Job Details

HCI Officer

Position Number: 6939949
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Computing - Management/Director

HCI Officer

Job Summary

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is a global leader in cancer research and care, serving patients across the Mountain West as the region's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. With a rapidly expanding multi-campus footprint - including a new, state-of-the-art Comprehensive Cancer Center opening in Vineyard and clinics in a new University of Utah West Valley Hospital in 2028, HCI is transforming cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. We exist for one purpose: to reduce human suffering and move closer to a cancer-free frontier.

HCI is seeking a visionary Senior Director of Information Technology, an enterprise leader who will shape the digital infrastructure and technology strategy that powers this mission. This role oversees a broad portfolio spanning infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, digital collaboration, end-user experience, research computing, clinical systems coordination, participating in campus and health system initiatives, and multi-site service delivery. As the senior IT leader for a complex academic-clinical enterprise, this role drives long-term strategy for IT, ensures operational excellence, and leads a high-performing team that supports world-class cancer care and groundbreaking research.

A critical priority is fostering an IT environment and culture that supports research and clinical teams actively building or exploring AI-enabled, IT-centric tools. The role should remain closely connected to this emerging momentum-helping guide it in ways that accelerate innovation while ensuring appropriate safeguards, security, and compliance.

A key near-term priority is maturing infrastructure and operating models to support NIST 800-171 compliance, including identity and role-based access management, physical and logical access controls, secure facilities and enclaves, protected data storage, and compliant operational workflows.

Operating within a collaborative matrix and a dual-entity environment (academic and clinical), this role provides senior-level leadership for IT operations, governance, and innovation across all HCI locations. This includes stewarding two aligned but distinct IT budgets, working closely with University of Utah and University of Utah Health IT leadership, and ensuring technology readiness for HCI's major expansion into the Vineyard Campus. As a key architect of the Institute's digital future, this role builds the systems, teams, and capabilities that will enable HCI to deliver leading-edge oncology care, accelerate discovery, and expand access across the Mountain West.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Strategy, Governance & Architecture

Own and execute a multi-year IT strategy and roadmap aligned to HCI's clinical, research, and administrative priorities across Salt Lake City, community clinics, and the new Vineyard Campus and West Valley Clinics.
Mature and expand IT governance, policies, standards, and operating models that support interoperability, reliability, and long-term value.
Champion a Culture of Excellence by defining clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Operational Level Agreements (OLAs), and transparent service performance metrics.

Digital Infrastructure & Cloud Leadership

Oversee all digital infrastructure (data centers, hybrid cloud, storage, virtualization, endpoint management, collaboration platforms) to ensure high availability, scalability, and cost optimization.
Lead IT planning and implementation for the Vineyard Campus, coordinating with University of Utah IT and University of Utah Health IT.

Clinical & Research Technology Integration

Collaborate with University of Utah Health IT to align clinical applications and data, oncology specialty systems, imaging, and telehealth platforms with HCI workflows and availability requirements.
Lead research IT strategy in partnership with Institute leadership, including high-performance computing (HPC), secure data enclaves, scientific software, and compliant data workflows supporting the research community.

IT Service Delivery

Own 24/7 IT service delivery across a multi-site enterprise; implement and mature ITIL-aligned processes (incident, problem, change, service requests).
Define, track, and continuously improve service performance metrics to drive reliable, responsive, and user-centered IT services.

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Risk Management

Oversee cybersecurity strategy and operations: enterprise risk assessments, monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and security awareness.
Ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) frameworks, institutional policies, and applicable research regulations (e.g., IRB, FDA 21 CFR Part 11).
Coordinate and align with University of Utah IT security teams on identity management, access control, data protection, and risk governance for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems.

Data, Interoperability & AI/Digital Oncology Enablement

Lead in collaboration with Institute leaders to advance data governance and interoperability across clinical, research, and administrative systems as data-driven and AI-enabled capabilities continue to grow.
Collaborate with analytics and clinical leaders to support responsible and ethical use of AI and digital health solutions.

Networks, Telecommunications & Collaboration

Oversee enterprise networks (wired and wireless), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems, campus connectivity, and secure remote access.
Ensure exceptional collaboration experiences through reliable audio-visual systems, conferencing platforms, and event technology.

Asset Lifecycle, Vendor Ecosystem & Contract Value

Direct the lifecycle of IT assets, including procurement, inventory, refresh planning, and secure disposal.
Lead vendor relationship management-from evaluation and selection to contract negotiation, monitoring, and performance optimization.

Financial Stewardship & Capital Planning

Manage multiple IT budgets (academic and clinical), ensuring transparent financial planning, alignment with strategic needs, and effective resource allocation.
Lead capital planning and portfolio management to ensure strategic benefit, return on investment, and operational efficiency.

People Leadership & Culture of Excellence

Lead and develop a multi-layer IT organization with subordinate directors, managers, and staff; build leadership bench strength and succession plans.
Promote a culture centered on responsiveness, accessibility, high performance, solution-oriented work, and trusted partnership.
Model leadership practices that strengthen team culture and collaboration.

Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery & Emergency Management

Lead disaster recovery strategy and testing; ensure alignment with clinical and research priorities and readiness for unplanned disruptions.
Serve as a key participant in institutional emergency planning and operations, including leadership roles as appropriate.

Stakeholder Engagement & External Partnerships

Serve as the senior IT liaison to University of Utah and University of Utah Health IT, research administration, clinical operations, and enterprise cybersecurity.
Build strategic partnerships with academic institutions, industry collaborators, and regional technology ecosystems to advance digital innovation.

Minimum Qualifications
Requires Bachelor's degree and at least 15 years experience in the field or longstanding experience in relevant positions at institutions of similar size and/or scope or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Demonstrated success as a motivational and transformational leader. The highest standards for personal and professional ethics and integrity. The ability to excel in a complex, high-demand environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Preferences
Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree strongly preferred.
12+ years of progressively responsible IT leadership experience, including experience leading multiple functional areas through subordinate leaders.
Demonstrated success overseeing technology strategy, multi-site operations, enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and service delivery in a complex, highly regulated environment (e.g., healthcare, academic medicine, research, or large-scale enterprise).

Knowledge & Technical Expertise

Mastery or deep understanding of multiple IT domains including infrastructure, networking, cloud, cybersecurity, research computing, or digital collaboration.
Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, NIST, institutional IT governance, and regulated research environments.
Experience implementing or maturing ITIL-based service management, including SLAs/OLAs, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
Familiarity with clinical systems (EHR, imaging, oncology platforms, telehealth) and/or research computing (HPC, secure data environments) is strongly preferred.

Leadership & Strategic Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to lead major strategic and operational initiatives with enterprise-level impact.
Proven strength in complex problem-solving and improving systems, workflows, or processes across multiple stakeholder groups.
Exceptional ability to communicate with and influence executive leadership and build consensus in complex, matrixed environments.
Experience serving as a leader of leaders, including hiring, performance management, workforce planning, and talent development.
Strong track record of building collaborative, trusted partnerships across academic, clinical, and administrative domains.

Preferences include advanced degree in human resources, business administration, management, public administration, or equivalency. Certification as a human resource professional (HRCI-PHR or SPHR, SHRM-SPC or similar HRM certification) Experience in guiding organizational change management. Successful experience with an appreciation for and support of shared governance. Evidence of success in utilizing data to guide recommendations. Demonstrated success serving as human resources leader in higher education or academic cancer institution.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN44303B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 01249 - HCI Information Technology Dep
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: DOE
Close Date: 5/14/2026
Open Until Filled:

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