Chief Data Officer (CDO)

Data Strategy Leader

Provides visionary leadership over enterprise-wide data strategy, analytics, infrastructure, and governance tailored to a healthcare provider setting. Empowers data-driven decision-making, advances population health management, and enhances clinical and operational excellence. Fosters a secure, interoperable data ecosystemspanning EHRs, medical devices, research, and academic partnershipsto elevate patient outcomes, support academic medicine, and improve the health and well-being of children and families. Continuously monitors industry advances in AI, ML, and cloud-native data platforms to ensure that our analytics platform remains modern, performant, and aligned with healthcare-focused best practices.

Essential Functions

• Develops and stewards a healthcare-aligned data center of excellence to foster governance, compliance, data quality (especially patient and clinical data), and scalable infrastructure.
• Implements enterprise-grade EHR data management that aligns with HIPAA, meaningful use, and regulatory standards. Establishes cross-departmental processes for secure, compliant data sharing and population health analytics.
• Orchestrates seamless integration across systemsfrom EHRs to registries and clinical devicessupporting clinical research, care coordination, and statewide health data initiatives.
• Scouts and adopts advanced analytics strategies (including AI / ML pipelines and cloud-native platforms) to drive predictive modeling, early risk detection, and value-based care initiatives. Oversees MLOps and AIOps for model lifecycle governance and IT operations automation.
• Standardizes BI capabilities reporting tools to deliver real-time clinical dashboards, operational metrics, and financial reporting. Supports clinicians and leaders with self-service analytics.
• Partners with academic institutions and research teams to build shared, secure data platforms that support clinical trials, translational research, and outcomes improvement.
• Evaluates, implements, and manages vendor partnerships for healthcare-specific analytics tools, ensuring alignment with clinical workflows, IT standards, and budget efficiency.
• Promotes data literacy across the health system through training, governance committees, and executive alignmentbridging clinicians, researchers, and operational leaders.

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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