Sr. Director IT Next-Generation Technologies & Development

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger in Danville seeks a senior IT leader to drive next-generation technologies and AI product strategies. You will own the product portfolio, establish engineering standards, and ensure delivery excellence across the IT organization.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across cybersecurity, data, privacy, and clinical teams to govern AI initiatives and enable scalable, secure solutions that align with enterprise architecture and governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years leading application development, digital product, AI, innovation, or emerging technology functions
• Experience translating priorities into a sequenced technology portfolio
• Ability to build investment proposals and business cases for technology investments

Responsibilities

• Leads IT Next-Generation Technologies and Development, including AI products and Power Apps, establishing accountabilities and delivery standards
• Establishes IT strategy and multi-year roadmap for AI products and capabilities
• Oversees AI product lifecycle, governance, adoption, and value measurement across the enterprise
• Directs enterprise application development and Power Apps capabilities with secure, scalable delivery
• Collaborates with cybersecurity, data, privacy, and legal to ensure safe, interoperable solutions
• Builds and coaches high-performing product and engineering teams to foster experimentation and accountability
• Builds and mentors high-performing product, development, and emerging technology teams

Skills

Leadership

Product management

Strategic planning

AI product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

Tools

Power Apps

Microsoft Copilot

APIs & integrations

Job description

• Leads the IT Next-Generation Technologies and Development function, including AI Products, Microsoft Copilot, application development, Microsoft Power Apps, and special technology initiatives, establishing clear accountabilities, product ownership, engineering standards, and delivery expectations for the IT organization.
• Establishes the IT strategy and multi-year technology enablement roadmap for AI products and emerging capabilities, translating priorities established with the Digital Transformation Office, Enterprise AI Team, and enterprise stakeholders into a sequenced portfolio of platforms, integrations, pilots, and technology investments.
• Oversees IT AI product capabilities, including product lifecycle management, adoption, governance, value measurement, user enablement, and the responsible expansion of use cases across the enterprise.
• Directs enterprise application development and Microsoft Power Apps capabilities, promoting reusable components, secure development practices, product-oriented delivery, automation, and effective integration with enterprise platforms and data.
• Establishes an IT-led pathway for emerging technologies from technical discovery and assessment through prototype, pilot, production, and scale, with defined criteria for architecture alignment, cybersecurity, data governance, integration, supportability, risk, value, and total cost of ownership.
• Leads market intelligence, horizon scanning, and future-sensing activities across healthcare and adjacent industries; assess technology, vendor, startup, and partner trends; and recommend the next best technology investments for the enterprise.
• Partners closely with the leader of Enterprise Architecture to align product and investment roadmaps with target-state architecture, enterprise standards, application and platform strategies, technical debt reduction, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Builds investment proposals and business cases that define the problem, strategic alignment, expected outcomes, adoption approach, financial requirements, dependencies, risks, and measures of value for proposed technology investments.
• Partners with cybersecurity, data and AI, privacy, legal, compliance, clinical, operational, infrastructure, and IT delivery leaders to ensure products and solutions are safe, scalable, resilient, interoperable, and aligned with enterprise governance.
• Collaborates with the Enterprise AI team on AI strategy, use-case prioritization, responsible AI practices, and adoption, while ensuring IT maintains clear accountability for technology architecture, platform engineering, integration, cybersecurity, reliability, and production support.
• Builds, coaches, and develops high-performing product, development, and emerging technology teams; strengthen modern product management and engineering practices; and create a culture of experimentation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Location Requirement:

• Candidates must reside within Geisinger's service area.

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience leading application development, digital product, AI, innovation, or emerging technology functions