AVP Corporate Systems - Jefferson : Job Details

Jefferson Health is seeking a results-oriented, enterprise-minded, and customer-focused leader to shape and unify the Corporate Systems team and function. This position will guide the transformation of the corporate applications function, building a cohesive, enterprise-aligned capability that advances delivery, supports long-term growth, and brings modern approaches, operational discipline, and strategic insight to align technology with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities include leading strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation, and coordination of applications; establishing policies, procedures, standards, and objectives for applications management; collaborating with functional leaders to define technology requirements; and overseeing the successful delivery and optimization of systems that support business operations.

This position plays a central role in helping the organization navigate growth through acquisitions by assessing technology alignment, coordinating application integration efforts, and recommending adjustments to reduce system complexity.

Essential functions include:

Responsible for ensuring that the corporate applications roadmap supports current business demands and long-term goals

Partners with business stakeholders to provide technology solutions insights

Develops high-performing collaborative teams that prioritize collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional knowledge sharing

Works with executives and business stakeholders to define priorities and ensure that technology solutions deliver measurable value.

Oversees application governance, service-level agreements, and technology standards.

Responsible for vendor relationships

Brings together previously separate application support teams to build a more cohesive and enterprise-aligned structure.

Keeps leadership and business stakeholders informed about application risks and issues.

Proactively manages and assesses application portfolio to identify risks, operational issues, and opportunities for mitigation, including application retirement, replacement, or consolidation.

Promotes consistent practices for system changes, communication, and post-implementation support.

Develops operational standards and tracks team performance against defined goals.

Ensures that business-critical applications perform reliably and securely.

Supports team development and integration of newly acquired resources.

Elevates urgent issues to senior leadership when appropriate.

Technical competencies include:

Experience with core systems, including Strata decision support and revenue analytics, Workday, Symplr workforce management, CB CS Gold cashless payment, Avantas SmartSquare, and LaborLytics.

Maintains alignment with the ERP team to stay informed about platform updates, release cycles, and interaction impacts, ensuring corporate applications decisions remain coordinated and compatible with enterprise systems.

Full lifecycle management, including system selection, planning, implementation, and retirement.

Understands how systems connect and how data moves between platform implementation in managing outside partners and holding them accountable for performance.

Comfortable making decisions about system priorities, funding, and timing.

Familiar with HIPAA, access control, and audit readiness.

Familiar with cloud-based delivery models and their implications for scalability and cost.

Leadership and soft skills include:

Has successfully led integration efforts following acquisitions, building bridges between teams and systems, and is experienced at managing ambiguity and change, especially in fast-evolving organizations.

Committed to mentoring teams and creating an environment where people grow and contribute meaningfully.

Able to connect broad goals with specific next steps.

Adaptable under pressure; able to keep focus when business conditions shift.

Works closely with business leaders as a trusted advisor and connector between operations and IT.

Confident working with executive teams and driving alignment at the senior level.

Comfortable navigating complex dynamics and adjusting direction when needed.

Educational/training requirements:

BA/BS in Computer Science, Business, or Healthcare Administration required, Master's preferred.

Certificates, licenses, and registration:

Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification

ITIL Foundation (or higher-level ITSM credential)

Workday Pro Certification or another platform-specific equivalent

AWS, CISSP, or CSSP

Work shift:

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker sub type:

Regular

Primary location address:

833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.