Director - R&D Medical Informatics for SCPMG (San Diego)

Director - R&D Medical Informatics for SCPMG

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Technical Summary
The Director of Research and Development in Medical Informatics is a key contributor, decision maker, and strategic partner within the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. This role influences research and development roadmaps, architecture, and systems/application implementation, testing, and deployment. Responsibilities include system design, development, deployment, and maintenance across multiple platforms, working closely with executives and medical informatics staff to meet business and clinical needs with high-quality systems and solutions.

Job Summary
This managerial position oversees multiple application portfolios, directs technical teams, and manages the entire software development lifecycle.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead operations of multiple units, analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts to develop business plans, support cross-functional initiatives, translate strategies into requirements, and ensure products meet customer expectations.
• Maintain a highly skilled workforce through resource planning, recruitment, talent development, motivation, industry trend awareness, and performance management.
• Leverage DEVOPS, Waterfall, and Agile practices to design, develop, and deliver resilient, secure, cloud-based solutions.
• Foster collaboration among technical teams, architects, and consultants to create scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Ensure support for systems incident management and troubleshooting.
• Oversee technical solution reviews and implementation across functions.
• Translate business requirements into logical program designs, coding, and application systems, partnering with Business Analysts and IT leadership.
• Manage multiple application portfolios, ensuring adherence to standards and best practices.
• Guide development with industry best practices and standards, ensuring interfaces and methods support architectural designs.
• Oversee deployment schedules, provide mentorship, and manage vendor relationships.
• Ensure teams understand and follow company methodologies, policies, and standards throughout the software development lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least six (6) years of experience with SDLC-based solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, or related field, with a minimum of eight (8) years in management, project management, or IT consulting. Equivalent work experience may substitute for the degree.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

This job posting is active. Salary range: $265,000.00-$310,000.00 in the San Diego Metropolitan Area.

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