AVP, Technology Operations

This AVP position is in La Jolla, CA and is a hybrid position.

At Scripps, people are at the core of everything we do-the patients we serve, the dedicated caregivers, and those who continue the legacy of Miss Ellen Browning Scripps. This year marks Scripps Health's 100th anniversary, celebrating a century of medical excellence in San Diego.

With over 17,000 employees across five acute-care hospital campuses, 30 outpatient centers, and a range of specialty care facilities, Scripps remains committed to providing top-tier healthcare.

We invite you to join Scripps as Assistant Vice President, Information Services. In this pivotal role, you'll work alongside passionate staff dedicated to exceptional patient care and upholding the unique Scripps culture.

Award-Winning Workplace:

v Named one of Fortune's 100 Best Places to Work in 2024 for the 16th time-a distinction achieved by only five healthcare organizations nationwide, with Scripps being the sole healthcare provider in California.

v Ranked #8 among top healthcare employers by Fortune for five consecutive years.

v Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

v Nearly 25% of our employees have been with Scripps for over a decade.

Ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership skills to drive the direction of technology across the Scripps system.

• Develop and maintain the vision, strategy, roadmap and programs to modernize and advance technology infrastructure, including current and future technology needs.
• Develop and maintain the annual operating and capital budgets for technology systems, biomedical engineering, and staffing for cost-effective, efficient operations.
• Apply a business value assessment methodology to existing and future technology investments to maximize value.
• Day-to-day operational responsibility for networking, telecommunications, mobility, storage, compute, interfaces, data centers, cloud computing, Biomedical Engineering, and end-user device support.
• Implement best practice IT management methodologies focused on capacity planning, system availability, system performance, patching and release management, and data center operations leveraging industry-standard frameworks (ITIL, other).
• Provide strategic risk guidance for IT projects, including the evaluation and recommendation of technical controls based on trust boundaries and security frameworks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with IT suppliers and vendors and maintain knowledge of current technology and equipment and associated trends.
• Operationalize business impact analyses and disaster recovery plans to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Oversee technology and medical equipment lifecycle management.
• Ensure appropriate oversight of the technical environment leveraging management and monitoring tools to report the health of the infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Information Security to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data and implement the information security roadmap.
• Leverage IS Project Management Office frameworks to ensure technology and medical equipment projects are delivered based on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure technology needs are assessed and implemented based on the growth needs of the organization.
• Be a thought leader in developing plans to move the organization from a traditional thick footprint environment to a more agile, cloud-based environment.
• Leverage industry standards to migrate networking, storage, compute and other technologies to intelligent platforms. Examples include software-defined networking.
• Lead the development and maintenance of technology standards for the organization including SOPs and other relevant practices.

Reporting Relationships

Report to SVP, Chief Information Officer

Current Direct Reports:

Sr. Director, IS Enterprise Architecture, Director, IS Enterprise Architecture, Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, Executive Assistant.

Total Staff: 140

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

* Ten years of leadership experience, at least five of which in information services.

* Outstanding strategic-planning and problem-solving capabilities.

* Proven track record as effective leader in a high-performance organization.

* Skill and experience in improving efficiency while planning for the needs of a dynamic, growth-oriented company.

* The ability to apply effective project management skills to lead functional or strategic initiatives. Must have highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively represent the system.

* A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Scripps Health.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

* Master's degree in healthcare, Business, or related field.