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This is a local hybrid position; meaning need to be local or willing to relocate here for this position.
As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
This position is responsible for leading the process that aligns our information technology solutions to business system initiatives. It is responsible for coordinating and directing information technology design project activities as well as providing technology direction in support of project and support teams. It works with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective information technology solutions. It participates in overall IT planning, bringing a current knowledge and future vision of technology and systems. Analyzes business needs and corresponding technology requirements to ensure that IT solutions will offer business value and security and will be effectively integrated with current architectures. Offers consultative support regarding new technologies and system requirements.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.
Responsibilities- Plans and directs information technology solution activities for projects within the IT organization.
- Ensures all information technology projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives.
- Reviews and approves information technology solution proof-of-concept projects.
- Advises in solution development tasks to include design, implementation and formal testing.
- Manages IT architectural projects including coordinating the activities of several separate operational teams which report to individual IT Managers.
- Reviews all transitions into production.
- Develops and completes actions in IT solution requirements management, technical and logistical specifications and other disciplines.
- Creates and maintains information technology standards and conceptual technical documentation to insure efficient planning and execution.
- Participates in the writing and scoring of information technology Request For Proposals.
- Expert knowledge of and experience with enterprise scale technologies.
- Expertise with IT and Business Architecture concepts and best practices.
- Practical knowledge of information technology services delivery techniques.
- Practical knowledge of a broad range of information technology domains including: server virtualization, storage systems, application delivery systems, networking, security, software development, process automation, authentication and authorization systems.
- Demonstrated success with IT transformation.
- Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically.
- Ability to organize issues and prioritize in a fast-paced environment with hard deadlines.
- Must be a self-starter, be self-motivated, and able to effectively multi-task.
- Strong oral and written communicator who is able to build cooperative relationships with people.
- Results-oriented and skilled in decision making and problem solving and comfortable working in unstructured team environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field or equivalent.
- Three years of experience in IT solution design that spans multiple IT domains (e.g. data centers, servers, storage, networks).
- Certification in and experience in applying an architectural framework (TOGAF) and service management framework (ITIL).
- Communication, Documentation, and Diagram skills.
- Apple experience with JAMF Pro.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
- This is a sedentary position in an office setting that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Three years of experience in IT solution design spanning multiple IT domains, such as data centers, servers, storage, and networks
- Certification in and experience applying the TOGAF architectural framework
- Experience applying the ITIL service management framework
- Strong communication, documentation, and diagramming skills
- Apple experience with JAMF Pro
University of Utah Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Utah and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Utah.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement contributions on both the academic campus and U of U Health are notably strong, with automatic contributions and additional voluntary savings options. This emphasis makes long-term financial benefits a distinctive part of the total compensation offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices, robust mental-health support through the Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs create a comprehensive health offering. Network options and wellness incentives further enhance coverage quality.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave policies provide options for fully paid periods or extended partial-pay leave for staff, with parallel provisions at U of U Health. Separate frameworks for faculty include modified duties and leave arrangements during family transitions.
University of Utah Insights
What We Do
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders. The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011. Technology and Commercialization The University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information. Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/ Healthcare University of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores. See more about University of Utah Health Care at http://healthcare.utah.edu/index.php
