Mayo Clinic

Director - Clinical Systems

Mayo Clinic$125K — $150K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Management, Operations Research, Analytics, Industrial or Systems Engineering, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field with 12 years of experience, including 2 years in clinical systems leadership, OR
  • Master's degree in a related field with 9 years of experience, including 2 years in clinical systems leadership, preferably with strong knowledge of clinic operations or IT systems
  • Comprehensive understanding of clinical practice and patient flow within large healthcare institutions
  • Experience in multiple areas of clinical systems operations in a healthcare setting
  • Proficiency with word-processing, data analysis, spreadsheets, and presentation software

Responsibilities

  • Drive functional unit results through technical and managerial expertise
  • Ensure optimal operational performance and future system design
  • Align initiatives with clinical systems and strategic goals
  • Contribute to clinical systems strategy and support key practice goals
  • Collaborate with diverse practices and multidisciplinary teams
  • Lead implementation and integration projects for clinical systems
  • Act as liaison between clinical, business, and technical teams during projects

Benefits

  • Build strong partnerships with clinical and business areas
  • Maintain knowledge of existing systems and best practices
  • Coordinate efforts across organizational boundaries
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are recruiting for two Director positions. While both roles operate within the same leadership framework, each has a distinct focus and scope of responsibility. Key differences are outlined below.

Director, Clinical Systems - Care Experience serves as the strategic connector between Clinical Systems, Patient Experience, Digital Health, IT, and operational partners to advance patient-centered digital engagement. This role focuses on optimizing the systems, workflows, and communication platforms that shape the patient experience, ensuring seamless, coordinated, and innovative interactions across Mayo Clinic's digital care journey.

Director, Clinical Systems - Outpatient serves as a strategic partner and connector across outpatient Practice Leadership, Clinical Systems, Informatics, IT, Education, Digital Health, and operational stakeholders. The role aligns clinical operations, technology, data, and emerging AI capabilities to advance ambulatory care delivery while guiding the development, adoption, and optimization of clinical systems that improve access, care team efficiency, operational performance, and the future readiness of outpatient practice.

Overview
  • Drive results for one or more functional units by providing managerial and technical expertise
  • Ensure optimal operational and system performance, including future system design
  • Align initiatives with Clinical Systems and enterprise-wide strategic goals


Key Responsibilities
  • Strategic Alignment: Contribute to clinical systems strategy, roadmaps, and tools that support key practice goals
  • Collaboration: Work with diverse practices (Lab, Radiology, Cardiology, Ambulatory, Inpatient, etc.) and multidisciplinary teams (IT, Informatics, Education, and others)
  • Advocacy: Represent practice needs within clinical systems units and governing bodies


Leadership & Project Management
  • Lead matrixed clinical systems teams on:
    • Software and system analysis across multiple clinical/business functions
    • System implementation and integration projects
    • Development of enterprise-wide clinical systems strategy
    • Reporting and analytics to support practice performance
    • Scaling innovative solutions for broad implementation
  • Act as liaison between clinical, business, and technical teams throughout project lifecycle
  • Oversee mid- to large-scale operational projects, delegating tasks and directing teams


Partnership & Expertise
  • Build strong partnerships with clinical and business areas to understand workflows
  • Maintain in-depth knowledge of existing systems, tools, and best practices
  • Coordinate implementation efforts across multiple organizational boundaries


Qualifications

Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields:
    • Management
    • Operations Research
    • Analytics
    • Industrial or Systems Engineering
    • Business Administration
    • Healthcare Administration
    • Health-related field
      PLUS 12 years of experience, including 2 years of demonstrated leadership in a clinical systems environment

      OR
  • Master's degree in one of the above fields
    PLUS 9 years of experience, including 2 years of leadership in a clinical systems organization with extensive knowledge of clinic operations or IT systems (strongly preferred)


Required Knowledge & Skills
  • Comprehensive understanding of clinical practice and patient flow within a large healthcare institution
  • Experience across multiple areas of a large healthcare institution and/or clinical systems operations
  • Proficiency with:
    • Word-processing tools
    • Data analysis tools
    • Spreadsheets
    • Presentation software


Preferred
  • Epic certification (may be required based on position scope and needs)

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center based in Rochester, Minnesota, focused on integrated clinical practice, education, and research. It employs more than 4,500 physicians and scientists and 58,400 administrative and allied health staff. The practice specializes in treating difficult cases through tertiary care and destination medicine. It is home to the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, which includes a medical school and research programs. Mayo Clinic has a large presence in three U.S. metropolitan areas: Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona. It also has several affiliated hospitals and clinics elsewhere in the United States and around the world.
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