Radiology Imaging Applications Manager

Tech Firefly; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Firefly seeks an experienced Radiology Imaging Applications Manager to lead a team supporting mission-critical clinical imaging applications within a large health system. This contract-to-hire role requires strong people leadership, imaging informatics expertise, and hands-on understanding of enterprise imaging environments. Location: San Francisco, CA, hybrid on-site.

Pay: $90-$100/hour. Responsibilities include managing staff, coordinating with IT and clinical leadership, overseeing PACS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience in imaging IT, radiology applications, PACS, VNA, or enterprise imaging environments.
• Strong knowledge of DICOM and HL7; working knowledge of imaging workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Clinical Applications and Imaging IT analysts.
• Partner with IT and departmental leadership on strategic planning and priorities.
• Oversee support and service delivery for enterprise imaging applications including PACS, VNA, Epic Radiant, diagnostic viewers, and imaging post-processing systems.
• Provide leadership across imaging workflows involving DICOM, HL7, networking, interfaces, and image storage/distribution.
• Manage staff development, coaching, and performance management.
• Support project delivery, change management, and portfolio management initiatives.
• Collaborate with clinical, technical, and operational teams to develop patient-centric imaging solutions.
• Maintain ITIL and SDLC practices across the team.
• Participate in after-hours/on-call coverage as required.

Skills

Imaging IT leadership

PACS / VNA expertise

DICOM / HL7 knowledge

Stakeholder management

Team coaching / performance management

Project delivery / ITIL / SDLC

Healthcare IT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree

ARRT license or clinical license

Tools

PACS

VNA

Epic Radiant

DICOMweb

HL7 interfaces

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Radiology Imaging Applications Manager to lead a team supporting mission-critical clinical imaging applications within a large health system. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity requiring a strong combination of people leadership, imaging informatics expertise, and technical understanding of enterprise imaging environments.

Contract to Hire

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid on-site)

Pay: $90-100/hour

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Clinical Applications and Imaging IT analysts.
• Partner with IT and departmental leadership on strategic planning, team priorities, processes, and objectives.
• Oversee support and service delivery for enterprise imaging applications, including PACS, VNA, Epic Radiant, diagnostic and enterprise clinical viewers, voice recognition, and imaging post-processing systems.
• Provide leadership across imaging workflows and technologies involving DICOM, HL7, networking, interfaces, and image storage/distribution.
• Manage and develop technical staff, including coaching, performance management, workload prioritization, and professional development.
• Support project delivery, change management, application portfolio management, and ongoing technology/infrastructure initiatives.
• Partner across clinical, technical, and operational teams to develop patient-centric imaging solutions.
• Maintain strong ITIL and SDLC practices across the team.
• Participate in after-hours/on-call coverage as required.

• 5+ years of experience managing technical staff.
• Strong experience within Imaging IT, radiology applications, PACS, VNA, or enterprise imaging environments.
• Working knowledge of DICOM and HL7.
• Experience managing a software/application support team in a complex healthcare environment.
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including routing, firewalls, load balancers, and network security.
• Experience leading change management initiatives across multiple teams or departments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Epic Radiant and/or Bridges certification.
• Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP).
• Experience with HL7 FHIR and DICOMweb.
• ARRT or other clinical license.
• Advanced degree.