Vice Chair - IT Software Engineering

**Why Mayo Clinic** Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and [comprehensive benefit plans](https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/benefits/) – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic. **Benefits Highlights** - Medical: Multiple plan options. - Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage. - Vision: Affordable plan with national network. - Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses. - Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future. Responsibilities The Vice Chair of IT Software Engineering is a contributing member of the Mayo Clinic technology organization and reports to the Chief Information Officer or designee. The Vice Chair provides enterprise leadership for software engineering capabilities across the Department of Information Technology and works cooperatively with physicians, scientists, department chairs, administrative colleagues, allied health staff, site leadership, Mayo business entities, and technology leaders across Mayo Clinic. The Vice Chair is responsible for advancing Mayo Clinic’s enterprise software engineering strategy, operating model, standards, platforms, and talent capabilities. This role leads the functions responsible for Development Shared Services, AI/MLOps platform ownership, Sandbox and Developer Platform capabilities, and enterprise software engineering standards enablement. The Vice Chair also provides dotted-line leadership and technical direction to embedded software development teams throughout the IT department ensure alignment with Mayo Clinic’s software engineering standards, secure software development lifecycle practices, enterprise architecture, security, privacy, resiliency, and operational expectations. The Vice Chair plays a pivotal role in transforming software engineering with Mayo Clinic’s IT department.. This includes establishing an outcomes-focused, AI-enabled engineering framework designed to improve software quality, accelerate delivery, increase developer productivity, reduce technical debt, and strengthen operational reliability. The Vice Chair is accountable for defining the future of IT software development, including the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering, modern DevSecOps practices, platform engineering, self-healing software capabilities, policy-as-a-service approaches, automated governance, and reusable enterprise development patterns. The Vice Chair partners closely with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Digital Health on best practices and approaches for software engineering across Mayo Clinic. The Vice Chair ensures that software engineering services, strategies, plans, technologies, processes, standards, and skills meet Mayo Clinic’s strategic objectives while keeping Mayo Clinic’s mission and values at the forefront. This position is accountable for designing, implementing, and continuously improving a core enterprise software engineering capability that leverages modern techniques, automation, AI, and shared platforms to achieve exceptional results. The Vice Chair refines and applies Mayo Clinic’s secure software development lifecycle practices to ensure that software produced across IT and embedded development teams is of the highest quality and is secure, resilient, maintainable, supportable, and aligned with organizational needs. The role works closely with technology teams inside and outside IT to ensure systems are designed with proactive DFx requirements (Design For Testability, Maintainability, Reliability, Scalability, Security, Observability, Self Healing, etc.). The Vice Chair develops organizational structures, decision rights, governance processes, an…