Senior Technology Adoption Specialist

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston seeks a Senior Technology Adoption Specialist to lead change management, communications, and user readiness for enterprise technologies like Workday and UKG. You will partner with business, technology, product, learning, and communications teams to translate complex changes into actionable readiness activities and enablement resources.

Located within the Enterprise Business Solutions group, this role focuses on adoption analytics, feedback, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Learning & Development, or a related field required.
• 5 years of experience supporting technology adoption, change management, communications, organizational readiness, training, or enablement initiatives required.
• Experience supporting adoption for enterprise SaaS platforms such as ERP, EHR or workforce management systems preferred.
• Experience with Digital Adoption Platforms preferred.
• Experience using analytics, dashboards, or reporting tools to measure and improve user engagement with enterprise systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Change Management & Readiness: Support change management and user readiness activities for enterprise technology implementations, releases, enhancements, and process changes.
• Communications & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop audience-appropriate communications and coordinate messaging with multiple teams.
• User Enablement & Adoption: Identify user enablement needs and develop resources and support in partnership with Learning and product teams.
• Adoption Measurement & Insights: Collect and analyze adoption and user feedback data to inform priorities.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve adoption practices and contribute to reusable templates and tools.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Build relationships with leaders and teams, coordinate adoption activities across initiatives.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Senior Technology Adoption Specialist supports the execution of enterprise technology adoption initiatives for Workday and UKG, with a focus on change management, communications, user readiness, and enablement. Reporting to the Manager of Enterprise Technology Adoption, this role partners with business, technology, product, learning, and communications teams to prepare users and stakeholders for technology changes. The Specialist translates complex system and process changes into clear, actionable communications and readiness activities that support successful adoption. The role also gathers user feedback, monitors adoption indicators, and identifies opportunities to improve the user experience and effectiveness of enterprise technology.

This is an exciting moment to join the DFCI Enterprise Business Solutions team as we drive critical digital transformation initiatives that power our entire organization. With cutting‑edge platforms like Workday and UKG at the core, the team is shaping the future of how business processes and technology intersect. There’s a unique opportunity to influence key enterprise systems, lead innovation in automation and integrations, and collaborate across diverse teams to deliver high‑impact solutions. Join us to be part of a dynamic, fast‑growing environment where your expertise directly accelerates organizational success and growth.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high‑risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physicians, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School‑affiliated hospitals.

At Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Change Management & Readiness: Support change management and user readiness activities for enterprise technology implementations, releases, enhancements, and process changes. Assess impacts to user groups and business functions and identify readiness needs, risks, and barriers to adoption. Develop and execute practical readiness plans that help users understand, prepare for, and adopt technology changes.
• Communications & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop clear, audience‑appropriate communications that translate complex technology and process changes into actionable information. Partner with business, technology, product, learning, and communications teams to coordinate consistent messaging and stakeholder engagement. Facilitate stakeholder discussions and gather feedback to identify concerns, adoption barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
• User Enablement & Adoption: Partner with Learning teams, subject matter experts, and product teams to identify user enablement needs and develop appropriate resources and support. Support digital adoption tools, in‑application guidance, performance support, and other approaches that help users successfully adopt enterprise applications. Identify opportunities to simplify the user experience and improve how users interact with enterprise technology.
• Adoption Measurement & Insights: Support the collection and analysis of adoption, engagement, readiness, and user feedback data. Monitor adoption indicators to identify areas requiring additional communication, support, or intervention. Provide insights and recommendations to improve adoption and inform ongoing technology and user experience priorities.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve adoption practices, communications, readiness activities, and the overall user experience. Capture lessons learned and apply effective change management and adoption practices across initiatives. Contribute to standards, templates, tools, and processes that enable consistent and scalable technology adoption.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Build effective working relationships with business leaders, product managers, subject matter experts, technical teams, and other stakeholders. Coordinate adoption activities across multiple initiatives and stakeholder groups, ensuring dependencies and risks are identified and addressed. Represent the adoption function on enterprise technology initiatives and contribute expertise in change management, communications, and user readiness.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of change management, organizational readiness, and technology adoption principles and practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technology changes into clear, user‑focused messaging.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and collaboration skills across business, technical, product, learning, and communications teams.
• Ability to assess user impacts, identify adoption barriers, and develop practical strategies to support successful technology change.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to interpret adoption data and user feedback.
• Familiarity with change management methodologies, digital adoption platforms, and enterprise technology environments; experience with Prosci ADKAR, CCMP.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Learning & Development, or a related field required.
• 5 years of experience supporting technology adoption, change management, communications, organizational readiness, training, or enablement initiatives required.
• Experience supporting adoption for enterprise SaaS platforms such as ERP, EHR or workforce management systems preferred.
• Experience with Digital Adoption Platforms preferred.
• Experience using analytics, dashboards, or reporting tools to measure and improve user engagement with enterprise systems preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Required:

• None.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Patient Contact:

• None.

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Pay Transparency Statement

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$112,800.00 - $125,500.00