Director

RWJBarnabas Health; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

FSAs

Wellness programs

Partner discounts

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Director of IT Applications to lead a portfolio of enterprise applications across the health system. You will oversee design, development, implementation, integration, support, and governance, translating strategic priorities into technology roadmaps.

The role requires 5+ years in healthcare IT leadership, strong budgeting and staffing skills, and ability to partner with senior executives to drive transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Leadership experience implementing financial or clinical information systems and/or large-scale enterprise applications.
• Experience with complex enterprise EHR or large application suite standardization and implementation.
• Demonstrated people leadership, including recruiting, coaching, performance management, employee development, and accountability.
• Experience leading complex application projects, implementations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
• Experience with application governance, configuration, integration, and operational support.
• Experience managing project priorities, resources, risks, timelines, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience with staffing, resource allocation, and budget management.
• Strong strategic planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, operational stakeholders, technical teams, consultants, and vendors.
• Application-specific licensure or certification as required for assigned application oversight

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, evaluating, and developing application managers and team members.
• Establishing performance expectations and holding teams accountable for service, quality, and delivery.
• Providing strategic direction for enterprise application design, implementation, support, integration, and optimization.
• Overseeing application governance, configuration, documentation, security standards, change prioritization, upgrades, and system communications.
• Allocating staffing, labor, and non-labor resources based on organizational priorities and demand.
• Directing complex application projects, implementations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
• Managing project deliverables, timelines, risks, dependencies, and executive-level status reporting.
• Partnering with senior operational and IT leaders to assess needs and prioritize application and integration requests.
• Coordinating integrated workflows across applications and functional areas.
• Preparing and monitoring operating and capital budgets.
• Incorporating operational priorities into annual and five-year IT strategic planning.
• Evaluating emerging technologies, vendor releases, and opportunities for innovation.
• Overseeing customer support, application enhancements, service delivery, and on-call support models

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Problem-solving

Budget management

Staffing & resources

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

EHR experience

Application governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree in Healthcare, IT, or related field

Job description

Job Title: Director

Location: SBC Corporation

Department Name: IT&S Clinical Documentation

Req #: 0000264691

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $159,200.00 - $215,210.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The Director of IT Applications provides strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio of enterprise applications across RWJBarnabas Health. This position oversees the full application lifecycle, including design, development, implementation, integration, support, optimization, and governance.

Partnering with senior IT, clinical, operational, administrative, and academic leaders, the Director translates organizational priorities into actionable technology strategies. This leader is responsible for application strategy, team development, staffing, project delivery, resource planning, budgeting, and operational performance while ensuring application teams remain aligned with the broader IT strategic plan and organizational transformation initiatives.

As the Director of IT Applications, a typical day may include:

• Leading, coaching, evaluating, and developing application managers and team members

• Establishing performance expectations and holding teams accountable for service, quality, and delivery

• Providing strategic direction for enterprise application design, implementation, support, integration, and optimization

• Overseeing application governance, configuration, documentation, security standards, change prioritization, upgrades, and system communications

• Allocating staffing, labor, and non-labor resources based on organizational priorities and demand

• Directing complex application projects, implementations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives

• Managing project deliverables, timelines, risks, dependencies, and executive-level status reporting

• Partnering with senior operational and IT leaders to assess needs and prioritize application and integration requests

• Coordinating integrated workflows across applications and functional areas

• Preparing and monitoring operating and capital budgets

• Incorporating operational priorities into annual and five-year IT strategic planning

• Evaluating emerging technologies, vendor releases, and opportunities for innovation

• Overseeing customer support, application enhancements, service delivery, and on-call support models

This Role Might Be For You If

• You have successfully led enterprise application teams in a complex organization

• You have experience implementing large-scale clinical, financial, EHR, or enterprise information systems

• You can translate organizational strategy into actionable application and technology plans

• You have led managers, technical teams, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional project resources

• You are comfortable owning staffing, budgets, project portfolios, operational performance, and competing priorities

• You understand application governance, system integrations, workflows, and enterprise technology operations

• You can build strong partnerships with senior executives, operational leaders, clinicians, technical teams, and other stakeholders

To Be Considered for the Director of IT Applications position, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Leadership experience implementing financial or clinical information systems and/or large-scale enterprise applications

• Experience with complex enterprise EHR or large application suite standardization and implementation

• Demonstrated people leadership, including recruiting, coaching, performance management, employee development, and accountability

• Experience leading complex application projects, implementations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives

• Experience with application governance, configuration, integration, and operational support

• Experience managing project priorities, resources, risks, timelines, and cross-functional dependencies

• Experience with staffing, resource allocation, and budget management

• Strong strategic planning, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, operational stakeholders, technical teams, consultants, and vendors

• Application-specific licensure or certification as required for assigned application oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Healthcare, Information Technology, Business, or a related field

• 7 to 8 years of leadership experience in a healthcare setting

• Leadership experience overseeing enterprise EHR or large application portfolios

• Experience developing annual and long-term IT strategic plans

• Experience leading clinical, financial, operational, or administrative technology transformation

• Experience with enterprise application integration and workflow standardization

• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and vendor releases

• Experience partnering directly with senior and executive leadership

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance

• Dental and Vision Insurance

• Retirement Plans

• Short & Long Term Disability

• Life & Accidental Death Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Wellness Programs

• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)

• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey, whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer