Senior Vice President, Application and Platform Development

Here is a remarkable chance for you to join a thriving Healthcare IT company with established products, prestigious clients, substantial revenue, blue chip institutional investors and continuous growth.  At DrFirst, you will collaborate with brilliant minds, tackling unique healthcare challenges on an unprecedented scale.  Our culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and fast-paced—ideal for those who seek personal and professional growth while working alongside intelligent colleagues. If you're enthusiastic about pushing your limits, unlocking your potential, and thrive in a dynamic team, we're eager to connect with you!

About You:

• You quote Martin Fowler and still get excited by event driven architecture
• Business leaders compliment you on your ability to translate techno babble and distill complexity with approachable clarity
• Believe that form must follow function
• Champion DevOps methodology
• Build self-sufficient tribes that deliver solutions that scale and delight
• Understand the needs of both B2B and B2C users
• Would be excited to build out a platform eco system for both internal and external developers

Healthcare Technology Strategy and Vision:

• Work with CTIO and Business SME to articulate and execute comprehensive technology strategy aligned with the company's mission to advance healthcare through innovation.
• Stay abreast of healthcare industry trends, regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies; serving as internal champion to appropriate adoption.

Leadership and Team Management:

• As a trusted partner to our CTIO, you will manage numerous application teams ensuring they are structured, architected, resourced and executing to produce repeatable success.
• Provide inspirational leadership to the technology team, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and excellence.
• Attract, mentor, and retain top-tier talent, cultivating a high-performing and motivated team.

Execution and Process Management:

• Ensuring our portfolio of products conform to regulatory standards, development and delivery are predictable and always improving.

Financial Management:

• Manage an eight figure technology budget, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement strategies to maximize the return on technology investments.

Governance and Risk Management:

• Oversight of governance across the company that helps each business meet its objectives while ensuring each product is continuing to be compliant with DrFirst security and architecture standards
• Implement and enforce best practices for data security, privacy, and compliance with industry regulations.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with healthcare technology initiatives.

• Successful commercial IT portfolio development
• Strong management skills (Technology and People)
• Proven success in executing on overall technology agendas
• Track record that includes leading organizational transformations
• Proven analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven success in fostering innovation and cross functional collaboration
• Ability to handle complex projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business initiatives.
• Proven ability to scale technology and organizational structures for rapid growth
• Must have excellent leadership and communication skills (oral and written) and possess the ability to work with diverse groups.
• Strong leadership skills with a team-oriented and collaborative approach to work.
• Strong Healthcare Technology experience
• Experience with regulatory environment in health care technology industry
• Promotion of process improvement

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements

• 10+ years in technology leadership; experience leading multi-disciplined teams within an Enterprise Technology company is required; SaaS experience is a plus
• Proven track record of road mapping and executing on an enterprise-wide technology portfolio strategy that creates value for the business via improved productivity and decreased spend
• Expertise with Information Security and Privacy practices; experienced with IT security, governance, risk and compliance of applications and product network
• Ability to set a vision and inspire and motivate teams; can drive organizational change within and beyond functions
• Experienced delivering swiftly against deadlines across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Stays up to date on knowledge and understanding of innovative technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technology to business leaders, Board members, and others not immersed within the technology world.

- 85% desk and phone work
- 15% travel across office locations, customer visits, external visits as needed 

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• Competitive compensation, with a base salary of $250,000 - $325,000 (Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience)
• Eligible for Company Performance-based Bonus Program, based on individual and company performance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K eligible after 3 months of employment, with 50% company match up to first 5% of salary contributed to the plan with a 3-year vesting schedule
• HSA for eligible employees enrolled in the HDHP, with a generous company contribution up to $500 for individual coverage and $1000 for family coverage per year
• 100% company paid short and long-term disability, AD&D, and group life insurance
• Accrued annual paid time off (PTO) of 18 days for the first 3 years of service, increasing thereafter and 7 paid holiday days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Continuing Education funds up to $1500 annually for eligible programs after 1 year of service
• Voluntary benefits including FSA, Hospital indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness insurances

DrFirst is committed to being a Remote-First company, creating a dynamic and flexible workplace where everyone can thrive, no matter where they log in from. Check out our approach to remote work https://drfirst.com/company/about-us/careers/.

Learn more about our benefits and professional development opportunities https://drfirst.com/company/about-us/careers/the-perks/.