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Michigan State University

UHW Director of Informatics / Information Technologist IV

🇺🇸 Hybrid - East Lansing, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ October 2nd, 2025

SIEM

Edtech.com's Summary

University Health And Wellbeing is hiring a UHW Director of Informatics / Information Technologist IV. This role leads the IT team, manages IT capacity and usability, develops and oversees the IT budget in collaboration with Fiscal Officers, and consults senior stakeholders to guide IT strategy through various analyses and communications.

Highlights
  • Lead the IT team within University Health and Wellbeing and act on behalf of the Assistant Provost in technology matters.
  • Perform strategic planning to ensure IT capacity and usability across the Unit.
  • Collaborate with Fiscal Officers to develop, implement, and maintain the academic year IT budget.
  • Conduct gap analyses, SWOT, and other exercises to inform IT strategy and direction.
  • Communicate IT actions and planning to Unit stakeholders.
  • Require knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field plus over eight years of progressively responsible IT experience, including oversight of large, complex IT projects.
  • Valid driver’s license required.
  • Preferred experience with healthcare IT systems such as EHR platforms (Athena, Epic, Cerner) and technologies including clinical informatics, virtualization, security systems, and networking protocols.
  • Experience in healthcare delivery systems and academic ambulatory healthcare environments comparable in size and complexity to University Health and Wellbeing is desired.
  • Position is remote-friendly and supports some remote work as agreed.

UHW Director of Informatics / Information Technologist IV Full Description

Working/Functional Title
UHW Director of Informatics

Position Summary
University Health and Wellbeing Director of Informatics is charged with the ability to lead the IT Team within the Unit and acting on behalf of the Assistant Provost in relationship to technology. The Director of Informatics is responsible for the strategic planning to ensure IT capacity, and usability across the Unit landscape. Director of Informatics will work closely with Unit Fiscal Officers, to develop, implement and maintain IT budget for the academic fiscal year. The Director of Informatics will also consult senior-level stakeholders within the Unit to identify business and technology needs, perform gap analysis, SWOT, and other analysis exercises to set direction for IT strategy. The Director of Informatics will provide Unit IT communication to stakeholders, ensuring all are informed of IT actions and planning.

Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or a related information technology field, with coursework in an information technology specialization related to the area of employment; and more than eight years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in an information technology area related to the duties to be performed, including experience overseeing large, complex or critical information technology projects; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
Valid driver's license required.

Desired Qualifications
Experience implementing and transitioning to operations, integrated Healthcare IT systems including EHR clinical systems (ex. Athena, Epic, Cerner). 

Experience in the following technologies: 
Health and Clinical technologies 
Classroom support and management Industry common workstation/server operating systems 
Industry common productivity suites 
Physical networking and associated protocols 
Knowledge in the areas of virtualization and storage systems Security systems including Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM Experience in the healthcare industry, particularly delivery systems, and business-related processes, technology and practices, functions and architectures 
Clinical Informatics Certification 
Academic ambulatory healthcare experience of comparable size and complexity as University Health and Wellbeing
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Resume
Cover letter
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Website
uhw.msu.edu
Summary of Health Risks
TB and Human tissue
Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Bidding eligibility ends October 7, 2025, 11:55 PM

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