Director of Enterprise Architecture

The Director of Enterprise Architecture is responsible for leading the strategic design and evolution of enterprise-wide technology systems across Renown Health. This role ensures that IT architecture aligns with the organization's mission to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while supporting operational efficiency, clinical excellence, and innovation.

The Director will define and implement enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and roadmaps that guide technology investments and integration across primary, acute, ambulatory, and health plan services. This leader will collaborate with executive stakeholders, IT leadership, and clinical and operational teams to ensure scalable, secure, and interoperable systems that support data-driven decision-making and digital transformation.

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with Renown Health's clinical, operational, and digital transformation goals.
• Lead the design and governance of technology platforms, data integration, and application ecosystems across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with business and IT leaders to evaluate emerging technologies and guide investment decisions that support scalability, security, and innovation.
• Establish architecture standards, principles, and best practices to ensure consistency, interoperability, and performance across systems.
• Drive modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, data platform evolution, and digital health capabilities.
• Mentor, lead, and manage a team of enterprise and solution architects, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Define and implement enterprise architecture strategy aligned with system-wide goals and digital transformation initiatives.
• Establish and enforce architecture governance frameworks, standards, and policies to ensure system interoperability, scalability, and compliance.
• Lead strategic and operational planning for enterprise technology platforms, ensuring alignment with clinical, operational, and business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to leverage architecture to improve care delivery, operational efficiency, and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with IT, clinical, and business leaders to translate organizational needs into architectural solutions.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and security requirements (e.g., HIPAA, CMS, HITRUST) across all architectural domains.
• Understand and integrate diverse business requirements across departments such as clinical operations, finance, marketing, and population health.
• Lead enterprise-wide assessments to identify opportunities for innovation, cost optimization, and improved service delivery.

Architecture Enablement & Insights

• Engage stakeholders to define business and technical requirements for enterprise systems and integration strategies.
• Guide the development of reference architectures and solution blueprints that support data interoperability, cloud adoption, and digital health initiatives.
• Evaluate and prioritize architectural initiatives that support enterprise goals, including EHR modernization, cloud migration, and platform consolidation.
• Support the implementation of advanced analytics, AI, and data platforms by ensuring architectural readiness and alignment.
• Provide architectural oversight for real-time data delivery, clinical decision support, and digital front-door capabilities.

Operational Oversight & Governance

• Oversee the integration and lifecycle management of enterprise platforms, applications, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with IT operations, cybersecurity, and data governance teams to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing systems.
• Ensure architectural alignment with care models, value-based care initiatives, and population health strategies.
• Establish service-level agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and governance processes to ensure continuous delivery and improvement of enterprise architecture services.

Staffing

• Effective selection, hiring and on-boarding
• Training, mentoring, development
• Timely and candid evaluation, coaching, discipline and discharge

Budgets

• Annually budget for capital and operating resources needed to meet organization needs
• Identify, justify, prioritize, and consider alternatives
• Develop ROI analysis as appropriate
• Monitor and manage to budgets throughout the year.
• Anticipate, explain and track variances
• Track impact of decisions and expected changes for future budget cycles

Work Planning, Assignment, Project Management

• Plan work in support of organization needs and against available resource capacity
• Assign work, set clear expectations for deliverables, timelines
• Monitor progress, adjust plans, act when needed to ensure successful and timely delivery
• Evaluate work products and provide feedback (positive and negative)
• Ensure timely work completion
• Use standard Project Management methods and work products, oversee multiple concurrent projects

This position does not provide patient care.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

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Education:

Must have working-level proficiency in English, including reading, writing, and speaking, to effectively communicate across clinical, operational, and technical teams. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Health Informatics, Engineering, or a related technical field is required. Master's degree in Enterprise Architecture, Health Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline is strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, or systems integration within the healthcare industry.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing enterprise architecture or technology transformation initiatives, with direct responsibility for cross-functional architecture teams.
• Proven experience in large, complex healthcare environments, including hospitals, ambulatory care, and health plan operations, with a deep understanding of clinical and administrative workflows.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman), cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS), and interoperability standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR).
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, CMS, and security frameworks such as NIST or HITRUST.
• Demonstrated ability to align technology strategy with organizational goals, enabling digital transformation, operational efficiency, and improved patient outcomes.

License(s):

None

Certification(s):

None

Computer / Typing:

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word and have the ability to use the computer for online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.