Remote Health System CIO: Lead Transformation & Tech

UnitedHealth Group; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401(k) plan

Incentives & recognition

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a results-driven Chief Information Officer to lead the health system's technology portfolio, stabilize operations and standardize processes. You will drive enterprise-level strategy, cybersecurity, and transformation across clinical and operational platforms.

Based in the Central Time Zone with about 50% onsite presence in Wisconsin, you will partner with executives to deliver measurable improvements in care delivery, cost efficiency and patient outcomes while guiding a

Qualifications

• 6+ years of healthcare operations experience with executive collaboration.
• 5+ years budgeting, timelines and performance management in healthcare/tech.
• 5+ years IT leadership in hospital systems with 24x7 availability.
• 3+ years direct accountability for an enterprise EHR platform (Epic/Oracle/Cerner/MEDITECH).
• 3+ years senior leadership as CIO or equivalent executive.
• Understanding of hospital operations and clinical workflows across inpatient, perioperative, emergency and ambulatory settings.
• Experience partnering with physicians, nurses, pharmacists and clinicians to define requirements for safe patient care.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, PHI safeguards, downtime and business continuity procedures.
• Reside in Central time zone and ability to work onsite in Waukesha, WI ~50%

Responsibilities

• Serve as CIO and align technology strategy with clinical, operational and financial objectives.
• Own the performance, availability, cybersecurity and strategic roadmap for EHR and clinical systems.
• Ensure safe, reliable 24x7 technology operations across the care environment.
• Partner with clinical leaders to govern priorities and workflows to improve quality and safety.
• Develop and execute an integrated technology roadmap aligned with strategic goals.
• Translate enterprise priorities into technology-enabled capabilities and outcomes.
• Act as Optum's managed-services delivery executive for contractual commitments and outcomes.
• Lead engagement financial performance, including budget and cost transformation.
• Govern the managed-services agreement with SLAs, reporting and risk management.
• Build and inspire a high-performing global delivery organization.
• Coordinate across product, operations, finance and people teams to remove barriers.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, tools and delivery capabilities.

Skills

Healthcare operations leadership

IT leadership

Enterprise systems management

Budgeting & financial management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Epic

Oracle Health/Cerner

MEDITECH

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a results-driven Chief Information Officer to lead the health system's technology portfolio, stabilize operations and standardize processes. You will drive enterprise-level strategy, cybersecurity, and transformation across clinical and operational platforms.

Based in the Central Time Zone with about 50% onsite presence in Wisconsin, you will partner with executives to deliver measurable improvements in care delivery, cost efficiency and patient outcomes while guiding a