Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · 9 hours ago
Chief Information Officer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$270K/yr - $280K/yr
15+ years expCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is a mission-driven institution focused on providing equitable healthcare education. They are seeking a Chief Information Officer to lead the IT department, manage budgets, and develop strategic technology plans to support the university's objectives.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Create and maintain the University IT strategic road map that aligns to the University strategic plan
Collaborate with department leaders to assess near and long-term system and network capacity needs
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system and network security, network mapping, processes, and service records
Design a comprehensive IT project methodology to ensure the technology priorities of the college are identified, prioritized, communicated, and completed timely
Partner with Operations management on the selection of university wide systems
Develop an IT staff development plan to maintain technical knowledge on all systems
Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and training plans for system and network administration, usage, and disaster recovery
Develop and manage the annual IT operating and capital budget
Develop and monitor IT vendor relationships
Develop the security road map including the implementation of NIST cyber security framework
Ensure that the enterprise networks and applications are secure and meets Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and data security standards
Supervise periodic internal and external security assessments
Attend IT security seminars to maintain knowledge of system and networking industry best practice
Provide guidance and direction for complex technical security systems including XDR, SIEM/SOAR, Firewall and WAF solutions
Develop and maintain IT University policies and standards
Supervise technology managers and directors
Ensures the continuous delivery of IT services including continuity of operations and disaster recovery plans
Identify and develop key performance metrics, create and analyze reports including but not limited to performance of contracted resources, measure network uptimes, completion of helpdesk tickets to defined service level agreements (SLA), timely completion of IT initiatives, and customer satisfaction
Lead and refine the IT governance for the college and promote adherence to the process with all areas
Understands accreditation standards and expectations specific to the department and adheres to policies and procedures to meet or exceed such standards
Proactively assesses potential items of risk and opportunities of vulnerability in the network
Performs other duties as assigned or requested
On call on weekends and nights
Qualification
Required
Regionally accredited bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) required
15+ years of experience in IT system administration and/or IT security assessment
Higher education experience is highly desired
Proven experience and history of effectively leading and managing a large and comprehensive Information Technology organization
Ensures excellent negotiation of systems and component acquisitions, end-user service agreements, and vendor service agreements
Strong communications skills, both written and oral
Organized, responsive and highly analytical person
Experience with software and security architecture
Knowledgeable of cloud infrastructure environment
Experience with security practices of Intranet and Extranet
Experience with higher education environment including learning management system (LMS), University research needs, and student experience requirements
Knowledgeable with virtualization, VMware and Hyper-V
Experience with products from multiple vendors: HP, Cisco, VMware, PRTG, Dell, Crowdstrike, Google Apps, Microsoft Windows and Servers, Office 365, and Apple products
Skilled with collaborating and maintaining good working relationships and interacting with peers and resources in other departments
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to follow complex technical instructions
Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions
Initiative-taker and detail oriented
Preferred
Master's degree (M.A., M.S.) preferred and/or equivalent of education and experiences
Preferred certificate CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement plan
Vacation accrues on first day of employment
Wellness programs
17 paid holidays per year
Up to 16 hours of paid time off to participate in community service
And much more.
Company
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian, medical and health sciences institution.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.8MKey Investors
ConstellationThe California Endowment
2025-11-20Grant
2019-12-13Grant· $0.8M
Leadership Team
Bita Amani
Co-Founder and Co-Director, CDU Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence
Brandi Sims Desjolais, Ed.D
Co-Founder & Director, Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence
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2025-03-05
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