Hiring: Senior Assistant Vice President for Technology Company: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Location: Brooklyn, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:02:54 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Project Management About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience in a hands-on technical support or developer role. •5+ years of progressive experience in managing technology operations with knowledge and experience of IT Service management in a Healthcare, Education and Research environment. Required Skills: •Be responsible for providing executive leadership and management, establish best practice technical guidelines for the IT functional units. •Direct the development of the network/telecom infrastructure and operations strategy and provides executive participation in strategic partner relationship management. •Commit to growing and transforming the workforce culture, applies their experience in developing new capabilities, while serving as an effective coach and developer of talent. •Provide overall leadership, direction, and project management to ensure cost-effective design, development, engineering, integration, implementation, testing, and maintenance of new infrastructure computing architecture systems in support of business objectives and requirements. •Foster a culture of continuous improvement to improve quality, efficiency and standards across IT infrastructure and services. •Develop engineering/technical strategy, associated KPI dashboards, and continuously improve methods, systems, and processes in a complex and rapidly changing environment to improve customer satisfaction and ensure continuous process improvement for the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. •Ensure the system is built for disaster situations at an acceptable cost. •Implement and oversee the change/release control management process to ensure the integrity of IT Service delivery and business continuity campus-wide. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field. •Excellent organizational, written, oral communication, analytical, team building, management and organizational skills. •Extensive expertise in computer hardware, software, systems, and applications across all portfolio areas. •Outstanding knowledge of cloud computing, cost optimization strategies, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence. •Strong skills in relationship management and overseeing performance. •Thorough understanding of the organization's objectives and goals. •Excellent grasp of business operations and principles, including ITIL processes. •Remarkable interpersonal abilities focused on active listening and thoughtful questioning. •Capable of presenting complex ideas and technical issues in clear, user-friendly language to both non-technical staff and senior leaders. •Skilled at prioritizing and executing tasks effectively in high-pressure settings. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!