[Hiring] Director Core Technologies @Ascension

Role Description

As the Director of Network Services, you will be the chief architect of the digital nervous system that connects our clinicians to their patients. Your success will be defined by the following core pillars:

• Lead: the long-term network strategy and architectural roadmap to ensure our hospitals, clinics, and data centers remain resilient, secure, and ready for the future of digital medicine.
• Create: a high-performance culture rooted in servant leadership, mentoring a diverse team of engineers and leaders to foster psychological safety and continuous professional growth.
• Govern: our managed service provider (MSP) ecosystem by establishing rigorous performance frameworks that ensure incident responses and system changes never compromise patient safety.
• Support: large-scale modernization initiatives—including SD-WAN and Cloud transition—to streamline connectivity for our medical staff, allowing them to focus more on care and less on technology.
• Optimize: our enterprise-wide network budget and vendor relationships to maximize ROI, ensuring every dollar invested contributes to a more reliable and scalable healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

Requirements

• Experience with MSP management.
• Previous leadership experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options.
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance.
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning.
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources.
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits.
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more.