. Directs budgeting, resourcing, policy formulation, and technology evaluation to ensure applications are operationally robust, aligned with organizational strategy, and optimized for cost, quality, and security. Partnering closely with the CIDO, this role drives operational effectiveness across IT, ensuring technology investments maximize strategic value and patient care impact.
Essential Functions
Application Portfolio Leadership Architect and oversee the design, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise systems—spanning EHR, ERP, financial, and administrative platforms—ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with Children’s Wisconsin’s mission.
Strategic Operational Oversight Assist the CIDO in aligning IT operations to organizational strategy, improving efficiency, controlling costs, and maintaining exceptional service quality throughout the application life cycle.
Technology Evaluation & Vendor Management Stay informed about emerging healthcare application technologies. Lead vendor partnerships, contract negotiations, and ensure that procurement aligns with security, compliance, and ROI expectations.
Governance, Policy & Standards Implementation Define and enforce enterprise-wide policies for system security, disaster recovery, user support, and quality standards to maintain consistent, compliant IT operations.
Budget and Resource Allocation Own the annual IT operating and capital budget for applications. Ensure application spending supports strategic value, fiscal discipline, and enterprise-wide objectives.
Operational Excellence & Service Delivery Deliver dependable, secure, cost-effective application services. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational resilience, and cross-functional coordination.
Operating Model & Organizational Design Shape the IS operations structure and governance model to scale effectively in parallel with growing demands and evolving technology landscapes.
Executive Advisory Role Act as a strategic advisor partnering with the CIDO to guide executive leadership across the organization in making informed decisions about application investments, prioritization, and transformation.
People Management Responsibility
Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development
Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline required
Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline preferred
Experience
10+ years relevant computer systems experience required
15+ years relevant computer systems experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Remains up to date on health care-related technology innovation, technology-related audit best practices, including state and federal law regarding operations.
Determines the operating model, policies, and approaches for information and technology to foster business-oriented and digital-ready culture, mindsets, and practices.
Skills in developing strategic and tactical plans to meet business objectives in a large healthcare system.
Strong interpersonal, leadership, decision making and team building skills.
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This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.
Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.
