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Senior Information Technology Director Clinical Applications

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, HEALTHCARE AND TECHNOLOGY Collaborative Leader who excels in leading and developing people, culture, process and technology. Possesses an extensive application development background and truly enjoys leading people and delivering elegant and scalable solutions. Leverages a proven track-record of using Agile development practices to own technical aspects of product development and innovate on the existing mix of tools and technologies to motivate teams to do their best work. Known for establishing a positive and progressive culture, continuously driving process improvements, and understanding the business, technology, and customers' needs as a critical part of a larger movement to build and deliver solutions. KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS LEADERSHIP | STRATEGY •Builds high performance Agile teams focused on meeting or exceeding customer expectations. •Serves as a partner in building a positive, highly supportive and collaborative culture focused on producing world-class software solutions. •Contributes to corporate strategic planning and innovation of technology direction. •Builds a strong sense of ownership and accountability for the teams and individual contributors, which is reflected at the code level and in the implementation and operations. •Owns technical delivery of project development; works with Scrum Masters to drive full project lifecycle. •Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery of a quality product that meet business needs and maximizes the customer experience. COACHING & MENTORING •Provides mentorship on system architecture and software standards, and facilitates decision-making within the team. •Leads team members to their optimal performance and recognizes and promotes excellent performers. •Manages, coaches and grows highly talented and motivated team members. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT •Proven ability to collect, analyze, cleanse and manage unclear and ever-changing requirements from multiple internal stakeholders, and to effectively communicate priorities to the team. •Ability to evolve a team's technical depth, break large-scale problems into manageable phases and quickly deliver solutions to the business. •Establishes realistic estimates for timelines while ensuring that product schedules remain on target. PROCESS IMPROVEMENT •Fosters a culture of continuous improvement •Demonstrated passion for agile principles •Focuses on simplification of processes, applications, and design