Director of Application Infrastructure

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the AVP Chief Data Officer, the incumbent works under minimal supervision to provide technical expertise and leadership of the Interface, data engineering and data platform teams that manage the integration of each individual health system application (including EPIC) to each other or to external entities or systems and the Enterprise data platforms. This position also guides the management of the data platforms (Cloud and On Premise) the department's Development Team.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Job Duties

• Develop and drive the long-term vision for enterprise data platforms and architecture, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities.
• Collaborate with C-level executives and business leaders to identify opportunities for leveraging data as a strategic asset.
• Guides the overall management for integration of health systems applications.
• Guides the overall management of the applications development team which develops and maintains SharePoint sites for the health system.
• Responsible for design, execution, and effectiveness of system for internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, privacy and security policies, and procedures. Maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
• Responsible for establishing metrics to measure performance and high-quality system and application integration.
• Guides the management of interfaces with real-time operational responsibilities.
• Establishes group's goals and assists in establishing priorities.
• Directs supervisors and managers on projects. Review budgets and establish financial controls to ensure projects and tasks are within the budget.
• Responsible for programming maintenance efforts with moderate complexity and communicates effectively to supervisors and managers.
• Prioritize and facilitate integration requests from operational departments.
• Implement changes that lead to continuous improvement and efficiencies in customer service.
• Prepares and oversees budget expenditures.
• Proven project management and delivery methodology expertise involving both budget and schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Experience
  10 years of related experience, preferably healthcare related and at least
  3 years in a supervisory capacity
  Additional years of directly related experience may be considered in lieu of stated degree requirement on a year for year basis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires ability to monitor and maintain budget.
• Work requires ability to work with confidential information.
• Work requires ability to effectively interpret and apply organizational policies, procedures, and systems.
• Work requires excellent interpersonal, organizational, and supervisory/managerial skills.
• Work requires demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and exercise decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Work requires the ability to manage and direct staff.
• Work requires ability to read, write, develop plans, procedures, and coordinate persons and other resources to accomplish goals.
• Work may require ability to lead committees as appropriate.
• Work requires good written and verbal communication skills.
• Work requires good organizational skills.
• Work requires ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Work requires familiarity with use of personal computers.
• Work requires telephone and personal contact with all levels of faculty and staff within UT Southwestern to assist in information system and project coordination.
• Work requires minimal physical exertion, but may require sitting and standing for long periods of time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands
  Handling
  Sitting
  Standing
  Talking
• Working Conditions
  Office Setting

PACT STATEMENT

The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving: Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: Employees exhibit ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
• C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration: Who are our Customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
• T-Teamwork: Employees work to contribute to the department's success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Salary
Salary Negotiable

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!