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Children's Wisconsin · 4 months ago

Vice President, Enterprise Applications

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated to the health and well-being of children. The VP, Enterprise Applications provides visionary leadership over the clinical, financial, and administrative application ecosystem, ensuring operational robustness and alignment with organizational strategy while driving operational effectiveness across IT.

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Responsibilities

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

Assist the CIDO in aligning IT operations to organizational strategy, improving efficiency, controlling costs, and maintaining exceptional service quality throughout the application life cycle

Stay informed about emerging healthcare application technologies. Lead vendor partnerships, contract negotiations, and ensure that procurement aligns with security, compliance, and ROI expectations

Define and enforce enterprise-wide policies for system security, disaster recovery, user support, and quality standards to maintain consistent, compliant IT operations

Own the annual IT operating and capital budget for applications. Ensure application spending supports strategic value, fiscal discipline, and enterprise-wide objectives

Deliver dependable, secure, cost-effective application services. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational resilience, and cross-functional coordination

Shape the IS operations structure and governance model to scale effectively in parallel with growing demands and evolving technology landscapes

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

Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

Qualification

Enterprise Applications LeadershipHealthcare Technology EvaluationBudget ManagementVendor ManagementPolicy ImplementationTeam BuildingInterpersonal SkillsLeadership SkillsDecision Making

Required

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline required

10+ years relevant computer systems experience required

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