Senior Director of IT

Senior Director of IT

Salt Lake City, UT

Reqid: PRN46432B

Job Category: Computer Employee

Job Type: Full Time

Job Shift: Day

Details

Open Date

Requisition Number PRN46432B

Job Title Information Technology Management

Working Title Senior Director of IT

Career Progression Track M00

Track Level M7 - Senior Director

FLSA Code Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area President

Department 01249 - HCI - IT

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range 110,391 to 253,250

Close Date 12/31/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Information Technology Management

Huntsman Cancer Institute ( HCI ) is a global leader in cancer research and clinical care and the Mountain West’s only National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. As HCI enters an extraordinary period of growth—including a new state-of-the-art Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vineyard and expanded clinical operations through the University of Utah—technology will be central to how we advance cancer care, accelerate discovery, and expand access across the region.

HCI is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Director of Information Technology to help shape that future.

This is an enterprise-wide leadership opportunity for a technology executive who sees IT not simply as an operational function, but as a strategic partner in solving complex organizational challenges and enabling innovation within an embedded technology organization .

The Senior Director will establish and execute a multi-year technology strategy spanning HCI’s clinical, research, and administrative missions while leading a complex, multi-site IT environment. The position oversees the technology capabilities that enable HCI’s clinical, research, and administrative missions, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, digital collaboration, research computing, service delivery, and emerging digital technologies.

The role is crucial to ensuring that technology capabilities remain closely aligned with HCI’s unique combination of research, clinical care, education, and operational objectives while leveraging the strengths of broader University and Health System technology partnerships.

Just as importantly, the Senior Director will work closely with HCI leaders, researchers, clinicians, administrators, and enterprise partners to identify opportunities where technology can fundamentally improve how HCI operates, conducts research, and delivers cancer care.

Why HCI

Huntsman Cancer Institute is entering a transformative period of growth and innovation. The Senior Director of Information Technology will have an opportunity to help build the technology environment that supports that future—from the systems and infrastructure underlying day-to-day operations to the emerging capabilities that will enable the next generation of cancer research and care.

HCI increasingly depends upon technology capabilities that connect research, clinical care, education, and operations. The Senior Director will help ensure those capabilities evolve in ways that advance institutional priorities while supporting innovation, growth, and operational excellence.

Our work is driven by a shared commitment to transform the prevention, detection, treatment, and understanding of cancer. Our mission is to deliver a cancer-free frontier through science, compassion, and innovation , while our vision is to be a global leader in cancer prevention, treatment, research, and education .

Achieving that vision requires more than scientific and clinical excellence—it requires an environment where people, technology, data, and innovation come together to advance what is possible. HCI is uniquely positioned at the intersection of world-class cancer research, patient care, education, and discovery, creating opportunities to make a meaningful impact across the cancer continuum.

As a member of the HCI leadership team, the Senior Director of Information Technology will play an important role in enabling this mission—strengthening the technology foundation that supports our researchers, clinicians, educators, staff, and patients while helping HCI thoughtfully embrace emerging technologies and new opportunities for innovation.

Join us in building the technology environment that will help shape the future of cancer care and discovery.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

• HCI is looking for a leader who can connect technology strategy to institutional strategy .

• The successful candidate will bring strong operational discipline while also engaging deeply with emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence, data, digital health, research technology, clinical innovation, engineering, and complex process improvement.

Representative strategic opportunities include:

• Enterprise Technology Modernization — advancing cybersecurity, identity management, cloud, automation, systems integration, and scalable platforms in support of HCI’s dynamic growth

• AI & Digital Transformation — moving promising ideas into engineered, scalable solutions across clinical care, research, and administrative operations

• Research Computing & Data Enablement — developing the computing, data, integration, and analytics capabilities needed to accelerate AI-enabled research and scientific discovery

• Clinical & Engineering Partnerships – working directly with clinical departments such as Radiation Oncology where technology, engineering, analytics, instrumentation, and clinical workflows intersect

• Vineyard Campus Technology Development — helping architect the technology foundation for a new cancer campus, including infrastructure, security, integration, digital workflows, and emerging AI capabilities.

• Cross-enterprise collaboration — building strong partnerships across HCI , University of Utah, University of Utah Health, research administration, clinical operations, and other institutional stakeholders to advance shared priorities.

• The specific portfolio of strategic initiatives will evolve with institutional priorities. The Senior Director will be expected to identify opportunities, build partnerships, establish priorities, and translate complex technology challenges into practical, scalable solutions.

• What You Will Lead

• Enterprise IT Strategy, Governance & Transformation

• Develop and execute a multi-year IT strategy and roadmap aligned with HCI’s clinical, research, administrative, and growth priorities.

• Establish technology priorities that anticipate the needs of a rapidly expanding, multi-campus cancer center.

• Mature IT governance, policies, standards, architecture, and operating models.

• Establish clear service expectations, performance metrics, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Operational Level Agreements (OLAs).

• Serve as a strategic advisor to HCI leadership on technology opportunities, risks, investments, and emerging trends.

• Digital Infrastructure & Multi-Campus Technology

• Provide strategic oversight of enterprise infrastructure, including data centers, hybrid cloud, storage, virtualization, endpoint management, and collaboration platforms.

• Lead technology planning and implementation for HCI’s expanding footprint, including the Vineyard Campus and West Valley clinical operations.

• Partner with University of Utah IT and University of Utah Health IT to ensure technology environments are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned.

• Modernize enterprise collaboration, audiovisual, conferencing, classroom, and event technology to create a consistent and high-quality experience across HCI locations.

• Clinical, Research & Digital Innovation

• Partner with clinical leaders and University of Utah Health IT to align technology capabilities with HCI’s specialized oncology workflows and clinical priorities.

• Lead research IT strategy in partnership with Institute leadership and the research community.

• Support high-performance computing, secure data environments, scientific software, data-intensive research, and compliant research workflows.

• Create an environment in which researchers, clinicians, and operational leaders can responsibly explore emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.

• Help establish practical pathways for evaluating, piloting, governing, and scaling technology solutions.

• Identify opportunities to use technology, data, and automation to improve complex workflows and organizational processes.

• AI, Data