What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Finance Information Systems, AI, & Automation position at Seattle Children's?
Manage and direct the activities of the organization's Finance Information Systems (IS) team, establishing Finance IS standards and overseeing short- and long-term Finance IS planning and design. Oversee Finance IS project management, identify user needs, and monitor progress toward objectives. Define Finance systems' maintenance requirements and authorize enhancements to existing systems to improve departmental efficiency. Oversee Finance report designs, interface system integrity, and end-user training development and delivery. Drive operational discipline, technical quality, data governance, and scalable solution delivery in a regulated environment to enhance financial decision-making, reporting, and process efficiency.
This role is responsible for establishing the Finance IS business strategy, prioritization, adoption, process transformation, and value realization related to AI and automation initiatives by establishing the Finance organization vision and roadmap for AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives. This role directly supports, integrates with, and optimizes the full suite of enterprise Finance applications, including Workday, Enterprise Transaction Management (ETM), Strata, and OnBase, and any future software implementations in conjunction with the centralized IT and AI teams at Seattle Children's.
Required Education And Experience
$185,414.00 - $278,122.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
This role is responsible for establishing the Finance IS business strategy, prioritization, adoption, process transformation, and value realization related to AI and automation initiatives by establishing the Finance organization vision and roadmap for AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives. This role directly supports, integrates with, and optimizes the full suite of enterprise Finance applications, including Workday, Enterprise Transaction Management (ETM), Strata, and OnBase, and any future software implementations in conjunction with the centralized IT and AI teams at Seattle Children's.
Required Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a quantitative/finance field.
- Minimum eight (8) years of progressive experience in software technology, AI/ML environments, intelligent automation, or technology execution within finance or complex enterprise environments.
- Minimum five (5) years of direct team leadership experience building, mentoring, and managing high-performing Information Systems teams.
- Proven track record of leading and deploying system automations, technology-driven process improvements, AI, , and automated workflows into enterprise financial platforms.
- Healthcare and/or non-profit industry experience.
- Master’s Degree (M.S., MBA) in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
- 10 years of experience in AI/ML solution delivery, large-scale ERP software, Finance IT specific leadership, and process automation in healthcare or finance environments.
- Direct experience integrating AI and automation pipelines with Workday, ETM, Strata, and OnBase.
- Proficiency with RPA platform tools (e.g., Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Blue Prism).
$185,414.00 - $278,122.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
Salary : $185,414 - $278,122