Description
UCLA Health
is currently accepting applications for its next Chief Information Officer.
Among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world,
UCLA Health is currently ranked #1 in California according to U.S. News &
World Report. Through the efforts and talent of its outstanding faculty and
employees, UCLA Health has become Los Angeles' trusted provider of exceptional
and compassionate patient care, as well as a powerful center for education and
groundbreaking research. UCLA Health
has also earned the highest medical technology designation available from the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) across three areas:
analytics, the electronic medical record adoption model, and the outpatient
electronic medical record adoption model. It is one of only five organizations
worldwide to receive Stage 7 designations in all three areas, underscoring UCLA
Health's long-standing commitment to innovation, digital maturity, and
technology-enabled excellence. Reporting to
the Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, with dotted-line relationships to the
President, UCLA Health, and the Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine, the
Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as the senior executive for UCLA Health
Information Technology. The UCLA Health Sciences enterprise includes the UCLA
Hospital System, the UCLA Faculty Practice Group, the David Geffen School of
Medicine, and the Schools of Dentistry and Nursing. The CIO will lead a
strategic, integrated, and enterprise-wide information technology function that
supports the full scope of the health system's clinical, academic, and research
missions. As a senior leader, the CIO will build and sustain high-performing
teams, cultivate a culture of inclusion, transparency, and fairness, and
demonstrate a deep commitment to mentoring and developing staff. With 10 direct
reports and 922 full-time employees, the CIO oversees approximately $240M in
labor and operating costs and $29M in capital expenditures. This position provides leadership, vision, and oversight for information systems and technology, with a strong focus on service excellence, and overall responsibility for the direction, coordination, and management of all IT business and clinical functions. The CIO is also accountable for the IT Security program, ensuring that all required controls, safeguards, and processes are implemented, operationally effective, and continually optimized. The clinical informatics program, encompassing both nursing and physician informatics, also falls within the CIO's portfolio. In addition, the CIO will collaborate closely with UCLA Campus IT to support the academic mission of UCLA Health Sciences, and with UC Health and UCOP IT partners to ensure alignment and interoperability across the UC academic health system.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader, familiar
with cutting edge technology and artificial intelligence and have progressive experience
as a senior information technology leader in a large, complex academic medical
center. Additional prerequisites include a track record of supporting and
optimizing electronic medical records, driving innovation, improving customer
satisfaction and ensuring strong fiscal performance. The individual who assumes
this role must have a deep understanding of the impact of advanced information
systems technology and analytics, including artificial intelligence, on patient
care as well as an understanding of the impact of data sciences on the
biomedical research enterprise. As the
leader of a large team, evidence of a management style that inspires a culture
of achieving excellence through teamwork, trust, collaboration and
accountability is essential. The ability to work in a matrixed environment and
engender cooperation and collaboration across departments and silos will be
critical to success. A Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of
education and experience is required (5+ years progressive leadership
experience in information technology in a large, research-intensive, complex
academic medical center or comparable environment), with a Master's degree in a
field related to informatics, data science, or equivalent, or at least 10
years' progressive experience in managing and leading within higher education
or academic medicine strongly preferred. The
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete
University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy. The University
of California, Los Angeles is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the
compensation range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range
of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but
not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure
and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not
typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the
range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate
qualifications and experience. The full salary range for this position is $304,000
minimum to $684,200 maximum.
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University of California - Los Angeles Health
Feb 03, 2026