Maine Medical Center

Director - Information Systems

Maine Medical Center$154K — $208K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or equivalent work experience required.
  • 8-10 years of proven leadership experience, including managing managers.
  • Strong understanding of on-premises database platforms and cloud data ecosystems, particularly on AWS.
  • Robust project management experience.
  • Knowledge of modern data architecture concepts, including data lakes and lakehouses.
  • Experience in developing strategies for Epic's data architecture, focusing on Clarity and Caboodle.
  • Outstanding organizational skills with knowledge of quality and project management tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop organizational strategies and processes to support the MaineHealth Enterprise Intelligence team.
  • Manage diverse teams in a complex environment with a focus on enterprise impact.
  • Oversee database administration and data engineering functions, ensuring reliability and security.
  • Partner with stakeholders to advance cloud-based initiatives on AWS.
  • Conduct high-level analysis of analytics and quality applications to support technology implementations.
  • Advise on AI-enabled systems focusing on data governance and implementation.
  • Manage budget and vendor responsibilities related to enterprise data assets.

Benefits

  • Paid parental leave.
  • Flexible work options.
  • Student loan assistance.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Well-being resources for personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Description

The IS Director will be responsible for developing organizational strategies and processes to support the MaineHealth Enterprise Intelligence team as well as existing data integration and management systems. This role manages strategically important disciplines with an enterprise impact through diverse teams in a highly complex environment, and partners with stakeholders to advance cloud based initiatives build on AWS (S3, Redshift, Glue, and DMS), oversees database administration and data engineering functions, including platforms such as Epic and ensures the reliability, security, cost efficiency, and scalability of enterprise data assets. This IS director will have budget and vendor management responsibility. This role will be responsible for consultative work in term of high level analysis of analytics and quality applications, as well as the technology to support them, with a particular focus on cloud based data platforms, and will advise on the selection and implementation of AI enabled systems with a focus on data governance.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

  1. Education: Master 's degree or equivalent work experience required.
  2. License/Certifications: N/A
  3. Experience: Eight to ten (8-10) years of proven leadership experience including demonstrated success managing managers.
  4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Strong understanding of both on-premises database platforms (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle) and modern cloud-based data ecosystems, particularly AWS (S3, Redshift, Glue, DMS). Strong project management experience. Knowledge of modern data lake and lakehouse architecture concepts, including Iceberg table formats and other open table formats used to optimize storage, query performance, and cost. Experience developing maintenance, support and strategy for Epic's data architecture environment (eg Clarity, Caboodle). Outstanding organizational skills including knowledge of quality and project management tools and techniques. Demonstrated success leading data strategy within complex organizations.


Additional Information

MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources-so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.

We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Any offer of employment will depend on qualifications such as skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other job-related factors. The base range is an estimate and does not reflect the full value of our total compensation package.

The pay range for this position is $154,211.20 to $208,624.00 per year.

Compensation for part-time positions is determined on a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and, where applicable, shift differentials or other incentives.

If you have questions about this role, please contact [email protected]

Hiring Scam Alert

MaineHealth will never request financial information during the interview or pre-hiring process. All legitimate communications will come from an email address ending in @mainehealth.org. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately to [email protected] .

About Maine Medical Center

Maine Medical Center is a 637-bed teaching hospital located in Portland, Maine. It is the largest hospital in northern New England, and serves as the tertiary referral center for Maine, as well as parts of Vermont and New Hampshire. The hospital is a Level One Trauma Center, and is also home to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Maine Medical Center Research Institute.
Learn more about Maine Medical Center
Size
8,000 employees
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Founded
1951

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