DENTISTRY-DENT INFOR & DIGITAL (IN-DSID-IUINA)
The Indiana University School of Dentistry has been advancing oral health in the state and beyond since 1879, when it was founded as the Indiana Dental College. Over the past 140 years, we've become a national leader in preparing oral health professionals, conducting innovative research that has an impact on patients and the profession, and providing patient-centered care.
The Office of Dental Informatics and Digital Health (DIDH) at Indiana University School of Dentistry oversees the school's clinical information technology operations. The Office's primary goals are to implement new technology solutions and maintain existing technologies that support patient care, research, and administrative services. DIDH is responsible for creating an infrastructure to integrate data originating from different data sources; sharing data in an analyzable format for patient care, education, administrative, and research purposes; creating data-sharing policies to comply with university, state; and federal regulations; improving data capture and monitor data quality and supporting IUSD's focus on person-centered care.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Provides the highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to support Dental Informatics and Digital Health day-to-day responsibilities and operations.
- Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
- Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff; establishes work priorities; conducts performance reviews; and provides corrective action as needed.
- Conducts research on programs and services, protocols/processes, and/or standards supporting IUSD clinical IT operations and enhancing patient care, education and research portfolios.
- Responsible for implementing new digital health solutions and technologies to address business needs.
- Supports Associate Dean with short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives.
- Supports Associate Dean with budget management for resource needs and ensures cost containment.
General Responsibilities
- Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define various information technology methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high priority information technology projects/initiatives.
- Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase information technology initiatives.
- Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
- Manages high level assignments and allocation of technical resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams.
- Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
- Works collaboratively with other information technology leaders in recommending standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures.
- Conducts research on emerging technologies, services, protocols/processes, and/or standards in support of information technology goals and efforts; responsible for the implementation of new information technology solutions/procedures to address business needs.
- Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees and task forces related to information technology.
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
Preferred
- Master's degree in a computer science or related field
Required
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 4 years of multi-faceted information technology experience
- 1 year of management experience
Preferred
- 4 years of managing clinical IT operations in a healthcare system to optimize patient care
Skills
Required
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills
- Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
- Instills commitment to organizational goals
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
- Effective conflict management skills
- Builds and manages effective teams
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
IU Indianapolis
$100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year based on experience.
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Career Level: Sr. Operational
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Information Technology
Job Family: Multidisciplinary IT Services
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