Healthcare Applications Leader — IT & Strategy

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking an experienced IT applications leader to drive multi-disciplinary teams in developing innovative clinical applications. You will oversee planning, execution, and release management to support pathology and radiology services.

The role requires building policies, mentoring staff, and coordinating with clinicians, vendors, and operations to deliver reliable systems and continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Healthcare IT or applications management.
• 3+ years managingApplications or Healthcare IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional work teams relating to development of innovative application solutions.
• Oversee project plans to ensure milestones and deliverables are met; apply business processes to clinical operations.
• Oversee development, testing, vendor releases, upgrades, and defect fixes for supported applications; implement change management procedures.
• Directly manage personnel focusing on clinical application solutions; perform performance reviews and salary administration.
• Collaborate with operational stakeholders, vendors and end users to promote collaboration and ensure project success.
• Develop and enforce testing plans and policies; monitor change controls and data integrity.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Master’s preferred) Computer Science or related scientific field

Tools

JIRA

SAP Business Objects

Data Innovations

Microsoft Project

Job description

Penn Medicine is seeking an experienced IT applications leader to drive multi-disciplinary teams in developing innovative clinical applications. You will oversee planning, execution, and release management to support pathology and radiology services.

The role requires building policies, mentoring staff, and coordinating with clinicians, vendors, and operations to deliver reliable systems and continuous improvements.