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WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 
JOB SUMMARY
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Clinical Applications is an executive leader responsible for driving innovation, setting the strategic direction, ensuring operational performance, and leading the continuous optimization of the Health System's clinical and revenue cycle application portfolio. This role provides enterprise leadership for the Epic electronic health record (EHR) platform and all supporting third-party applications across inpatient, ambulatory, procedural, ancillary, and revenue cycle domains, ensuring technology solutions enable high-quality patient care, operational efficiency, academic excellence, and financial performance. *** Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Health System Information Resources (HSIR), the AVP partners closely with Health System clinical and operational executives, including the CHIO, CNIO, and enterprise IT leadership, to align clinical informatics, workflow design, and application strategy with organizational priorities. The role serves as the executive sponsor for Epic and major clinical system initiatives and provides escalation and decision authority for the Clinical Applications portfolio within established governance frameworks, including shared governance for revenue cycle domains in collaboration with Revenue Cycle leadership. *** The AVP leads and develops a team of Directors responsible for Epic and third-party clinical applications, ensuring service excellence, system reliability, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, and strategic innovation across a complex academic medical center environment. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

JOB DUTIES

• Strategic Leadership
  • Develop and execute a multi-year Clinical and Revenue Cycle Applications strategy aligned with Health System priorities and enterprise IT direction.
  • Serve as executive sponsor for Epic optimization, upgrades, enhancements, and major clinical and revenue cycle system implementations.
  • Partner with the CHIO, CNIO, and other operational leaders to align clinical informatics, revenue cycle capabilities, and workflow design with organizational objectives.
  • Lead governance structures for application prioritization, investment decisions, and portfolio management.
  • Drive innovation across the clinical applications portfolio by identifying, prioritizing and implementing emerging technologies and workflow enhancements that improve patient care, clinician experience, and operational efficiency.
• Operational Oversight
  • Provide executive oversight for Epic and all integrated third-party clinical and revenue cycle applications.
  • Ensure high availability, system performance, and service level attainment for Epic and other mission critical clinical and revenue cycle systems.
  • Oversee application lifecycle management, including implementation, upgrades, optimization, and retirement.
  • Monitor and report application performance metrics, service levels, and operational risks to executive leadership.
• Organizational Leadership
  • Direct and develop a leadership team of Directors responsible for Epic and third-party clinical and revenue cycle applications.
  • Foster a high-performing, customer-focused culture emphasizing accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development initiatives to ensure sustainable organizational capability.
• Financial & Resource Management
  • Develop and manage HSIR operating and capital budgets for Clinical and Revenue Cycle Applications.
  • Ensure responsible stewardship of financial resources, vendor relationships, and contractual obligations.
  • Evaluate return on investment and financial impact for major technology initiatives.
• Compliance & Risk Management
  • Ensure systems meet regulatory requirements including HIPAA, CMS, and applicable revenue cycle-related regulatory and payer requirements.
  • Partner with compliance and cybersecurity teams to mitigate operational, regulatory, and data security risks.
  • Support downtime planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity for critical clinical and revenue cycle systems.

Salary Information: Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.