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Health First has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Director, Enterprise Data Integration position.

Health First is a not-for-profit, community healthcare system located in Brevard County, Florida. Health First includes four acute care hospitals, a Level II Trauma Center, a Level II NICU, a robust Medical Group, four fitness centers, a vibrant home care division, a hospice care team, a variety of outpatient services, a training and education center and more. Health First is proud to have more than 8,500 associates committed to achieving the top 10th percentile nationwide for quality/no harm, stewardship and customer service.

Health First Hospitals:

Cape Canaveral Hospital
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Palm Bay Hospital
Viera Hospital

Health First also manages their own health plan that provides Group, Individual and Medicare Advantage insurance coverage to more than 150,000 members in six counties.

Director, Enterprise Data Integration Overview:

Health First, with their strong position in the county and their exceptional leadership team, is taking data to the next level and is partnering with AdventHealth (formerly Adventist Health) to better serve their organization. This is not an acquisition or merger, but instead a partnership to utilize each other’s strengths. Reporting to the System Vice President of IDN Decision Support Analytics, this individual will lead and grow a team, currently of 3-4 people.

Partnering with both the Chief Digital Officer and the Chief Information Officer, this individual will be involved in data architecture, as well as data governance, and will interface with key leadership across all areas of the IDN. In addition, they will be working closely with AdventHealth on shared data. This position provides the opportunity to be a part of cutting edge technology.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree is required
Master’s degree preferred

Management and Experience:

7+ years of healthcare-related data integration to support decision support analytics
Progressive leadership responsibilities
Knowledge of healthcare payer and/or provider analysis and reporting
5+ years of healthcare BI and data management experience
Experience with data architecture
Experience in a multi-entity complex, distributed organization
A background of developing data analytics solutions and performing true data governance

Preferred Skills:

Implementation of an EDW
Health plan technology management
Proven abilities in resource allocation

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Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this opportunity and all candidates will be presented through our team of executive recruiters. If you have questions about this position, please email Steve Bennett.

Chapters Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Director PMO position.

The Director PMO is a new position and is responsible for ensuring that Chapters Health System’s project management standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout the entire process of each project’s development and execution.

Chapters Health System, headquartered in Temple Terrace, Florida, has been a progressive leader in hospice, palliative care and home health since 1983. A “Great Place to Work” health system, Chapters Health provides services for Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties.

Key Network Indicators:

~15,000 patients
$229 million total assets
$174 million total revenue

Director Project Management Office Position Description:

The Director PMO will report to the CIO, oversee two project managers and other IT staff that manage projects. This position will oversee the project portfolio which includes both IT projects and construction projects. At any given time there are generally 30-40 projects underway. The Project Management Office Director will have an opportunity to work with a mission-driven organization with a visionary new CEO in the midst of an EHR vendor selection.

Qualifications

8 years of project management experience; 4 years of management experience
Demonstrated success managing a range of complex medium to large projects
PMP certification
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage relationships with a range of stakeholders including executive sponsors, department leadership, and business/system analysts
Proven background in educating enterprise-wide staff members about the value of a PMO
Healthcare experience preferred

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Health First has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Interim Director, Enterprise Data Integration position.

Health First Hospitals:

Cape Canaveral Hospital
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Palm Bay Hospital
Viera Hospital

Health First also manages their own health plan that provides Group, Individual and Medicare Advantage insurance coverage to more than 150,000 members in six counties.

Interim Director, Enterprise Data Integration Overview:

This is a six-month interim position. A nationwide search for a full Director of Enterprise Data Integration will commence shortly. The interim could be considered for the full position.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree is required
Master’s degree preferred

Management and Experience:

7+ years of healthcare-related data integration to support decision support analytics
Progressive leadership responsibilities
Knowledge of healthcare payer and/or provider analysis and reporting
5+ years of healthcare BI and data management experience
Experience with data architecture
Experience in a multi-entity complex, distributed organization
A background of developing data analytics solutions and performing true data governance

Preferred Skills:

Implementation of an EDW
Health plan technology management
Proven abilities in resource allocation

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Cincinnati Children’s has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Assistant Vice President, Information Services position.

Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, is one of the oldest and most distinguished pediatric hospitals in the United States. The medical center offers comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care. Clinical procedures and treatments pioneered at Cincinnati Children’s are used throughout the world.

The children’s hospital was ranked No. 2 in the 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals list published by U.S. News & World Report and has achieved long-standing Most Wired status.

A Best Place to Work

Cincinnati Children’s believes in nurturing employees’ lives as well as their careers. Their benefits equal or surpass other hospitals in the region, and they offer one of the best working environments in our field. They offer a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a high-energy, high-achievement culture.

Cincinnati Children’s ranked No. 18 in Forbes’ first-ever list of best employers for women in the United States for 2018.
The Human Rights Campaign named Cincinnati Children’s a 2018 Healthcare Equality Leader in recognition for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients, families and employees.
Cincinnati Children’s was inducted in to the Cincinnati Business Courier’s “Best Places to Work Hall of Fame” in 2008.

Assistant Vice President, Information Services Position Overview:

The Assistant Vice President will play a key role in setting strategic direction and shaping the future of technology at Cincinnati Children’s in conjunction with the IT leadership team and key stakeholders in the organization.

The role will be responsible for a variety of areas including:

Business Leadership including management of operating and capital budgets.
Change Leadership: This position partners with senior leaders and managers to lead and facilitate change in the delivery of technology.
People Management: The AVP manages the selection, development, evaluation and discipline of over a team in excess of 60 individuals.
Customer Service: The AVP serves as a source of expertise for enterprise-wide teams, clients, and senior leadership.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s strongly preferred)
Ten years of management experience is required
Ten years of experience within Information Systems is preferred
Strong strategy and planning skills
Customer focused
Demonstrated success leading large projects
Senior management of large-scale ERP, including installs
ITIL process preferred
Complex healthcare environment background, ideally in an academic system
Experience with large, complex organizations

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Please note: this is an exclusive representation by Kirby Partners and all candidates will be presented through our team of executive recruiters. If you have questions about this position, please email Steve Bennett.

Keck Medicine of USC has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their next Chief Technology Officer.

Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Encompassing academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art clinical care, they attract internationally renowned experts who teach and practice at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the region’s first medical school.

In 2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked Keck Medical Center of USC among the top three hospitals in Los Angeles and top seven in California.

Facilities:

Keck Medical Center of USC, includes two acute care hospitals: Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (a community hospital)
More than 40 outpatient facilities, some at affiliated hospitals, in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties
USC Care Medical Group, a medical faculty practice

Working at USC:

USC is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles and the city’s largest private employer, responsible for more than $5 billion annually in economic activity in the region.

An award-winning employer, USC has been honored every year since the Chronicle of Higher Education began its Great Colleges to Work For program in 2008, including two mentions on their prestigious Honor Roll (“the best of the best”).

Chief Technology Officer Position Overview:

The Chief Technology Officer aligns the technical information technology vision with Hospitals’ and Health Sciences Campus (HSC), which includes Keck School of Medicine’s (KSOM) and USC Care Medical Groups, with overall strategy by integrating processes with the appropriate technologies to meet current and future needs.

The CTO actively contributes to the development and implementation of an IT strategic plan for the Health Sciences Campus and serves as senior technical IT leader for HSC with responsibility for all aspects of developing and implementing technology initiatives.

The CTO has responsibility for day-to-day management and operations work covering architecture, design and development, security, operational integrity, system support and maintenance of existing enterprise information and clinical systems, computer operations, email, and IT financial and human resource management.

The CTO reports to the CIO and manages a staff of approximately 125 people. Keck Medicine recently made significant investments in technology infrastructure. The incoming CTO will benefit from having a solid infrastructure in place and will be tasked with developing impactful solutions that are aligned with the organizational strategic plan.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred)
Demonstrated track record of progressively increasing sustained leadership within a complex environment across all areas of information technology
Comprehensive technical knowledge of and experience with systems design and leadership for a large and diverse organization
Successful, large-scale project management experience
Proven operational skills and keen sense of managing technology
Demonstrated ability to interpret technology and market trends as a foundation for technology and product roadmaps
Experience leading IT security
Experience in teaching or academic healthcare setting preferred

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Harris Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Vice President/Chief Technology position.

The Vice President/Chief Technology Officer will have overall responsibility for the architecture, design, implementation, operation, and support of the technology infrastructure services including end user computing solutions, network, servers, storage, messaging, telecommunications, database administration and other technology platforms across the enterprise. This position is also responsible for IT infrastructure facilities. Services include solutions engineering, desktop support and service desk, unified communications services, and IT software and hardware asset management.

Harris Health, located in Houston, Texas, is a fully integrated healthcare system, offering an array of primary care, specialty care and acute care, and includes two full-service hospitals. Harris Health is also a teaching system for Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health).

Key Network Indicators:

1,947,989 total outpatient visits
172,345 total emergency visits
6,596 births

Facilities include:

Primary Care
Same Day Clinics
Specialty Care
Hospitals
Emergency Care

Position Description:

The CTO leads the development of infrastructure strategy, architecture, service delivery, standards, and procedures for the enterprise. This position analyzes and predicts trends and develops long-range plans designed to maintain cost effectiveness and competitiveness of the enterprise IT infrastructure. The CTO participates in IT strategy planning activities, bringing a current knowledge and future vision of infrastructure technology and systems and best practices as related to the needs of the business. The position proactively researches and recommends courses of action to prevent problems and to maintain high infrastructure service levels for the user community. The CTO establishes metrics, key performance indicators and service level agreements for driving the performance of IT service delivery. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer and leads a team of around 100 employees.

Position requirements:

Harris Health System’s IT organization has a highly developed ITIL framework ensuring a common language and standardized processes across the organization. Experience with ITIL is critical to the success of anyone in this positions.
Executive-level experience at the Vice President rank or higher with a $1.5B organization
Strong technical background with a consistent promotional track record
Oversight of the full scope of infrastructure technology: network, storage/data, database, help desk, desktop engineering and support, field services, and solution engineering
Proven success in disaster recovery and business continuity planning

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Seattle Children’s has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their next Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

The Chief Information Security Officer will embody Seattle Children’s mission to become the country’s #1 children’s hospital. This position is an incredible opportunity to serve as a senior IT leader setting strategic direction for information security and provide mentorship and leadership for a team of around 22, as well as outsourced staff.

Seattle Children’s, an award-winning leader in pediatric care and recognized as a Best Place to Work, invests in their people, passionately supports a healthy work-life balance, and provides great benefits. They are in the top five facilities in pediatric research and are experiencing tremendous growth, currently involved in multiple construction projects, including additions to the hospital, new research buildings, and a new build out for IT, located in downtown Seattle. The hospital serves as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

Seattle Children’s Key Network Indicators:

429,255 patient visits
403 licensed beds
7,977 employees

Seattle Children’s Chief Information Security Officer Position Overview:

Seattle Children’s lives its mission in everything it does: “We provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.”

They are seeking a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who will embody this mission while serving as a senior leader in the IT department. The CISO leads an information security team of approximately 22 individuals and manages outsourced staff. The CISO will play a key role in continuing to mature the information security program and policies, as well as building information security awareness. This position will work collaboratively with business stakeholders including appropriately managing risk while balancing agility.

Seattle Children’s is a complex organization. The Chief Information Security Officer will oversee information security for the health system as well as the ground breaking research done at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The Seattle Children’s Research Institute was recently joined by The Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR). CIDR brought an annual $25 million National Institutes of Health-funded research portfolio. CIDR will add to the research institute’s extramural funding, which totaled over $120 million in 2017, and boost its position among the nation’s top five pediatric research centers.

Seattle Children’s is currently involved in multiple construction projects, including additions to the hospital, new research buildings, and a new build out for IT, located in downtown Seattle. One of their five pillars is innovation and involves relationships with major companies such as Amazon and Microsoft, as well as working with startups and conducting Hackathons. The entire organization is invested in being the best children’s hospital in the country. They are in the top five facilities in pediatric research and are experiencing tremendous growth.

The organization provides low-cost mass transit passes and actually provides a daily stipend for not driving solo to work. For each day you bike, take mass transit or carpool, you earn money. They also fit you for a bike and provide a helmet and maintenance if you agree to ride to work, two days per week.

Seattle Children’s is a great place to live your values and help care for children.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)
10+ years of experience in information security and risk management leadership roles in an academic medical center, complex health system or life sciences role
CISM or CISSP preferred

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UMC Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Chief Information Security Officer position.

As a senior leader in the IT department, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) leads a team of five: three Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT) engineers, a disaster recovery/risk manager and an identity and access control specialist.

UMC Health System is recognized as “One of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas” in 2018 by Texas Monthly. UMC Health System, a 500-bed public hospital in Lubbock County, Texas, consists of a team of healthcare providers that have served the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region since 1978. UMC is also the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and is recognized as Healthcare’s Most Wired.

Key Network Indicators:

4,600 employees
30,748 inpatient admissions
700 medical staff
$2.3 B total revenue

Chief Information Security Officer Position Description:

The incoming CISO will put together a comprehensive security plan which includes information security policy and education. UMC recently experienced a data breach and is working with OCR on remediation. The incoming CISO will work in close collaboration with Compliance and Internal Audit on the continuing work with OCR. This is an ideal opportunity for an information security leader to mature an existing program and positively influence the culture of security across the organization. The position is responsible for identifying, directing, coordinating, evaluating, and reporting on information security risks in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements while enabling UMC to develop an anticipatory response to minimize information security risk. The CISO acts as the key liaison and focal point for all information security communications and projects, and coordinates the necessary alignment of information security and staff resources. The position is also responsible for budgeting, project prioritization, and providing guidance to senior leadership in all matters of cybersecurity.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, MIS, cybersecurity or equivalent
CISSP certification
Five years’ experience in information security
Two years managerial experience with budgetary authority
Healthcare experience

Desired:

Information security training and education program development
Experience presenting to executive audiences
Advisory committee leadership

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Beaumont Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Chief Information Security Officer position.

The Chief Information Security Officer is a senior IT leadership role with enterprise responsibility and accountability for the IT Cyber Security team. Working within a “greenfield” environment, the CISO will lead a team to ensure IT governance and policies and procedures are enacted and will also partner closely with the CTO to help ensure infrastructure security.

Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest health care system with eight hospitals and 187 outpatient sites, has received national recognition, including U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list.

Key Network Indicators:

38,000 employees
5,000 physicians
3,429 total beds
$4.4 billion total net revenue

Chief Information Security Officer Position Description:

Beaumont’s Chief Information Security Officer is a senior member of the IT leadership team and reports to the Executive Vice President/CIO. This is a very collaborative and operational position with dual reporting to Compliance. Compliance is responsible for privacy and policy violations. The CISO will lead a team to ensure IT governance and policies and procedures are enacted and will also partner closely with the CTO to help ensure infrastructure security.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
Track record of establishing IT Cyber Security as an enabler and differentiator
Approximately 10 years of experience overseeing IT Cyber Security in a complex environment
Healthcare experience preferred (including peripheral industries)
Strong communication skills and the ability to present to the board and interface with other executives both within and outside of the organization
Strong leadership skills of approximately 4 years having led teams of at least 15 individuals
Advanced degree preferred

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Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Enterprise Architect position.

The Enterprise Architect leads efforts for producing solutions for organizational initiatives, requiring new technologies in this fast-paced organization. The Enterprise Architect, focusing on delivering signature-ready, actionable recommendations to leaders, will also lead the information technology architecture, solutions, and IT innovation functions of Carilion Health Systems to the desired organization vision and targeted outcomes.

Carilion Clinic, a nationally recognized not-for-profit healthcare system in Roanoke, Virginia, serves approximately one million residents in Western Virginia through their comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services. With 696 employed physicians representing more than 76 specialties, the healthcare system seeks to advance care through medical education and research.

Key Network Indicators:

$1.7 billion (net) total revenue
12,800 employees
1,026 licensed beds
50,399 admissions

Enterprise Architect Position Description:

The Enterprise Architect helps leaders enable their future-state capabilities that will drive Carilion’s targeted outcomes through the choice of programs, projects, and initiatives the organization chooses to invest in. The Enterprise Architect must be capable of practically applying existing, new, and emerging technologies to evolving organizational models. Conversely, they must be able to understand, monetize, and operationalize new technologies.

Qualifications

Candidates should be highly collaborative and supportive of ideals and strategies, be unflappable in the face of opposition to architectural ideals, and be practical and principle based in their decision making approach and problem solving abilities.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
Five or more years of experience in information technology in complex organizations
Healthcare technology experience

Desired:

Master’s degree

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