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Black River Health · 19 hours ago

IT Director

Black River Falls, WI, US

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

3+ years exp

Black River Health is seeking an experienced IT Director to lead the organization’s technology strategy and operations. The role involves overseeing IT services, ensuring cybersecurity, and managing vendor partnerships while driving innovation and compliance to support clinical and operational needs.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical

Responsibilities

Develops department goals in conjunction with establishing/implementing/developing/revising processes, policies, and procedures for department operations in alignment with the organization’s strategic goals. Provides leadership, vision, development, and implementation of short and long-term business goals for the department

Develops, implements, and maintains the organization’s IT strategic plan in alignment with BRH’s mission, clinical priorities, and financial objectives; leads technology governance processes to prioritize IT investments, manage risk, and oversee performance; manages IT operating and capital budgets to ensure cost-effective service delivery and fiscal stewardship; partners with hospital leadership to identify technology opportunities that enhance patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and compliance; and establishes and reports IT performance metrics (including KPIs, SLAs, system availability, incident response time, and user satisfaction)

Leads the development, implementation, and governance of cybersecurity, privacy, and business-continuity programs; oversees access control, identity lifecycle, vulnerability mitigation, and incident response; and partners with compliance, risk, and audit teams to maintain adherence to HIPAA, NIST CSF, SOC 2, and other applicable standards

Oversees enterprise architecture, system interoperability, and data-governance strategies; ensures secure, efficient performance of clinical and business systems (EHR, billing, imaging, and related applications); advances analytics capabilities; and evaluates innovative technologies to support organizational growth and operational excellence

Directs technology vendor strategy, including contract negotiations, renewals, performance evaluations, and service alignment; and coordinates engagement with consultants, managed service providers, and regulatory entities to ensure value delivery and operational effectiveness

Qualification

IT strategy developmentCybersecurity governanceData governanceVendor managementLeadership experienceTeam developmentInterpersonal skillsCommunication abilities

Required

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., IT, business, healthcare management, or engineering) with knowledge of IT principles and practices

Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in IT, analytics, or operations management required

Demonstrated combination of technical, business, and leadership skills, including team development, mentoring, and strong interpersonal and communication abilities