Director, Clinical Systems Engineering

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The Director of Clinical Systems Engineering provides system-level leadership for the engineering integration interoperability connectivity and data capabilities supporting connected medical technologies and Healthcare Technology Management systems across Beth Israel Lahey Health. The Director establishes Clinical Systems Engineering strategy standards technical architecture operating models and support practices necessary to ensure medical devices clinical technology systems and HTM technology platforms are safely reliably securely and effectively integrated within the BILH technology environment.

The Director leads a multidisciplinary technical function responsible for patient-facing medical-device interoperability and clinical systems as well as HTM technology integration operational data and associated platform capabilities. The Director serves as a principal liaison between Healthcare Technology Management and Clinical Engineering Information Services Information Security clinical applications teams clinical departments vendors manufacturers and other stakeholders.

The position provides leadership for medical-device interoperability Epic and clinical system integration middleware and integration platforms connectivity and supporting infrastructure HTM system integration operational data capabilities analytics enablement cybersecurity collaboration technical risk management and complex clinical systems implementations. The Director leads assigned Clinical Systems Engineering technology integration and data personnel and ensures development of appropriate technical standards lifecycle strategies documentation support models performance measures and competencies.

Based in Boston this is a hybrid role (on site and remote) with travel between BILH Hospital locations as needed and in person meetings on Wednesdays in Woburn MA.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

1. Provides system-level leadership for the Clinical Systems Engineering function and establishes enterprise strategies technical standards priorities operating models and performance expectations aligned with BILH clinical operational and technology objectives.

2. Develops and maintains a Clinical Systems Engineering technical roadmap encompassing medical-device interoperability Epic and clinical system integration middleware connectivity supporting infrastructure HTM technology platforms system integration and associated data capabilities.

3. Leads evaluation and planning for technologies systems middleware infrastructure and technical architectures required to support medical-device integration and interoperability with the electronic health record and other clinical information systems.

4. Provides leadership and governance for HTM technology integration and data capabilities including enterprise healthcare technology platforms system integrations data architecture data stewardship reporting analytics enablement and associated support models.

5. Leads and establishes priorities for Clinical Systems Engineering personnel the HTM Integration Architect assigned healthcare technology data resources and other technical staff ensuring appropriate alignment among clinical interoperability operational technology data cybersecurity and HTM strategic requirements.

6. Provides technical leadership and governance for major enterprise initiatives involving integrated and connected medical technologies and healthcare technology systems.

7. Partners with Information Services clinical applications teams data governance and other technology stakeholders to define requirements and standards for interfaces connectivity infrastructure data exchange system availability data stewardship and technical support.

8. Establishes operational support and lifecycle-management models for integrated medical-device systems middleware interfaces associated servers infrastructure HTM technology platforms and other supported technologies.

9. Leads development and implementation of technical standards for medical-device connectivity interoperability HTM system integration and data exchange to promote consistency reliability maintainability security auditability and supportability across BILH.

10. Partners with the Executive Director of Clinical Engineering regarding technology evaluation selection acquisition and implementation to ensure appropriate consideration of systems integration interoperability infrastructure support data and cybersecurity requirements.

11. Partners with the Manager of Clinical Engineering and other project leaders to ensure integration requirements system dependencies infrastructure needs technical resources data requirements and implementation activities are appropriately incorporated into medical technology projects.

12. Provides leadership for technical evaluation of new medical equipment and systems with consideration of clinical workflow Clinical Engineering information technology facilities cybersecurity interoperability data and operational support requirements.

13. Partners with Information Security and Information Services leadership to develop and maintain processes for medical-device cybersecurity risk assessment vulnerability management technical risk mitigation and escalation.

14. Coordinates assessment and response to medical-device vulnerabilities and other technical risks and ensures appropriate communication documentation mitigation and follow-up.

15. Provides leadership for healthcare technology data availability and appropriate use of device connectivity integration asset service and system-performance data to support operational and strategic analytics.

16. Collaborates with HTM/Clinical Engineering leadership regarding use of technical and operational data for lifecycle management service performance capital planning quality improvement regulatory evidence and healthcare technology decision-making.

17. Establishes technical documentation configuration-management data stewardship and traceability expectations for integrated medical-device systems interfaces middleware infrastructure HTM platforms and related technologies.

18. Develops appropriate performance measures for connected medical technologies integration platforms HTM technology systems data quality system availability technical support cybersecurity activities and Clinical Systems Engineering operations.

19. Monitors applicable regulatory accreditation privacy security data-governance and technology requirements and ensures Clinical Systems Engineering practices appropriately support organizational compliance.

20. Develops and maintains appropriate disaster recovery business continuity downtime escalation and support strategies for critical integrated medical-device and healthcare technology systems in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.

21. Establishes educational and competency programs related to medical-device integration connectivity interoperability HTM technology systems data stewardship technical support cybersecurity awareness and other Clinical Systems Engineering responsibilities.

22. Leads supervises mentors develops and evaluates assigned Clinical Systems Engineering technology integration and data personnel and establishes appropriate technical competencies work priorities and performance expectations.

23. Develops relationships with manufacturers and technology vendors and evaluates product roadmaps technical capabilities support models interoperability cybersecurity data access and lifecycle considerations.

24. Participates in enterprise architecture cybersecurity data governance clinical technology information technology and other governance activities as appropriate.

25. Provides leadership during significant technology incidents or failures involving integrated or connected medical technologies and healthcare technology systems and supports emergency management as required.

26. Evaluates emerging technologies standards industry trends and best practices and advises HTM/CE and organizational leadership regarding opportunities risks and future technical requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering Engineering or Computer Science required. Masters degree preferred.

• Licensure Certification & Registration: Certification in Clinical Engineering Information Systems or another relevant technical discipline preferred.

• Experience: Eight or more years of progressively responsible experience in Clinical Systems Engineering Clinical Engineering healthcare information technology medical-device integration healthcare technology data/integration or a related environment including three or more years of leadership supervisory management or program leadership experience required. Demonstrated experience leading complex multidisciplinary projects involving healthcare

• technology information systems medical-device integration clinical operations data/integration capabilities and external vendors required.

Skills Knowledge & Abilities:

Advanced knowledge of medical-device integration and interoperability and the interaction of medical technologies with electronic health records and clinical information systems.

Advanced understanding of healthcare technology systems middleware networks interfaces APIs data flows and supporting infrastructure.

Knowledge of HTM platforms operational healthcare technology data data stewardship analytics enablement and enterprise integration concepts.

Knowledge of medical-device cybersecurity principles vulnerability management risk assessment and security collaboration.

Knowledge of healthcare technology lifecycle management and Clinical Engineering principles.

Ability to develop enterprise technical strategies standards architectures support models and roadmaps.

Advanced project program change-management analytical troubleshooting and systems-thinking capability.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Masters degree in engineering Computer Science Information Systems Healthcare Administration or a related discipline.

CCE or other relevant Clinical Engineering certification.

Relevant information systems cybersecurity networking data/integration project-management or technology certifications.

Experience leading enterprise medical-device integration interoperability healthcare technology integration or data programs.

Experience with medical-device data APIs interfaces middleware analytics platforms enterprise clinical technology architecture and CMMS/EAM platforms.

Dept./Unit-Specific Skills:

Understanding of medical-device systems interfaces healthcare technology platforms and technical support models.

Understanding of database data integration API and query concepts appropriate to the function.

Knowledge of relevant networking integration interface communication and data-exchange technologies.

Ability to assess medical-device and HTM technical infrastructure data and support requirements.

Ability to develop technical standards architecture documentation system inventories support models data governance expectations and performance reporting.

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical clinical operational and executive audiences and lead multidisciplinary teams across organizational boundaries.

Knowledge of applicable healthcare regulatory accreditation privacy safety data-governance and information-security requirements.

Pay Range:

$145000.00 USD - $170000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors that may include seniority education training relevant experience relevant certifications geographyof work location job responsibilities or other applicable factors permissible by law.