Director, Acquisitions and Technical Strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Technology Integration Leadership: Oversee the end-to-end technological integration of acquired entities into LifePoint Health's ecosystem, including electronic health records (EHR), practice management systems, O365, cyber security tools, telehealth platforms, and other clinical and operational technologies.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Partner with key leaders across the HITS team, operations, and clinical leadership to assess needs, prioritize integration initiatives, develop a physician practice playbook and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Technology Roadmap Alignment: Develop a comprehensive understanding of LifePoint Health's technology roadmap and ensure integration decisions support long-term strategic objectives, including interoperability, scalability, and compliance.
• System Assessment and Implementation: Assist local HDIS's in Evaluating existing technology systems in acquired practices, identify gaps, and develop integration plans to transition to LifePoint's standardized platforms (e.g., EHR, infrastructure, and ancillary applications).
• Project Management: Lead cross-functional project teams to execute integration plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, ensuring minimal disruption to practice operations and patient care. Hold local HDIS accountable for playbook execution and full integration of the acquired practices.
• Data and Security Compliance: Ensure all integrations comply with HIPAA, cybersecurity standards, and LifePoint's data governance policies, safeguarding patient data and maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for technology-related integration matters, providing regular updates to leadership and stakeholders on progress, challenges, and outcomes.
  Vendor Management: Work with external vendors and technology partners to coordinate system implementations, upgrades, and ongoing support for integrated practices.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.

Access to and / or works with sensitive and / or confidential information.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or relevant equivalent experience; Master's degree preferred.

• Experience: Preferred 7 years of management experience in a multi-facility healthcare operation. Project Management skills required.

• Certifications: TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL, CISSP, Project Management Professional (PMP) and Infrastructure Certifications preferred.

• Licenses: N/A

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA).

• Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.

Mathematical Skills:
• Statistical Mathematical Skills -- Ability to work with mathematical and algebraic concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and forecasting. Ability to apply and analyze concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Computer Skills:
• Advanced Technical Computer Skills -- Utilize complex computer operations (intermediate / advance programming, relational databases, and operating systems) and advanced features of software packages.

Communication:
• Organizational Communication -- Handles broad-based complex information across departments with company-wide impact. Presents to diverse audiences, and can negotiate, motivate and persuade others.

Decision Making:
• Organizational Impact -- Decisions have significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a division. Job contributes to decisions on the overall strategy and direction of LifePoint.

Nature of Problems:
• Organizational Business Problems -- Problems are broad, complex and abstract, often involving company-wide issues. Must develop solutions using substantial creativity, resourcefulness, innovation, negotiation and diplomacy.

Independent Judgement:
• Organizational Judgement -- Sets direction and vision for major departments or multiple departments. Establishes priorities, develops policies and allocates resources for LifePoint.

Planning/Organization:
• Organizational -- Prioritize, organize, and delegate project assignments company-wide: responsible for project outcomes.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.

Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.

Minimum overnight travel (up to 25%) by land and/or air.