What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Director IT Next-Generation Technologies & Development position at Geisinger?
Job Summary
Provides strategic leadership for next-generation technologies and application development, overseeing IT AI Products, including Microsoft Copilot, enterprise application development, Microsoft Power Apps, and special projects focused on emerging technology. Leads the identification, evaluation, piloting, and responsible scaling of new IT capabilities that improve enterprise performance, workforce experience, consumer engagement, and care delivery. Establishes product and development strategies, operating models, governance, and measurable outcomes that translates IT innovation into sustainable enterprise value in partnership with and support of the Digital Transformation Office and the Enterprise AI Team. Conducts market and horizon scanning to recommend the next best technology investments for the enterprise and works in close partnership with the leader of Enterprise Architecture to ensure emerging capabilities align with enterprise standards, target-state architecture, security, data, integration, and platform strategies.
Job Duties
Location Requirement:
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
Experience
Minimum of 5 years-Leadership (Required), Minimum of 14 years-Relevant experience* (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Provides strategic leadership for next-generation technologies and application development, overseeing IT AI Products, including Microsoft Copilot, enterprise application development, Microsoft Power Apps, and special projects focused on emerging technology. Leads the identification, evaluation, piloting, and responsible scaling of new IT capabilities that improve enterprise performance, workforce experience, consumer engagement, and care delivery. Establishes product and development strategies, operating models, governance, and measurable outcomes that translates IT innovation into sustainable enterprise value in partnership with and support of the Digital Transformation Office and the Enterprise AI Team. Conducts market and horizon scanning to recommend the next best technology investments for the enterprise and works in close partnership with the leader of Enterprise Architecture to ensure emerging capabilities align with enterprise standards, target-state architecture, security, data, integration, and platform strategies.
Job Duties
- 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.
- Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).
Location Requirement:
- Candidates must reside within Geisinger's service area.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading application development, digital product, AI, innovation, or emerging technology functions
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
Experience
Minimum of 5 years-Leadership (Required), Minimum of 14 years-Relevant experience* (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.