Vice President, Information Technology

Mission

Actively collaborate with peers in field operations and other Home Office departments as a true “partner” with them.  Consistently prioritize least complex and most economical means to accomplish a given business goal.  Work actively with IT team to set clear priorities and coordinate projects in smooth manner – avoiding “fire drills” and changing priorities.  Communicate complex subjects in clear, understandable, and actionable terms to SCA executive team – allowing effective and efficient decision-making.  Seek to create open, transparent environment – actively sharing and seeking input on IT priorities, project lists, and performance.  Consistently deliver on commitments made.  Live SCA values at all times. 

Outcomes

·         Facilitate data integration between legacy patient accounting system and supply ordering system to allow calculation of cost per case

·         Partner with Revenue Cycle to select, pilot, implement, and train teammates in 130 centers on a new patient accounting system and associated business intelligence software by the end of 2012

·         Determine appropriate mix of outsourced and full time teammates to effectively complete projects in a timely manner at lowest possible cost by mid-2010

·         Develop and execute a plan to ensure SCA has appropriate information security in place to enable SOX 404 compliance, controls based audits, and regulatory compliance by 2012

·         Maintain a recently implemented project management process to ensure potential projects are scoped, evaluated, and completed in a timely manner with great insight to non-IT teammates based on clear metrics, measurement of efficiency gains and project ROIs, and tight budgetary controls

·         Develop a management process for the selection and procurement of IT related products to reduce current spend and provide similar or better functionality

·         Oversee implementation of an enterprise data warehouse by mid-2010 that is capable of providing consistent, reliable business intelligence to all Field and Home Office teammates

·         Ensure timely, accurate delivery of reporting and dashboards through Cognos and other tools

·         Manage existing outsource relationship with Perot Systems (recently acquired by Dell) for dedicated help desk, data storage, software management, etc. to maintain appropriate service levels from the Perot team.

·         Implement an efficient acquisition integration plan and execute as SCA continues to expand

·         Extraordinary communication skills – ability to articulate complex technical content in a clear, concise manner that teammates in the field as well as non-IT executives can engage in

·         Highly collaborative worker – establish relationships and work closely with peers throughout the organization as a true thought partner

·         Bias for simplicity – seeks the simple, economical solution versus a state of the art solution

·         Analytical – create transparent frameworks for critically evaluating all potential IT solutions

·         Planning & execution – strong project management skills and ability to drive execution of projects on time and under budget with a high degree of transparency

·         Leadership – natural leader capable of aligning team to common strategic vision and ensuring the entire IT department exemplifies SCA values

·         Strong penchant for cost efficiency - looks for opportunities to create cost savings and technology options that accomplished desired business outcomes in most cost effective manner possible

·         Vendor management – ability to achieve desired business outcomes through highly leveraged resource structure at competitive prices

Requirements

·         10-15+ years in IT, holding progressive leadership positions

·         Consistently positive references from direct supervisors in prior positions, reflecting strong performance and working relationships in prior roles

·         Significant experience in all operational aspects of IT, including application development, project management, infrastructure and oversight/compliance

·         Extensive experience with vendor selection and management

·         Healthcare industry experience preferred

·         Must be located in Birmingham or willing to relocate to Birmingham

·         Must be willing to personally commit to living SCA’s values (Clinical Quality, Integrity, Service Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, and Continuous Improvement) in all professional interactions, internally and externally

Org Structure

·         Reports to CFO

·         Manages: 

o   VP, IT Infrastructure

o   Director, IT Governance & Administration

o   Director, Enterprise Systems