Senior Director - IT Innovation Initiatives

MaineHealth; Kingston; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director of Innovation to lead a high-performing IT team. This role involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders to execute strategic initiatives across patient care, finance, and administration. The successful candidate will manage complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while fostering an inclusive environment. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the healthcare landscape, driving innovation and excellence in service delivery. If you're passionate about technology and healthcare, this is a chance to build a rewarding career.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Work Policies

Student Loan Assistance

Training Resources

Well-being Resources

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in IT management.
• Strong project management skills with a focus on complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team in executing strategic IT initiatives.
• Ensure accountability for project scope, timelines, and quality outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Financial Acumen

Communication Skills

Change Management

Organizational Skills

Process Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Quality Management Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

Description

MaineHealth Corporate - Information Services

Req #: 32493

Summary:

The Senior Director of Innovation reports directly to the Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO) and plays a key leadership role within MaineHealth. This individual will collaborate and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including IT leadership (Vice Presidents, Directors, Architects, Managers, and staff) as well as administrative and clinical leaders across the MaineHealth system.

The Senior Director is responsible for leading a high-performing, multidisciplinary team of IT professionals in executing strategic, enterprise-level initiatives. These initiatives span multiple operational domains—including patient care, finance, research, and administration—and often involve implementing new software platforms, hardware solutions, and physical infrastructure, such as new clinical or practice sites.

The successful candidate will ensure the execution of high-impact, high-visibility projects that are often complex and time-sensitive, maintaining accountability for scope, timelines, budgets, and quality outcomes, while collaborating closely with stakeholders at all levels.

The team reporting to this role will include experts across IT domains such as infrastructure (cloud, networks, telecom, servers, storage, mobile devices, virtualized applications), core software platforms (e.g., Epic, Infor), data integration (e.g., Cloverleaf), data engineering, analytics, project management, and cybersecurity. Each team member will maintain a dotted-line reporting relationship to their functional areas within the broader IT organization.

When project requirements exceed internal capabilities, the Senior Director will utilize designated funds to engage third-party resources, sourcing, onboarding, and managing external partners to ensure alignment with project goals and standards.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

1. Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required.
2. Licenses/Certifications: N/A.
3. Experience: 10+ years of proven leadership, including managing staff, managers, and directors, with strong project management experience.
4. Strong financial acumen.
5. Excellent presentation skills, including to senior executives.
6. Expert facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills.
7. Outstanding business acumen.
8. Excellent organizational skills, with knowledge of quality and project management tools and techniques.
9. Experience with process/workflow analysis, design, and implementation.
10. Expert change management skills.

Additional Information

Working across MaineHealth locations in Maine and New Hampshire, you'll collaborate with healthcare professionals committed to valuing people and community. We offer benefits supporting current needs and future planning, including paid parental leave, flexible work policies, student loan assistance, training, and well-being resources.

MaineHealth is dedicated to investing in our care team and fostering an inclusive environment where you can thrive. If you're interested in building a career where teamwork delivers exceptional care, apply today.