Vice President, Enterprise Applications

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

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Job Summary
The VP, Enterprise Applications provides visionary leadership over our clinical, financial, and administrative application ecosystem. Directs budgeting, resourcing, policy formulation, and technology evaluation to ensure applications are operationally robust, aligned with organizational strategy, and optimized for cost, quality, and security. Partnering closely with the CIDO, this role drives operational effectiveness across IT, ensuring technology investments maximize strategic value and patient care impact.

Essential Functions

• Application Portfolio Leadership Architect and oversee the design, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise systems—spanning EHR, ERP, financial, and administrative platforms—ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with Children’s Wisconsin’s mission.
• Strategic Operational Oversight  Assist the CIDO in aligning IT operations to organizational strategy, improving efficiency, controlling costs, and maintaining exceptional service quality throughout the application life cycle.
• Technology Evaluation & Vendor Management  Stay informed about emerging healthcare application technologies. Lead vendor partnerships, contract negotiations, and ensure that procurement aligns with security, compliance, and ROI expectations.
• Governance, Policy & Standards Implementation  Define and enforce enterprise-wide policies for system security, disaster recovery, user support, and quality standards to maintain consistent, compliant IT operations.
• Budget and Resource Allocation  Own the annual IT operating and capital budget for applications. Ensure application spending supports strategic value, fiscal discipline, and enterprise-wide objectives.
• Operational Excellence & Service Delivery  Deliver dependable, secure, cost-effective application services. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational resilience, and cross-functional coordination.
• Operating Model & Organizational Design  Shape the IS operations structure and governance model to scale effectively in parallel with growing demands and evolving technology landscapes.
• Executive Advisory Role  Act as a strategic advisor partnering with the CIDO to guide executive leadership across the organization in making informed decisions about application investments, prioritization, and transformation.

People Management Responsibility

• Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline required
• Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or related discipline preferred

Experience

• 10+ years relevant computer systems experience required
• 15+ years relevant computer systems experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Remains up to date on health care-related technology innovation, technology-related audit best practices, including state and federal law regarding operations.
• Determines the operating model, policies, and approaches for information and technology to foster business-oriented and digital-ready culture, mindsets, and practices.
• Skills in developing strategic and tactical plans to meet business objectives in a large healthcare system.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, decision making and team building skills.

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• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.
• Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

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