We are looking for a high performing Vice President of Research & Development to join us at the Harris OnPoint. This person will be responsible for leading a team responsible for the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of multiple software solutions that are critical to the success of our customers. The VP of R&D position requires both business savvy and strong technical skills. As the right candidate, you will possess demonstrated people and project management expertise, excellent verbal and written communication skills, financial forecasting experience, and a deep understanding of our technology stack and the software development life cycle.
The Vice President of R&D is responsible for interacting with stakeholders both internal and external, including but not limited to your direct reports, senior management, integration partners, vendors, and our customers. As the leader of the R&D team, it is expected that you will work to not only help shape the vision and strategy of our business unit, but you will also work with your team to ensure they are living our Harris values every day. You will be ultimately responsible for inspiring and helping them to deliver robust products in a timely manner to our customer base.
What your impact will be:
●Translating business goals & product requirements into actionable development plans.
●Ensuring that development projects are delivered on time and within budget.
●Strategic planning, direction, and control of product development activities; as well as technical input into the overall business strategy.
●Scanning the competitive landscape for differentiators and gaps.
●Managing both onsite & offshore development teams.
●Planning, communicating, and coaching for the professional growth and leadership development opportunities of the R&D team.
●Ownership of all financial aspects of the R&D team, such as forecasting, reconciliation, analysis, and actionable insights.
●Proactively nurturing and building channels of communication across business units to ensure collaboration and achievement of organizational goals.
●Providing technical direction and guidance for all product development needs throughout the organization.
●Continually evaluating the organizational structure, methodologies, and technologies to enhance productivity and implementing appropriate changes.
●Communicating industry trends and emerging new technologies that can provide the organization with an advantage.
●Managing strategic partnerships with vendors and suppliers.
●Conceive, develop, and drive the technology facets of the product roadmaps to position the team for long term success and minimize attrition risks from competitors.
●Be an effective liaison between the customer base and the other internal departments (i.e. Sales, Professional Services, and Support Services).
What we are looking for:
●Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or relevant experience
●10+ years of management experience at the product or people level
●Proficient in operational and financial aspects of a software company
●Experience with both Cloud-based and On-Premise software solutions
●10+ years of experience with the Microsoft technology stack (.NET/C#/MSSQL Server)
●Experience with Linux Operating Systems
●Proven experience with the Agile process to develop and deploy solutions
●Advanced analytical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
Familiar with APIs, security concerns, and troubleshooting
●Willingness to talk to stakeholders frequently to discover or clarify requirements
●Knowledge of general business financial principals
●Experience managing multiple teams of engineers and other business professionals
●Exceptional written and verbal communication; communicating clearly and comprehensively to senior executives and technical experts.
●Organization and time-management skills, with a can-do attitude.
●Excellent team player able to manage and prioritize work for self and staff.
Preferred
●Background in Healthcare or Healthcare software
●Scrum Master Certification
●Experience operating an R&D P&L.
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What We Do
For over 25 years, Harris Healthcare has been rising to the challenge of bringing together the most innovative and sustainable solutions for today’s ever-changing healthcare environment, in order to improve patient care and safety. Each one of our solutions brings organizational efficiencies on its own. Powerful synergies are achieved when multiple solutions are implemented together. The Harris Healthcare portfolio includes the following solutions:
♦ HARRIS Flex - an enterprise-level EHR solution that improves patient safety and clinical workflows. It includes a full complement of applications integrated in one single database, provides solid clinical decision support to your clinicians and helps standardize care while enforcing protocols and best practices at any Healthcare Organization. HARRIS Flex conveys the digital solution’s flexibility and strength.
Healthcare organizations are continuously faced with new challenges and situations and require flexible EHR’s that can be rapidly adapted to their evolving clinical practice. Contrary to other EHR solutions which are inflexible and where customizations require costly support from the vendor, HARRIS Flex gives you the freedom to "flex" your EHR as you need it entirely on your own.
The enhanced HARRIS Flex solution comes with new functionality including:
♦Flex Telehealth which enables virtual visits directly from within the EHR/EPR, and
♦Flex Clinical Insight which facilitates extraction and analysis of your EHR/EPR data to improve your processes and outcomes.
♦ SynergyCheck – a proactive interface monitoring solution watching over Clinical, Financial and other interfaces 24/7 to ensure data is flowing between systems
