Senior Clinical Systems Strategy Leader

Kaiser Permanente; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA seeks a seasoned Clinical Engineer to lead healthcare technology strategy and planning across inpatient and outpatient services. You will oversee large-scale assessments, site planning, and partnerships for clinical systems deployment, while guiding incident investigations and HIPAA/compliance activities.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, manage complex projects, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and ensure safe, high-quality imaging and medical

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Biomedical, Clinical, Mechanical, Electrical), engineering technology, or related field AND minimum eight (8) years of experience in engineering or a directly related field OR Minimum eleven (11) years of experience in engineering or a directly related field.
• Clinical Engineer Certification

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; develops and updates new procedures and policies.
• Leads clinical systems by: creating new and maturing existing partnerships with user groups and strategic partners and coaching the team to develop equipment configurations, review facility construction plans and equipment lists, and provide technical or environment requirements for deployment highly complex or large-scale projects.
• Addresses compliance and needed corrections by: coordinating with stakeholders to include executive management to ensure systems and processes are used and maintained in a manner that ensures compliance with all relevant government regulations, accreditation, and industry standards; and developing and implementing quality assurance and evaluation programs for applicable diagnostic imaging equipment to ensure high quality images and radiation treatments and that meet regulatory requirements.
• Guarantees technical expertise for clinical systems by: leading and coordinating highly technical testing on all clinical systems and associated equipment and technology; serving as an expert across the service area and region for identifying, monitoring, and resolving highly complex and large-scale issues related to clinical systems and healthcare technologies that present a risk to the enterprise; reviewing and ensuring accuracy of documentation for all design specifications, testing, and validating of new and innovative technology to be incorporated into the enterprise and integration with other company business functions in alignment with standards and requirements; providing comprehensive technical expertise and consult for operational impacts of a wide range of complex issues for existing systems and technology, establishing timeframes, and prioritizing projects in alignment with organizational objectives; and creating new cyber security processes and protocols that impact the in

Skills

Ambiguity management

Attention to detail

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-group collaboration

Decision making

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA seeks a seasoned Clinical Engineer to lead healthcare technology strategy and planning across inpatient and outpatient services. You will oversee large-scale assessments, site planning, and partnerships for clinical systems deployment, while guiding incident investigations and HIPAA/compliance activities.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, manage complex projects, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and ensure safe, high-quality imaging and medical