Director of Applications
Child Mind InstituteMidtown, NYAbout Child Mind Institute
We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.
Position Details:
As part of the IT team, you will report to the Chief Technology Officer. As the Director of Applications, you are responsible for the organization's application portfolio, design and associated business processes. You will partner with departments and their leaders to set strategic and tactical direction of business systems and applications and will ensure platform strategies are aligned with enterprise strategic initiatives.
This is an exempt, full-time position requiring a minimum of four (4) days per week in the office, on a schedule determined by your supervisor located in our NYC headquarters office. The in-office requirement and schedule are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the organization.
You Will:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise applications strategy according to the organization's business objectives.
- Plan, coordinate, develop and manage all activities related to integration of programs, applications and third-party solutions to meet the requirements of the organization.
- Develop data architecture and modeling standards, governance frameworks, and system integration standards at an enterprise level.
- Collaborate with CTO and IT Leadership to define technology roadmaps and long-term vision for core systems integrated with overall applications and processes. Core systems include but are not limited to Electronic Health Records, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Project Management Systems, Data Governance & Analytics platforms.
- Develop strategies and implementation tactics for application deployment, implementation and integration into daily operations for the enterprise users.
- Manage the enterprise application portfolio, including administration, documentation supporting each business application, and lifecycle management.
- Review applications requests, manage and allocate budgets for systems and applications.
- Manage the IT Project Management office and resources and in collaboration with the IT Quality Assurance Manager ensure quality checks and audits are delivered on application deployments.
- Foster and advocate knowledge sharing and educational environment and culture.
- Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.
You Have:
- Bachelor's degree in computer information systems or business administration or relevant equivalent.
- 8 years of working experience in a leadership position in an IT Department.
- Experience with IT process improvement, process auditing, strategic planning and development, program and project management, and/or policy & procedure development.
- Expertise in solution design and development, vendor management, enterprise application support, in addition to strong business understanding and project management.
- Knowledge of system integration methods and technologies including Health Level 7 (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Web services, SOAP, JSON, XML Schema Definition (XSD), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Business process automation and orchestration tools and software.
Our Benefits
Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.
Pay Range
The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
EEO Disclaimer
Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer information systems or business administration or relevant equivalent
- 8 years of working experience in a leadership position in an IT Department
- Experience with IT process improvement, process auditing, strategic planning and development, program and project management, and/or policy & procedure development
- Expertise in solution design and development, vendor management, enterprise application support
- Knowledge of system integration methods and technologies
What We Do
The Child Mind Institute is an independent national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals, and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most. Together with our supporters, we’re helping children reach their full potential in school and in life. We share all of our resources freely and do not accept any funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Why Work With Us
As a member of the Child Mind Institute team, you’ll do more than just your job. You’ll grow professionally, learning from accomplished colleagues and industry leaders transforming children’s lives. We have received certification from Great Place To Work which uses data and insights to write reviews that offer a true picture of the workplace.
