Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is a global leader in cancer research and care, serving patients across the Mountain West as the region’s only NCI‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. With a rapidly expanding multi‑campus footprint – including a new, state‑of‑the‑art Comprehensive Cancer Center opening in Vineyard and clinics in a new University of Utah West Valley Hospital in 2028, HCI is transforming cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. We exist for one purpose: to reduce human suffering and move closer to a cancer‑free frontier.
HCI is seeking a visionary Senior Director of Information Technology, an enterprise leader who will shape the digital infrastructure and technology strategy that powers this mission. This role oversees a broad portfolio spanning infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, digital collaboration, end‑user experience, research computing, clinical systems coordination, participating in campus and health system initiatives, and multi‑site service delivery. As the senior IT leader for a complex academic‑clinical enterprise, this role drives long‑term strategy for IT, ensures operational excellence, and leads a high‑performing team that supports world‑class cancer care and groundbreaking research.
A critical priority is fostering an IT environment and culture that supports research and clinical teams actively building or exploring AI-enabled, IT-centric tools. The role should remain closely connected to this emerging momentum—helping guide it in ways that accelerate innovation while ensuring appropriate safeguards, security, and compliance.
A key near-term priority is maturing infrastructure and operating models to support NIST 800-171 compliance, including identity and role-based access management, physical and logical access controls, secure facilities and enclaves, protected data storage, and compliant operational workflows.
Operating within a collaborative matrix and a dual‑entity environment (academic and clinical), this role provides senior‑level leadership for IT operations, governance, and innovation across all HCI locations. This includes stewarding two aligned but distinct IT budgets, working closely with University of Utah and University of Utah Health IT leadership, and ensuring technology readiness for HCI’s major expansion into the Vineyard Campus. As a key architect of the Institute’s digital future, this role builds the systems, teams, and capabilities that will enable HCI to deliver leading‑edge oncology care, accelerate discovery, and expand access across the Mountain West.
Qualifications
Requires Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years experience in the field or longstanding experience in relevant positions at institutions of similar size and/or scope or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Demonstrated success as a motivational and transformational leader. The highest standards for personal and professional ethics and integrity. The ability to excel in a complex, high-demand environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
Preferences
Preferences include advanced degree in human resources, business administration, management, public administration, or equivalency. Certification as a human resource professional (HRCI-PHR or SPHR, SHRM-SPC or similar HRM certification) Experience in guiding organizational change management. Successful experience with an appreciation for and support of shared governance. Evidence of success in utilizing data to guide recommendations. Demonstrated success serving as human resources leader in higher education or academic cancer institution.
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