What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Director IT Next-Generation Technologies & Development position at Geisinger?
- Leads the IT Next-Generation Technologies and Development function, including AI Products, Microsoft Copilot, application development, Microsoft Power Apps, and special technology initiatives, establishing clear accountabilities, product ownership, engineering standards, and delivery expectations for the IT organization.
- Establishes the IT strategy and multi-year technology enablement roadmap for AI products and emerging capabilities, translating priorities established with the Digital Transformation Office, Enterprise AI Team, and enterprise stakeholders into a sequenced portfolio of platforms, integrations, pilots, and technology investments.
- Oversees IT AI product capabilities, including product lifecycle management, adoption, governance, value measurement, user enablement, and the responsible expansion of use cases across the enterprise.
- Directs enterprise application development and Microsoft Power Apps capabilities, promoting reusable components, secure development practices, product-oriented delivery, automation, and effective integration with enterprise platforms and data.
- Establishes an IT-led pathway for emerging technologies from technical discovery and assessment through prototype, pilot, production, and scale, with defined criteria for architecture alignment, cybersecurity, data governance, integration, supportability, risk, value, and total cost of ownership.
- Leads market intelligence, horizon scanning, and future-sensing activities across healthcare and adjacent industries; assess technology, vendor, startup, and partner trends; and recommend the next best technology investments for the enterprise.
- Partners closely with the leader of Enterprise Architecture to align product and investment roadmaps with target-state architecture, enterprise standards, application and platform strategies, technical debt reduction, and build-versus-buy decisions.
- Builds investment proposals and business cases that define the problem, strategic alignment, expected outcomes, adoption approach, financial requirements, dependencies, risks, and measures of value for proposed technology investments.
- Partners with cybersecurity, data and AI, privacy, legal, compliance, clinical, operational, infrastructure, and IT delivery leaders to ensure products and solutions are safe, scalable, resilient, interoperable, and aligned with enterprise governance.
- Collaborates with the Enterprise AI team on AI strategy, use-case prioritization, responsible AI practices, and adoption, while ensuring IT maintains clear accountability for technology architecture, platform engineering, integration, cybersecurity, reliability, and production support.
- Builds, coaches, and develops high-performing product, development, and emerging technology teams; strengthen modern product management and engineering practices; and create a culture of experimentation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).
Qualifications:
Location Requirement:
- Candidates must reside within Geisinger's service area.