Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 4 weeks ago
Director Automation Center of Excellence
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$100K/yr - $375K/yr
12+ years expChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is dedicated to advancing pediatric care and fostering innovation within its workforce. The Director of Automation Center of Excellence will lead a team focused on promoting and implementing automation strategies throughout the organization, ensuring the effective adoption of automation technologies to enhance business operations.
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Responsibilities
Leads the Automation ACoE - forms and manages the automation team, oversees long-term strategy
Promotes and advocates for the adoption of automation solutions about the benefits and opportunities that automation can bring to businesses and society
Implements automation vision to spread automation throughout the workforce
Develops metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support automation program
Drives automation pipeline by prioritizing use-cases based on business objectives and return of investment
Leads standardization/optimization of operating practices across the automation program
Ensures adequate controls are in place to support and guardrail automation program
Advocates & educates the business on the spectrum of Intelligent Automation technologies and manages top-down and bottoms-up ideation efforts
Remains informed of trends in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Mining, APIs, AI (artificial intelligence), Generative AI, and ML (Machine Learning)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Computer science, computer/software engineering, information technology or similar field of study
At least twelve (12) years Demonstrating responsibility in Enterprise Improvement roles
Strong technical experience in software development lifecycle (SDLC), solution design and architecture, complex application integrations, and data conversion (Required proficiency)
Experience in managing a cross-disciplined team and working in a highly matrix environment across many different functional areas and IT leadership (Required proficiency)
A deep understanding of the current and emerging trends, challenges, and best practices in automation technology (RPA, Process Mining, APIs, AI, Generative AI, and ML) (Required proficiency)
A strong communicator to effectively communicate to different audiences. Have strong skills in creating compelling content, delivering presentations, and organizing events that showcase the value and impact of automation technology (Required proficiency)
Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining effective relationships with diverse groups and levels of the organizations (Required proficiency)
Strong problem solving and business analysis experience including development of business case / value propositions (Required proficiency)
Demonstrated superior organizational redesign experience. Demonstrated experience successfully implementing change in complex organization (Required proficiency)
Preferred
Master's Degree Computer science, computer/software engineering, information technology or similar field of study
Benefits
This job is eligible for an incentive program.
At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices.
Company
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Since its start in 1855 as the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to caring for children, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been the birthplace for many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.35MKey Investors
UnitedHealthcare Community PlanNational Cancer InstituteBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2025-12-10Grant· $1.7M
2025-09-29Grant· $1M
2025-06-18Grant· $1M
Leadership Team
Ron Keren
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Adam Resnick
Director of the Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b)
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