Chief Information Officer
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N200356: UMass Chan Medical School CIO

UMass Chan Medical School (UMass Chan) seeks a visionary and dynamic executive to serve as its next Chief Information Officer (CIO). This is a unique opportunity to help transform and grow a leading academic health sciences campus through leveraging technology in support of the institution's strategic priorities.

Ranked number one in the northeast for primary care education by U.S. News & World Report, and one of the fastest growing biomedical research institutions in the country, UMass Chan is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' only public medical school. It maintains a strong commitment to public service, including the provision of health services to vulnerable populations. With more than $300 million per year in research funding, the UMass Chan research community comprises more than 3,600 faculty members including a Nobel Laureate, a Breakthrough Prize and Lasker award recipient, a Gruber Prize recipient, more than a dozen National Academy members and several investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance, the CIO will be responsible for the overall strategic planning, implementation and management of information systems and technology across UMass Chan. The CIO will ensure that technology solutions align with the organization's goals and provide seamless integration between UMass Chan, UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) and other academic partners. The CIO will develop and implement an IT roadmap that aligns with the organization's strategic goals; oversee appropriate reorganization of IT resources, structure, and services; enhance the institution's analytics capabilities; collaborate with research informatics and computation leaders to ensure a robust data and research infrastructure; continued advancement of the information security program; and, develop the IT governance structure to ensure the organization's ability to effectively prioritize new technology investments.

The successful CIO will be an experienced and collaborative IT leader who is team oriented and comfortable building consensus across a highly complex, matrixed enterprise. The CIO will have strong communications skills and financial savvy and be able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with a diverse group of constituents. They will be knowledgeable about trends in technology supporting medical education and biomedical research. The CIO will be a servant leader who can lead change effectively.

Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Please direct all application materials to Nick Giannas, Zach Durst, or Katie Mazzuckelli via the WittKieffer Candidate Portal here.