Chief Data and Analytics Officer

At ChristianaCare, we serve as our neighbors as respectful, expert, caring partners in their health. We do this by creating innovative, effective, affordable systems of care that our neighbors value. Supporting this mission, we seek a Chief Data and Analytics Officer who will report to the Chief Digital and Information Officer. This individual leads ChristianaCare's enterprise Core Data and AI function, encompassing data strategy, governance, analytics, and AI enablement. This role establishes the organizational vision for a secure, scalable, cloud-based data and AI platform, ensuring trusted data foundations that enable advanced analytics, machine learning, and responsible AI adoption across clinical, operational, and research domains.

The CDAO drives measurable business and patient care value through interoperable data products, AI-enabled decision support, and enterprise analytics. This leader partners closely with clinical leadership, operational teams, and Information Systems/Epic to enable data-driven and AI-assisted decision-making while maintaining strong governance, regulatory compliance, and ethical AI practices.If this role work excites you please apply!

ChristianaCare benefits:

ChristianaCare offers an annual incentive bonus and a collegial space where innovation is valued. We offer incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching. Fitness and wellness reimbursement, and phenomenal discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more.

Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Define, execute, and maintain an enterprise-wide data, analytics, and AI strategy aligned with organizational priorities, clinical outcomes, and operational performance.
• Build a multi-year roadmap, plan for execution, and prepare a pro-forma budget based on eliciting organizational needs and integrating with functional objectives.
• Drive adoption of shared standards for data quality, security, interoperability, and responsible AI governance across all spokes.
• Oversee the design and operation of the enterprise data platform to enable scalability and resilience, ensuring seamless integration with Epic Clarity/Caboodle and compliance with interoperability standards (HL7/FHIR).
• Own enterprise data governance, privacy, and security frameworks, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and maintaining HIPAA/PHI compliance.
• Build and mentor the Core Data team (Governance, Platform, Advanced Analytics, Cogito) to deliver excellence, fostering a culture of data literacy, transparency, and a product mindset across the organization.

Education and experience requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field required, Master's Degree strongly preferred.

• 10-15+ years of progressive Data Analytics experience including data strategy development, data governance, advanced analytics proficiency is required.

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most multidimensional health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is crafting the future of health care.

Working for Christiana Care offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/