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Inova has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Director of Telecommunications Services.

Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider and home to its only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Inova provides for more than two million patient visits each year through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services, and destination institutes.

Inova’s hospitals:

Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Inova makes its world-class healthcare, education and wellness programming accessible to area residents, regardless of their ability to pay.

Inova provides community benefit through:

Subsidized health services
Free or discounted charity care
Clinical programs for low-income residents
Investments in cutting edge research

Inova’s commitment to its Northern Virginia community is to provide access to healthcare services, and to provide preventative health and disease management programs that educate and help keep people healthy and out of the hospital.

Director of Telecommunications Position Overview

The Director of Telecommunications Services manages, plans, designs and implements all aspects of the enterprise telecommunication technology.

This key director is responsible for voice circuit planning and redundancy, telecommunication architecture, and infrastructure.

The director and their 20+ person team maintains existing telecommunications infrastructure and services while developing a roadmap for the future with a focus on creating high availability with a goal of achieving continuous availability of all critical infrastructure.

The Director of Telecommunications Services, reports to the CTO and works collaboratively with the Director of Technology Services for data center planning, network, and server architecture alignment.

Key Projects

This Director will be key in taking Inova from basic communications to cutting-edge technology.

Inova will be upgrading Avaya on an enterprise-wide level.
A complete rebuild is planned for the call center.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience:

Must have 10+ years of experience with Avaya and Cisco telecommunications equipment.

Desired:

Ability to manage large-scale IT projects.
Ability to design, implement and support large multi-location call centers.
Experience in development and execution of IT strategic plans.
Background working in a similar scope and scale regarding team size, budget, and complex environment.

For more information about the organization, the Director of Telecommunications Services position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

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

Partners Health Management has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Senior Director of Enterprise Data Analytics.

About Partners Health Management

You will often hear people call Partners a local management entity/managed care organization or LME/MCO.

Partners considers itself a MCO…a Member Care Organization™.

The organization is recognized across North Carolina for their Partners Community Model and their unwavering commitment to individuals and families they serve. The system of care Partners manages is shaped by the choices of their members and their families and designed to meet the unique needs of each community in their service area.

Partners provides access to care for central and western North Carolina’s most vulnerable citizens.

They manage Medicaid, state and local funding for intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health, substance use disorder and traumatic brain injury (IDD/MH/SUD/TBI) services in their covered areas.

Late in 2022, Partners will begin the operation of a North Carolina Tailored Plan, adding physical health and pharmacy services to their existing service array.

“Partners believes strongly in our mission to improve lives and strengthen communities.

There are no better opportunities to achieve this than by creating community-based programs focused on solving the core problems impacting health in a community.”

Rhett Melton, CEO for Partners

Senior Director of Enterprise Data Analytics Position Overview

The Senior Director of Enterprise Data Analytics will harness the power of data to improve patient care and fulfill reporting requirements.

The Senior Director will report to the CIO and work collaboratively with Partners Health Management’s leadership team to provide access to operational data and metrics.

This position is a senior level role responsible for driving analytics, data visualization, and data automation for all functions of the organization.

The Senior Director of Enterprise Data Analytics will also:

Thoughtfully lead enterprise-wide efforts to create a data-driven culture.
Advance the sustainable use of meaningful, easily accessible, and user-friendly data.
Lead data governance efforts focused on standardizing and harmonizing data.
Establish and manage strong data analytics and architecture to support the organization as a data-driven leader.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree required in Data Analytics, Informatics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Management, or a related field.

Experience:

Experience ramping up analytics programs, including integrating with work of other teams to ensure analytics approach is aligned with strategy and available data.
Ability to effectively communicate complex analytical concepts with confidence to non-technical audiences.
Experience implementing and supporting production reporting and analytic systems to exacting service levels that deliver multiple subject areas with cross functional integration.
Expertise selecting context-appropriate modeling, analysis, and reporting techniques, with hands-on skills with common analytics techniques such as: factor analysis, regression/logistic regression, CHAID/decision trees, K-means, univariate analysis, cross-tabs, and time series analysis.

Relocation is not required for this position. The position will require an on-site presence for monthly leadership meetings; Partners Health Management will cover travel expenses.

For more information about the organization, the Senior Director of Enterprise Data Analytics position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

ECU Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer.

ECU Health is a mission-driven integrated system that reaches more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties across eastern North Carolina.

The health system includes ECU Health Medical Center, its flagship academic medical center with two campuses affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, nine regional hospitals, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice, and wellness centers.

ECU Health also includes a multi-specialty physician and provider group that offers access to more than 500 providers in over 100 practice locations.

Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer Position Overview

As a key strategic executive for ECU Health, the Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer (CMIDHO), will develop and execute strategies to optimize and transform care delivery models and the clinician-patient experience through the smart use of the EHR, digital tools, advanced technologies, services and processes. The CMIDHO will have a dyad relationship with the Chief Information Officer.

The CMIDHO will develop these strategies in collaboration with executive and clinical leaders taking into consideration clinical, administrative, operational, research and educational needs of the organization.

The CMIDHO will set the digital health vision and align the use of technology with health system strategies and key clinical priorities. The CMIDHO serves as the evangelist of technology enabled clinical transformation by setting the tone, spurring enthusiasm, and challenging current wisdom.

As a change agent, the CMIDHO will engage multi-disciplinary teams and build enabling capabilities to reimagine care delivery and processes that support personalized human experiences across all touchpoints. The CMIDHO will balance the excitement and investment in digital heath technologies with the adoption and value proposition that is complex and multifaceted.

The CMIDHO has the dual responsibility to maintain and incrementally improve the EHR and core technology systems and platforms while also leading and supporting digital transformational activities. This will require striking the right balance between short term improvement and long-term value and exploring new opportunities in the digital world while addressing existing operational challenges through the available digital means.

Qualifications

Required:

Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) with at least five years practicing while leveraging an EHR for care delivery; eligibility for unrestricted license to practice in North Carolina.
At least 2 years of significant leadership experience in a clinical informatics role within a health care system leveraging an electronic health record.
Board Certification in appropriate specialty.
Visionary and global thinking related to the use of technology in medicine.
Comfort in challenging the status quo and ‘the way things have always been done’ to bring creativity and innovation into the organization.
Proven track record as a problem solver and business leader with a high emotional quotient and strong interpersonal skills.
Passionate about building collaborations of patient and clinician-focused innovators to solve complex healthcare problems.
Experience coaching, mentoring, persuading, leading and advising health care providers in the use of clinical information systems to provide high quality patient care.
Excellent collaboration and influencing skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team and navigate enterprise politics and matrixed relationships.

Desired:

Board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Formal training in Clinical Informatics.
Significant leadership experience with an Epic health system.
Experience in a complex academic environment.
Experience leading and/or supporting system-wide digital transformation efforts.
Industry experience working with biopharma, payers, startups, and technology vendors is a plus.

For more information about the organization, the Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

ECU Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer.

ECU Health is a mission-driven integrated system that reaches more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties across eastern North Carolina.

ECU Health also includes a multi-specialty physician and provider group that offers access to more than 500 providers in over 100 practice locations.

Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer Position Overview

The Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer (ACMIO) serves as a liaison between physicians and Information Services (IS) to maximize patient outcomes, experience, and safety along with quality of care and operational efficiency.

As one of three ACMIOs reporting to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer, the Ambulatory ACMIO will work to align priorities with the strategic mission of the ECU Health Medical Group and collaborate with ECU Health’s Community Partners.

By working closely with ambulatory physician – users “on the ground,” the ACMIO will support the use of existing technologies and evaluate new solutions that enable high-quality care, as well as define current and future workflows that meet physician needs and align with strategic initiatives.

The ACMIO will focus largely on the Epic EHR design but will also advise on other technology leveraged by physicians including NLP software, digital apps, analytics, and clinical decision support.

As the Ambulatory SME on the medical informatics team, the ACMIO will assist the CMIO with the vision and strategy in the deployment of clinical and analytics technology that enhance population health outcomes, optimize patient experience, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. The ACMIO will continue to practice in their specialty for 20% of their time.

Qualifications

Required:

Five or more years’ experience in clinical informatics/analytics with management responsibility.
Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) with at least five years practicing while leveraging an EHR; eligibility for unrestricted license to practice in North Carolina.
Board Certification in appropriate specialty.
Expert knowledge in healthcare informatics and able to anticipate trends and develop programs and key initiatives.
Organizational change management experience focused on driving value, pursuing innovation, overcoming resistance, and being a catalyst for effective change.

Desired:

Board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Formal training in clinical informatics.
Significant leadership experience with an Epic health system.

For more information about the organization, the Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Harris Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer.

Harris Health System, a fully integrated healthcare system in Harris County, Texas, is designated by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Patient-Centered Medical Home and is one of the largest systems in the country to achieve the quality standard.

Harris Health system includes 17 community health centers, five same-day clinics, three multi-specialty clinic locations, a dental center, dialysis center, mobile health units, and school-based clinics, and two full-service hospitals.

Ben Taub Hospital is a world-renowned Level I trauma center with 402 licensed acute-care beds and provides a wide range of specialty care outpatient services.

Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital is a 215 licensed bed acute-care hospital with a Level III trauma center and a distinguished regional center for neonatal intensive care for high-risk deliveries.

Harris Health is a teaching system for Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), and The University of Houston’s Tillman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer

As Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, you will have the opportunity to oversee all aspects of information technology strategy for Harris Health System. As they strive to become the premier public academic healthcare system in the nation, there are opportunities for the SVP/CIO to help Harris Health System realize their vision. They are continuing to strive to improve the health of those most in need.

Reporting to the COO and working collaboratively with the Chief Health Informatics Officer and the Chief Information Security Officer, the SVP/CIO will ensure all information technology needs are identified, deployed and supported.

Harris Health System uses Epic as its EHR and the SVP/CIO will have the opportunity to use technology to improve patient care and satisfaction across the organization.

Leading a strong team of over 300 individuals, the SVP/CIO will oversee the data integrity of the system, including data centers, voice and data communication networks, and maintaining the integrity the EHR.

The organization feels that a visionary, strategic, roll-up-your-sleeves individual will be successful in their organization, as will someone who shares their vision of providing great healthcare for those with few options.

Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree required or obtain within 3 years of hire

Required:

10+ years of experience in information technology
5+ years of senior management experience in information technology
Experience in change management
Ability to design and implement an information technology strategic plan
Experience in a complex healthcare environment

For more information about the organization, the Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their VP/Associate CIO.

Carilion Clinic is a not–for–profit health care organization based in Roanoke, Virginia with a comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services that work together to provide quality care close to home for nearly 1 million Virginians and West Virginians.

Carilion Clinic has an enduring commitment to the health of its region and also seeks to advance care through medical education and research, help their community stay healthy, and inspire their region to grow stronger.

Carilion Clinic Hospitals:

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH)
Carilion Children’s Hospital
Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital (CRCH)
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (CFMH)
Carilion Giles Community Hospital (CGCH)
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV)
Carilion Clinic Saint Albans Hospital
Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital (CRBH)
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital (CTCH)

Over the next seven years, Carilion Clinic is investing more than $1 billion in the region through expanding and modernizing its buildings. These plans include an almost-500,000 square-foot expansion to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and the 77,000 square foot Carilion Children’s Tanglewood Center.

Department and VP/Associate CIO Position Overview

The CIO at Carilion is committed to continuous service improvement and evolving IT services to meet the organization’s needs.

To achieve this, the Technology Services Group (TSG) at Carilion is moving away from the typical structure of delivering IT services.

Their structure allows the TSG operations teams to quickly respond to incidents while simultaneously enabling the delivery teams to implement projects and improve solutions.

All clinical areas are on a single instance of Epic implemented in 2007. They are currently 50% complete with the Epic Refuel program to align EHR with Epic foundation.

TSG is led by a forward-thinking senior IT leadership team who remain patient-focused when delivering IT services for the organization. They currently utilize multiple service delivery techniques, methodologies, and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, ADKAR, TOGAF, ITIL, ITSM, etc.

The VP/Associate CIO will oversee the delivery and operations teams.

The VP/Associate CIO will maintain service and quality excellence while also exploring innovation to use the teams more effectively. This will include:

Application rationalization
Life-cycle management
Automation
Business engagement

The VP/Associate CIO will work closely with senior business and clinical leaders across the organization. They will represent technology services at senior management meetings and develop strong relationships with technology and operations.

This position is an excellent opportunity for a strong leader to “think outside the box” and drive technological change across the health system.

Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree in health care, business or related field required

Experience:

Required

10+ years demonstrating progressively responsible IT leadership experience roles
Strong technical acumen with prior experience managing both infrastructure and applications
Experience managing large teams

Strongly Preferred

Experience with Epic
Leadership experience in a healthcare setting

Other required skills:

Skilled in change management and the ability to work in concert with the CIO to continue to reinforce the new IT structure
Ability to build strong relationships with customers
Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex IT concepts to customers
Proven ability to plan and execute initiatives

For more information about the organization, the VP/Associate CIO position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

UConn Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their CIO.

UConn Health is Connecticut’s public academic center producing breakthroughs that advance medicine and patient care, educating the state’s next generation of doctors, dentists, and scientists and leading bioscience innovation and economic growth.

UConn Health is home to the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine and Biomedical Science of the Graduate School. UConn Health includes John Dempsey Hospital, School of Medicine’s faculty practice, as well as primary, specialty, and dental care facilities at the main campus in Farmington and across the state.

UConn Health is also a thriving research enterprise and home to up to 40 start-up companies.

UConn Health physicians and caregivers are leaders in their fields, including emerging areas of personalized medicine, and many have received national and international acclaim.

Working to bolster the governor’s vision to reinvent the Connecticut economy by harnessing the impressive research resources across the state, UConn Health’s original research laboratories have been renovated and a new Technology Incubation Program facility has been constructed to include space for start-up bioscience and biotech businesses as part of a recent, nearly $1 billion “Bioscience Connecticut” investment in UConn Health.

Among other things, Bioscience Connecticut has brought about new collaborations between the state, UConn, UConn Health, Yale University, and the prestigious Jackson Laboratory, and has enabled UConn Health to assume a position of global leadership in biomedical sciences.

CIO (Associate Vice President) Position Overview

The University of Connecticut (“UConn”) Health Chief Information Officer role is a member of the senior management team. The CIO provides leadership and strategic direction for the planning and implementation of information systems and technology in support of the mission, while promoting UConn Health as a leader in the changing environments of research, medical education, and healthcare.

The CIO provides day-to-day oversight and supervision over the information technology support units, including IT infrastructure, applications, network services, user services, telecommunications, IT security, and IT administration staff. This key executive is responsible for the management of business applications, including billing, laboratory, pharmacy, accounts payable, electronic medical record (EPIC), and other legacy systems.

Through collaborative efforts, the CIO develops an information technology strategic plan (short and long-term) that will effectively support UConn Health’s business strategy and goals, and that is consistent with the IT strategy of the whole University.

The CIO has direct-line reporting and accountability to the CEO of UConn Health (UConn’s Executive Vice President of Health Affairs), but also collaborates and liaises with the UConn CIO to promote university-wide IT alignment and coordination where possible.

The CIO will provide technology oversight and develop short and long term strategic plans that include:

John Dempsey Hospital
UConn Medical Group (School of Medicine’s faculty practice)
The School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine
UConn Health’s research enterprise
UConn Health administration and business services

The CIO will oversee a unionized IT department of over 200 technologists.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required
Master’s degree in computer science, business, or related field preferred

Required Experience:

10+ years of relevant experience in information technology, preferably within healthcare
5+ years of IT leadership experience, preferably in an academic medical center environment
3+ years experience working with CEOs and Boards at a senior level
Substantive experience with EPIC preferred
Comprehensive knowledge of current technologies, including:

– IT infrastructure development and management

– Computer operations/data center management

– Applications development and support

– Decision support

– Telecommunication management

For more information about the organization, the CIO position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Oregon Health and Science University has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Director, Acute Informatics.

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and southwest Washington. OHSU is an institution of higher learning, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and public health.

As Oregon’s only public academic health center, OHSU:

Cares for patients.
Educates doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health care professionals.
Conducts extensive research, including clinical trials to test new ways to prevent, detect and treat illness.

OHSU is also Portland’s largest employer and a statewide economic powerhouse. OHSU operations include multiple campuses, adult and children’s hospitals, and clinics across Oregon. Their state-of-the-art research facilities, includes the 320,000-square-foot Knight Cancer Research Building.

OHSU health care facilities:

OHSU Hospital
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Hillsboro Medical Center (formerly Tuality Healthcare) and Adventist Health Portland
Clinics across Oregon

The OHSU Marquam Hill Campus in Portland includes 37 major buildings, including OHSU Hospital, Kohler Pavilion and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The campus is connected to the South Waterfront by the Portland Aerial Tram, which is owned by the city of Portland and operated by OHSU.

OHSU owns and leases space beyond its campuses. Altogether, OHSU occupies more than 8.7 million square feet on about 400 acres.

Director, Acute Informatics Position Overview

The Director, Acute Informatics will join a renowned, mission-oriented academic medical center focused on providing exceptional patient care and conducting ground-breaking research.

The Director, Acute Informatics will have a solid line reporting to the Chief Health Information Officer and a dotted line to the Chief Nurse Executive OHSU.  They will have a team of two managers and approximately 22 staff.

The Director’s scope of accountability is the OHSU Health System and all its affiliations and supports the entire inter-professional team at OHSU Health System. 

The mission of the OHSU Clinical Informatics Department (CID) is to realize the full benefits of clinical information systems including Epic and other clinical technology solutions.  The department will apply the science of informatics to enable excellence in patient care services, to educate learners, and to advance the methods of applied informatics. 

The Director, Acute Informatics provides design, analysis, sponsorship, and recommendations for the implementation and maintenance of clinical information systems (CIS) and their associated clinical and business processes. 

The Director, Acute Informatics also provides direction and strategy for a patient-centered, Integrated Health Record.  

Qualifications

Education:

Master’s Degree in Nursing or Clinical Informatics required
Master’s Degree in Clinical Informatics or Master’s Degree in Nursing with Certificate in Clinical Informatics preferred

Experience:

5 years of Clinical Care experience 
2 years of Clinical Informatics Management experience 
5 years of Healthcare Management experience (including Clinical Informatics Management experience)
Electronic Medical Records Mastery
Oregon RN License, active or within 90 days of hire 
Active Epic certification preferred

This is a remote position with periodic on-site visits as needed for major go-lives.

For more information about the organization, the Director, Acute Informatics position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Lifespan has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Technology Officer.

Formed in 1994, Lifespan is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, Rhode Island.

A comprehensive, integrated, academic health system affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lifespan’s present partners include:

Rhode Island Hospital
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children
Newport Hospital, a community hospital offering a broad range of health services
Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care
Lifespan Physician Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island
Coastal Medical, a primary care driven medical practice

Lifespan teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $92 million in external research funding in fiscal 2019.

Lifespan also includes specialty services through its:

Lifespan Cancer Institute
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Lifespan Orthopedics Institute
Women’s Medicine Collaborative
Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute
Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center
Lifespan Ambulatory Care Centers
Lifespan Laboratories
Lifespan Pharmacy

Chief Technology Officer Position Overview

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will oversee technology infrastructure at Lifespan, the largest healthcare provider in Rhode Island and the largest employer in the state.

Under the direction of the Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer, the CTO provides leadership to a team of approximately 130 staff.

The CTO will deliver and support the information technology infrastructure assets and services needed to achieve Lifespan’s mission of delivering health with care.

They will also align technology vision and architecture with business strategy by integrating business processes with appropriate forward-looking technologies, technology modernization, and cloud migration.

The CTO leads the Information Services teams that maintain enterprise IT systems, including the system-wide implementation of the Epic electronic health record, at high standards of reliability, availability, and security needed for a large and complex academic healthcare system.

They will support enterprise growth and operations with information technology and architecture plans that are flexible and scalable while introducing new technologies with demonstrated stability, such as the appropriate use of cloud technologies.

The CTO will also continue to develop a cloud-smart migration strategy through SaaS, PaaS, and Iaas.

Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences or related field is required.
A Master’s degree or PhD. is preferred.

Experience:

Seven or more years of experience in progressively more responsible information services management roles in a diverse and operationally complex organization.
Experience in managing complex technological infrastructures for a regional enterprise.
Excellent knowledge of technology environments, including telecommunications, networks, media, desktops, mobile devices, data center technologies (Server and Storage), and cloud-based infrastructure services.
Extensive knowledge of hardware platforms, enterprise software applications, and outsourced systems.
Technical experience with systems networking, databases, and user support.
Demonstrated ability to apply solutions to business problems.

For more information about the organization, the Chief Technology Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Geisinger has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Information Security Officer.

Geisinger, a nationally recognized, world-class healthcare system that is leading healthcare change, is an integrated health system that is widely recognized for its innovative use of electronic health records and the development of innovative care delivery models.

Geisinger is comprised of 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, a college of medicine and a nearly 600,000-member health plan serving more than three million residents in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and beyond.

Geisinger’s key initiatives include:

Geisinger Health Plan is known for its high-quality, affordable healthcare benefits.
65 Forward, senior-focused primary care centers that combine smaller panel sizes and wellness programming to provide a concierge experience.
Geisinger at Home, their team-based care that makes it easier to improve health for their sickest patients by meeting them where they are at home.
Precision Health/MyCode Community Health Initiative leverages multiple generations of data and genetic sequencing to generate insights that make anticipatory changes in patients’ care plans.
Mail-order pharmacy that auto-refills every 90 days for enrolled patients at a lower cost and bypasses the need for a retail pharmacy.
Primary care expansion provides patients with providers that act as a trusted resource they can turn to partner with for all their health needs.
Telemedicine that makes it easier for patients to connect with providers from wherever they are located.
Employee engagement and retention that invests in employees’ development with opportunities for mentorship, professional growth, and career advancement.
Top patient satisfaction with providers that consistently rank in the top 10 percent in patient experience nationally.
The Geisinger Academy provides a continuum of learning opportunities with a focus on teaching and learning, communication, management and leadership, scholarly activity, and precision medicine.

Chief Information Security Officer Position Overview

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is primarily responsible for risk management including advising senior management of risks to the business due to the implementation of technology used for business operation.

This advisory position includes maturing and innovating an information security program and management infrastructure to ensure that technology risks are identified and managed according to the risk culture of the enterprise.

The CISO reports to the Chief Assurance Officer at Geisinger who reports to the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors. The CISO also provides updates to the Committee on a quarterly basis. The CISO works closely with peers in information technology, privacy, legal and internal audit.

Some other key projects:

Integrating an academic institution’s technology platform into the System’s information technology infrastructure
Developing a security strategy to support various joint venture information technology requirements

The CISO will provide leadership to the security team of approximately 20 staff, which includes security operations, incident response, cloud security, and security communications.

The CISO will continue to build a robust security program based on the NIST framework. Some of the key projects in which the CISO will play an integral role will be:

Partnering with information technology to provide information security recommendations during Geisinger’s digital transformation/cloud modernization
Maturing the information security program, policies and tools to support a hybrid-cloud model
Improving security awareness

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required

Leadership Experience: Minimum of seven years

Related Work Experience: Minimum of seven years

Healthcare Experience: Preferred

For more information about the organization, the Chief Information Security Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).