Director - Engineering

Providence’s Population Health team is made up of trusted technologists, advisors and thought partners. Our priority is to transform health care for better outcomes and to improve the experience of patients, members, and communities. We work collaboratively with regional leaders in the US and India as well as externally with community partners, payers, and government agencies to build Value Based Care solutions.

As an expert in Value Based Care, you shall bring in industry expertise & thought leadership and would thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem to organize teams, develop a clear strategy and guide teams to consistently deliver results. You shall lead and manage our “Population Health Informatics” capabilities at Providence India and provide strategic leadership and partnership to our Global Teams to deliver. You shall stay abreast on evolving trends and help us in being in sync with latest industry developments at a global level.

Strategic:

• Drive strategy, roadmaps, and product vision while working with Population Health business owners.
• Think innovatively and manage teams that develop technology and deliver results.
• Build relationships with Providence business teams, engineering teams, and payers
• Develop a prioritized multi-year roadmap to build a Population health platform for Providence with a future potential to expand to other health systems.
• Bring in & drive changes to improve productivity, predictability, platforms in line with organizational aspirations & culture.
• Anticipate changing demands and creatively realign Population Health objectives as needed to align with organizational strategic objectives.
• Work as a key member of the leadership team to create a high performing team that will drive necessary leadership and personnel changes in a consistent and caring manner.

Leadership:

• Focus on problem solving and digital transformation of workflows, with a focus on building domain knowledge, mentoring, engineering excellence, and quality of service.
• Build, grow, and nurture vibrant teams consisting talented technologists.
• Think innovatively and manage teams that develop technology and deliver results.
• Connect technical roadmaps to measurable outcomes through deep understanding of business goals, ensure production solutions are reliable, resilient, performant, secure, and effective and that implemented solutions are continuously monitored and documented.
• Foster a trusting and safe environment where team members can raise problems without fear of blame, retribution or being judged, and focused on remediation, prevention, and excellence.
• Bring in & drive changes to improve productivity, predictability, platforms in line with organizational aspirations & culture.
• Take risks thoughtfully and put a structure in place to achieve the goals.
• Manage the talent management process and hire, nurture and retain talent.

Collaboration and Influence: The executive must be able to build strong and enduring relationships across the organization and facilitate collaborations, transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents. S/he must have the ability to move seamlessly between various stakeholders, gaining support for key initiatives. 

Driving Results: Knows how to get things done in the organization; successfully mobilizes people, processes, culture and technology. Effectively navigates relationships and organizational politics within a matrixed organization.

Inspirational Leader: Demonstrates emotionally intelligent leadership and interactions. Courageously communicates and inspires an ever evolving and changing organization. Is action-oriented; consciously and effectively urges others toward the goal.

People Focused: Clearly sets direction and expectations for direct reports and holds them accountable for results. Provides feedback and coaching to both good-performers and under-performers. Conscientiously builds a diverse talent pipeline of highly capable caregivers. Demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion in leadership efforts.

Thought Leader: Knowledgeable about current business and healthcare practices. Capable of critical operational and financial analytics. Leverages best business practices to solve problems. Leverages strategies that grow and develop the organization. Stays on top of emerging business and healthcare trends. Thinks innovatively and facilitates creativity in others. Is mentally agile; “thinks well on their feet.” Introduces break - through thinking, enabling new mental models to emerge.

• Over 15 years of Industry experience in technology engineering experience along with people & leadership experience technical roles, solid shipping, people management and leadership experience.
• 5+ years People management experience managing team performance, delivery, roadmap, mentoring & coaching.
• Empathy towards User base and focus on outcomes of the platform and team.
• Required Skills:
  • US Healthcare Knowledge, Population Health, Value Based Care risk arrangements, healthcare finance, claims adjudication processes, healthcare data, and interoperability.
  • Fluent in Microsoft Technical Stack and Microsoft Native Azure.
  • Experience in Data Engineering, Operations, Dev Ops tech stack leveraging Microsoft Azure.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Public Health, or Equivalent